What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
When my kids play with their Nintendo DS, I'm convinced not even an earthquake could get their attention. Often I find myself repeating myself over and over until I finally demand they pause or turn off their games to listen to me. And even this is not a simple task. I can't possibly be the only parent who experiences this. So here's a technology I'd like to see (TILTS) that should solve the problem. I would like to see a video game remote kill switch. It would work something like this. When I first buy the switch I would syncrhonize… Continue reading...
I've often wondered if my children are technology-spoiled because of what I do for a living. After all, it's my job to make sure I understand as many gadgets as I can which is why I'm no stranger to the UPS guy who visits my house several times per week with new techno goodies. This morning my 5-year-old son handed me this list of items he would like for his upcoming birthday: iPod Clone Wars for the Wii iTunes gift card Barnes and Noble gift card 2000 Wii Points 100 piece puzzle Webkinz Bakugan Mario Party DS Super Mario Sunshine… Continue reading...
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I grow tired of hearing how video games are responsible for making our kids fat and lazy. I say nuts to those reports. I think video games make them smarter. Want proof? Fair enough. Try these on for size: Mario teaches kids to read Kids love Mario games. But the problem with the older Mario games is that they give you instructions on what to do next by putting paragraphs upon paragraphs of sentences on the top of the screen. When younger kids play these games, they have to constantly call an adult into the room to read the words… Continue reading...
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Happy new year everyone! I hope you had the same relaxing and enjoyable holiday break as me. Yes, even a techie needs to take a break every once in a while which is why this is the first you've heard from me in over two weeks. But now I'm refreshed and ready to take on 2009 so let's get to it. Ever wonder what Santa (and his helpers) brings a techie like me for Christmas? Well, it isn't easy. As my wife likes to remind me, "You've already bought every technology thing you want." But despite the challenge, my wife… Continue reading...
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I'm very excited to use today's blog post to announce the winner of the Noobie "I want a Wii" Givewaway. Congratulations to Angela Olinger from Campbell Hill, Illinois! Angela is the winner of the Noobie "I want a Wii" Giveaway and has won a brand new Nintendo Wii game console. Angela is currently retired and excited to let her grandchildren play with the new Nintendo Wii game system. "My granddaughter has really been wanting the Nintendo Wii and the timing of this is perfect--just in time for Christmas." Noobie received over 8,000 submissions for the Nintendo Wii Giveaway which ended… Continue reading...
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