What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
I'm not sure what took me so long, but I finally had the opportunity to use Google's GOOG-411 service. And I gave it the test of all tests mainly because I was under severe duress at the time I used it. I just finished a meeting with a networking contact at Starbucks and was halfway to a lunch meeting. That's when I looked at my dashboard and wondered why I hadn't mounted my GPS receiver. It took about two seconds for me to realize that the reason I hadn't mounted my GPS receiver was because my GPS receiver wasn't in… Continue reading...
People love going places on vacation. Others take time off work to just stay at home for what they call a stay-cation. I decided this week, I'm on think-cation. What is a think-cation? Well, for starters, I'm still working. Just not on the day-to-day things that usually bog me down. Instead, I'm dedicating the entire week to thinking of new ideas and new directions for Noobie. I'm also educating myself. Filling my head with audiobooks, taking online courses and reading eBooks. Food for the business mind. Do you want to know the best part? You, the reader of this blog… Continue reading...
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Have online banking and automated credit card payments obsoleted paper checks? I'm about to find out. About a month ago, I ordered replacement checks from my bank because I was running low. I never gave it another thought. Unfortunately, neither did my bank. I realized this when I wrote my last check in my book of 25 checks and went to add a new one and discovered I didn't have any. Back to the bank. It didn't take long for the teller at the bank to confirm that a check order was never placed for my account. My only choice… Continue reading...
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Not everything in my life relates to technology. Take for instance my recent trip to Best Buy to see their selection of new refrigerators. Ok, so Best Buy is pretty much a technology store but I don't consider refrigerator shopping high up on the technology experience chart. After browsing a few different models, my wife (who was with me) and I locked down on a particular model we both liked. It was a side-by-side with an ice and water dispenser built into the freezer side. Not quite the stainless steel with integrated computer and touch-screen model I dream of, but… Continue reading...
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Today's blog post will be short and sweet. It's Noobie's 3rd birthday today and I plan on taking a little time off to celebrate. I'll resume my normal blogging next week.
If you happen to be in the Indianapolis area, please stop by the Bean Cup and enjoy a piece of the awesome (and very big) cake Mrs. Noobie surprised me with today.
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