What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
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My in-laws paid us a visit this week. Their visit marked the first time they had used a GPS navigation system instead of an atlas to get to our house. The GPS navigation system they used was the Garmin Nuvi 760, which I highly recommended to them. During their visit we talked several times about the good and the bad of the Nuvi 760 and GPS navigation in general. I was able to counter much of the negative feedback by demonstrating features on their Nuvi 760 that they just weren't aware of at the time. My confidence in the Nuvi… Continue reading...
I love Halloween. I love watching my kids dress up in their favorite costumes running from house to house saying "trick or treat" trying to break last year's candy record. I even secretly wish that just once the Great Pumpkin would show up for Linus in the pumpkin patch. But my love of Halloween doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement. Especially when it comes to technology. So my technology I'd like to see is the merger of Halloween and technology. I'd start by putting facial recognition cameras and software on my front porch so I could recognize not only… Continue reading...
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Those of you that know me know that I use technology for everything. Need to know if it's going to rain today? Check the weather app on my iPhone. Need to remember when my library books are due? Send an email to Sandy and tell her to remind me. Trying to lose some weight? Jump on the Wii Fit. That's why I was so intrigued today that I didn't use a lick of technology when my day took a turn for the worse. Technology falls flat It started when I hopped back in the Noobie van after teaching Noobie's How… Continue reading...
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I've had the very fortunate opportunity to get a sneak peek at the future of GPS navigation. The future where 3D maps and integrated traffic are old school. I would be remiss if I didn't share the future with my readers so I now present a short list of features coming to a GPS navigation system near you: The ability to show all vehicles driving near you on your GPS navigation screen. If one car gets to close to you or you get to close to it, the GPS will avoid the pending accident for you. Integrated traffic lights. If… Continue reading...
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Not too long ago I wrote a blog post comparing the VZ Navigator application on my Verizon Wireless Env2 cell phone to my standalone Garmin Nuvi 660 GPS navigation unit. In the end I mentioned I preferred the Garmin Nuvi 660 which prompted several comments from readers defending the VZ Navigator and questioning my preference. Most of the commenters touted their love of the VZ Navigator due to its small size, portability and lack of need to carry two different devices. While I agreed with most of the comments, I stand my ground on my preference for the Garmin over… Continue reading...
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