What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
Last week, I published an article on Quizlet, a website that has been a tremendous help to my family this year. Here's why. My oldest son started 4th grade this school year and was immediately thrown into new things like 3-page study guides and accompanying tests—the kind of tests where you can't look up the answers in a book. This was a big challenge during the first week of school because my son was not used to this and hadn't really learned yet how to prepare for a test given a bunch of facts on sheets of paper. And when… Continue reading...
Back in January, I posted a contest to give away a free 3 month subscription to Audible.com. I said I would pick the winner based on the best comment describing why you deserved to win. Little did I know how creative everyone would be and how difficult it would be to pick a winner. After a lot of hair-pulling, I was finally able to get down to my top five. And finally down to just one. But before I announce the winner, I wanted to share my top 5 and tell you why each was one of my favorites. Comment… Continue reading...
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QUESTION: I want to bookmark websites like on my android phone but have been unable to locate a site that will do so. When I try to search for visual or pictorial bookmarks I get sites for actual bookmarks. Is there anything available for my desktop computer? - Lindsey E. ANSWER: I'm going to assume when you talk about bookmarks for your desktop computer that you want to share your bookmarks on any computer you happen to use. If this is not the case, you can accomplish what you want by simply using the favorites feature available in most browsers.… Continue reading...
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In this week's edition of Weekly Wrap-up with Mr. Noobie™, Patric talks about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill before Congress, Apple's new iBooks app update and a big announcement regarding Peyton Manning and his future with the Indianapolis Colts.
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In this week's edition of Weekly Wrap-up with Mr. Noobie™, Patric talks about a new format for the weekly wrap-up videos, the Netflix fail from 2011, Facebook's new Timeline feature and getting schooled in FIFA Soccer 12 for the Xbox 360.
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