What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
A good friend of mine, Jason Bean, recently wrote a blog post titled Straight No Chaser Delivers the "Holiday Spirits" which caught my attention. Straight No Chaser is a local [Indianapolis] 10-man vocal group that got its big break when the Chairman/CEO of Atlantic records just happened upon on of their videos on YouTube. Jason included a link to Straight No Chaser's web site which I visited and instantly fell in love with their music. If you haven't heard this group before, do yourself a favor, go to their web site and listen now. Despite Jason's offer to randomly giveaway… Continue reading...
I have been patiently waiting for Netflix and TiVo to form some kind of partnership where I can download or stream Netflix's huge library of Play Now movies straight to my TiVo. Soon, the wait will be over. Netflix on Tivo will be a reality in December. As some of you may know, I am already a big fan of TiVo's integrated Video on Demand service from Amazon.com. But most of what I watch on my TiVo using Amazon's Video on Demand service I have to pay for separately. My hope is that with my existing Netflix membership that already… Continue reading...
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In my last Mr. Noobie podcast, I talked about how I think that households recording their own television shows will soon be a thing of the past. I went to say how recording television programs will be replaced by on-demand downloads over the Internet. If you don't believe me that this trend is already happening, listen to what happened to me last week. I was watching a recorded show on my TiVo and saw an advertisement for the season premier of 'Til Death, a show I like to watch. I immediately knew I was in trouble since the ad mentioned… Continue reading...
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This fall I don't plan on missing any of the hit television premieres or pilots. No more standing around the water cooler listening to everyone tell me how great a new show was that I didn't watch or didn't record. This year I've hired a television guru. Actually I should say enlisted the help of instead of hired because my guru doesn't actually cost me a dime. His name is TiVo and he's quite good. Guru guides All joking aside, I'm referring to a TiVo service called guru guides. Guru guides are groups of shows that have a common theme.… Continue reading...
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I talk a lot about Amazon.com and how easy it is, even for noobies, to order products on their web site. But a recent series of events made me realize it may be too easy. I wanted to order a Slingbox Pro and have it delivered in one day. The only problem was I was running out of time to meet the shipping deadline and I was smack dab in the middle of a fantasy football draft. My wife came to my rescue. She ordered the Slingbox Pro for me. She also ordered one for her dad and my sister.… Continue reading...
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