What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
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Conversation overheard between Mr. Noobie and his client: Client: Can you help me with one more thing? Mr. Noobie: Sure! Client: I bought some TV Ears. Can you help me hook them up? Mr. Noobie: No problem. As long as you tell me what TV Ears are! Needless to say, my client was thrilled she knew about a gadget I had never heard of. But not being one to turn down a challenge, I plunged right in. Turns out that TV Ears are really just wireless headphones for your television. But a little fancier because they have their own volume… Continue reading...
Somebody please tell me I am grossly missing something with this new Blockbuster Direct Access announcement. Because I think it is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard.
Let me get this straight. I walk into a Blockbuster store to get a movie. They tell me all of the copies of the movie are rented out (or they don't carry the movie) but they can mail a copy to me which will arrive in 3 days.
In today's gotta-have-it-now world, Blockbuster just took a gigantic step backwards.
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I finally got around to watching the Google TV video below on YouTube and I'm pretty excited about it. Many of you know that I have been predicting the demise of airwave television for a couple of years now. I believe airwave content will be replaced by Internet content. No more recording shows. No more DVRs. Just 100% on demand television over the Internet. And I think Google TV will take us one step closer to my prediction. But judging on the comments on the Google TV YouTube video, there are a lot of people who think Google TV is… Continue reading...
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I am really excited today because a new disc for the Wii is scheduled to arrive. No, it's not New Super Mario Bros. or Lego Rock Band. My kids already have those. In fact, it's not even a game at all. Here's the email tipping me off to its arrival This disc will allow me to stream Netflix movies on my Nintendo Wii. The reason I am so excited about this is I haven't been able to stream Netflix movies since last December when I gave up my TiVo and went back to DIRECTV. I know, I know. Little things… Continue reading...
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If you haven't heard the buzz lately, 3D television is headed our way. As early as this summer if you have DIRECTV. When I first read the 3D television announcement, I was immediately taken back to a question my wife asked me when we bought our current 42" LCD television. She asked, "If we spend this much on a television, is it going to last 10 years or are you going to want to buy something newer 2 years from now?" In my best George Washington voice, I explained to my wife that there was no way I could guarantee… Continue reading...
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