What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
I am 100% ready for the transition to digital television next February. I have four televisions in my house. Two of them are connected to a TiVo HD DVR with a built-in digital tuner and two of them are connected to a digital to analog converter box. Some less technical people, however, may not be as confident as me. I even know some TiVo owners that didn't realize they already have digital tuners. Which is why I think this email I received from TiVo yesterday is fantastic: If you can't read the text in the image above, here's a text-only… Continue reading...
Those of you that know me well know that I am a die hard Green Bay Packers fan. I have to be. I was born in Wisconsin and lived there for 22 years. But since moving to Indiana I have slowly jumped on the Indianapolis Colts bandwagon. Partly because it's fun to be a part of the excitement here and partly because it's awe inspiring to watch Peyton Manning's mastery of the game. Make no mistake about it though, Green Bay is still my team and always will be. If you need any further proof, just ask my friends here… Continue reading...
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I spoke to Jim Daniel, owner of Attic Antenna, this week and asked him if we would be willing to extend the discounts on his attic antenna service to Noobie readers until the end of the year. Good news for us. Jim happily agreed. So if you have been thinking about dropping your satellite or cable programming in favor of free over-the-air digital programming or if you already receive over-the-air analog programming and want to make sure you are ready for the upcoming digital transition, you owe it to yourself to give Jim and Attic Antenna a call. Make sure… Continue reading...
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During a 1-on-1 coaching session this morning, my client told me he would like some help picking out a new television. He told me that he had DIRECTV but wanted to make sure he had his new television in time for the transition to digital television next February. I told him flat out that there was no need for him to get a new television. That's when he said that he thought everyone needed a new television. As frustrated as I was that this message is still getting across to people, I did my duty as the founder of Noobie… Continue reading...
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I've seen dozens of reality shows over the past decade. Most of them never really stuck with me, but a few of them caught my fancy. One such reality show that I never miss is the Amazing Race. I was especially excited when this season's Amazing Race kicked off because I could finally watch it in high definition. Unfortunately, CBS, apparently didn't share my enthusiasm. When I started watching the first episode, I thought something was wrong with my television. "Why are there black bars on the left and right of the screen?" I thought to myself. I fiddled with… Continue reading...
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