What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
With the explosion of the Internet, there are certainly no shortages of ways to promote and advertise your business. So when Scott Abel from the Content Wrangler posted on Twitter about a new way to promote your business on a t-shirt, my initial thought was "big deal." I'm glad I decided to follow Scott's link anyway. The link took me to a web site for a company called Reactee. Reactee lets you effortlessly create a t-shirt containing a brief message of your choosing. That's not the cool part. The cool part is that Reactee also lets you choose a keyword… Continue reading...
Last Saturday night, I was waiting for a concert to begin and I noticed a teenage girl in the row in front of me with an iPhone. She was sending text messages, presumably to one of her friends, every couple of minutes. I found myself fascinated at how fast she could construct a text message, especially using the iPhone touch screen which many people believe slows them down. And to think she was typing this fast using only her thumbs! This got me to thinking about a video my Dad shared with me recently. The video is a clip from… Continue reading...
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I remember when tv dinners used to take 45 minutes to cook in the oven. Then microwaves came along and those same tv dinners could be cooked in 3-4 minutes. But now even 3-4 minutes seems too long to wait and I find myself longing for the next big thing that will cook my tv dinner in 15 seconds. It's scary how fast new technology becomes yesterday's news. Another example of this is shipping companies and their tracking information. Several years ago, it was a big deal to be able to track your UPS or FedEx package on the Internet.… Continue reading...
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I've been both complimentary and critical of ChaCha's service in the past, but today I think ChaCha really blew a chance to make a good first impression with one of my clients. I was teaching my client how to use the 2003 version of Microsoft Excel which led into a discussion of whether or not my client should upgrade to the newer 2007 version of Microsoft Office. My client was concerned that her computer was too old and wouldn't meet the minimum requirements for the new version. I told my client that memory was probably the only issue so I… Continue reading...
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I get text message alerts on my cell phone when my children's school is delayed or closed. I get an email when their lunch accounts run low. Is it too much to ask to get an alert when the school bus is nearing my house? I think not which is why bus stop text message alerts are today's technology I'd like to see (TILTS). Every morning, I take my children to the bus stop at the same time. I always allow a few extra minutes since I never know whether the bus driver will be early, on time or late… Continue reading...
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