What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
Face to face, phone and even email communication may be dead. Case in point, this text conversation I had yesterday with our babysitter: Me: I know it's late notice but any chance you could babysit tonight (tues)? Babysitter: Yes i can babysit. What time do you need me?? Me: awesome. let me check what time [my wife] will be home and get back to you in a few Babysitter: Okay. Me: can u b at our house around 5:50 tonight? will probably be back around or just before 10pm. is that ok? Babysitter: Yes. Thats fine. Me: thank you!! Babysitter:… Continue reading...
I never know which is worse. The fact that someone doesn't know how to do something with a piece of technology they own or the fact that the companies manufacturing the technology don't bother to explain or just assume its users will know how to do it. Case in point. I saw a woman deleting one text message at a time from her inbox on her cell phone. When I inquired why she was doing this, she replied, "This is how I clear out my inbox when it's full." I followed-up by asking her why she just didn't delete all… Continue reading...
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By now most of us are aware of the dangers of texting while driving. Some of us even became scared to death of it after watching this YouTube video [WARNING: This video contains extremely graphic and intentionally disturbing depictions of a car accident caused by a driver texting while driving]. Some states have already taken action and made texting while driving illegal. And in my opinion this will spread nationwide quickly. But something still puzzles me. Why is it just texting? I have an iPhone and carry it with me everywhere I go. I can check my email on it,… Continue reading...
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When I heard it was possible to donate $10 to the Haiti earthquake relief efforts by simply sending a text message from my mobile phone, I thought it was pretty cool (good cause aside). When I read that the Red Cross has received more than $3 million through this effort as of 9 a.m. EST, I was blown away. Yet another great use of texting I hadn't thought of. Easy as pie If you want to see how easy it is and provide your own helping hand, here's all you need to do: From your mobile phone, text the word… Continue reading...
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Today's post is a guest post from a good friend of mine, Nate Hines. Nate had a pretty interesting experience with his dentist taking advantage of new technology and asked me if my readers might enjoy hearing his story. If you still think texting is just for teenagers and twenty-somethings, read on. On my way to lunch the other day, I received a text message from my dentist's office, Hiple Family Dentistry, that read something like this: Dr. Hiple offers free text reminders for your appointments. To subscribe to this free service, reply with 'Y' or 'N'. I'll admit, I… Continue reading...
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