What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
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My sister called me from a Circuit City store last week. She was ready to buy a brand new laptop computer and wanted to know whether or not it was a good deal. I asked her to read the configuration and price to me from the product card and quickly determined that she was staring down a pretty good deal. My sister then explained to me what else the sales representative at Circuit City wanted her to purchase. This included: Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007, with installation Complete security protection including anti-virus and firewall, with installation Laptop case (free… Continue reading...
Don’t ask me why but technical people get a kick out of watching someone take a brand new product out of the box. It’s called “unboxing” and serves as a perfect way for the non early adopters to live vicariously through the early adopters. The unboxing is usually done via video and includes a running commentary of what the person unboxing the product is doing or what he or she is pulling out of the box one step at a time. Yesterday, my brand new Brother HL-4070CDW wireless color laser printer arrived on my doorstep so I thought I’d have… Continue reading...
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Q: I need a new printer. Is there one that is good for printing pictures and for copying/printing? A: There are several printer manufacturers that offer printers that can not only print photo quality pictures, but can also copy, scan and even fax. I don’t have a clear cut favorite in this market but I can tell you that Canon has become a very popular choice with many of Noobie’s customers over the past few months. If you are interested in Canon, you should look into their PIXMA “MP” series printers, such as the Canon PIXMA MP530 or the Canon… Continue reading...
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Last week I purchased a new laptop at a major brick and mortar electronics reseller. As I was completing my purchase, the salesperson asked me if I wanted the free printer included as a bonus that week with every laptop purchase. I thought to myself, “I don’t need a new printer.” But free is awful hard to pass up. Was there a catch? Yes. The dreaded rebate. The printer really costs $90.00 with $90.00 in rebates. Not one rebate, but two. Ugh. Well, I decided to go ahead and take the printer figuring it to be another opportunity for me… Continue reading...
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