Blogging about technology doesn't always have to be boring, work-related things. Instead, I've made a list of all the webcomics (or online comics) that I regularly check these days, either through bookmarks or RSS feeds. Sometimes a little humor can go a long way on a bad day. Since the comics stand on their own pretty well, I'm going to let them do most of the talking. I've … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2009
Happy Earth Day! – A Green Compilation
Happy Earth Day! Here's an article for all of you green thumbs on home row. I've compiled a lot of the articles previously features here at 404 Tech Support that are related to environmentally-conscious behavior and we'll revisit them to see how we can reduce our effects on the environment. Also, at the end of the article, I'll dig into some exciting alternative means to … [Read more...]
LibraryThing – A Community Site to Organize your Book Collection
Reading is a wonderful thing! There is nothing quite like finding an amazing book and unraveling its secrets; Sometimes it feels like you're the only one that knows them. The hours you spend reading can build quite the bond between you and the main characters you're reading about or reveal a wealth of information. At the same time, you don't want to hoard the amazing story you … [Read more...]
How to Organize Smilies on your phpBB3 forum
Smilies (or emoticons) are far from essential for a phpBB forum, but they add some variety and humor while allowing posters to express themselves in different ways. I find having a variety of smilies a great addition to any board, but if you get too many they quickly become an unorganized mess. This article is a write-up of some of the tips and tricks that I've employed to … [Read more...]
VMWare Server: free Virtual Machine Infrastructure, step-by-step
Another Frewaregenius article is up under my name, this time I discuss VMWare Server in length. I've been looking for a replacement for Microsoft's Hyper-V that came with Windows Server 2008 after it consumed a lot of resources, slowed down startup and shutdown times, and caused performance glitches related to video and audio. VMWare Server seems to be the one I was looking for … [Read more...]