In case you have chosen to procrastinate, Reader, the popular RSS feed reader, is being put out to pasture by Google tomorrow. If you have been idling despite notification in mid-March, the time to migrate services is now. Many services offer a direct import from Google Reader, making the transition a very easy process. In case you wish to change services after the deadline, … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Choosing a responsive WordPress theme for 404TS
Over the past month, 404 Tech Support has been in transition. It was certainly not the plan for it to take that long. For a few weeks before I made any changes, I shopped around for themes. Most premium themes are now offered as responsive, able to transition gracefully to devices with different widths - from desktops to tablets to smartphones. I was hoping to move to a … [Read more...]
Suffering through a Google Search algorithm change
Since mid-April, www.404TechSupport.com has been struggling through a significant decrease in traffic. The number of site visits has been cut in half and ad revenue has been reduced to about one-tenth. Most frustrating, I cannot find a reason for the change. I have sliced and diced the data different ways through Google Analytics and other sources. It comes down to Google … [Read more...]
Watch the Microsoft BUILD conference keynote live
Microsoft is all about the one with its latest products - the Xbox One and Windows 8.1. I guess we will have to forgive Server 2012 R2 which had its preview come out yesterday. You can watch the keynote speech at Microsoft's BUILD conference live over at Channel 9 where Windows 8.1 preview is expected to be released. It will begin at 11AM Central time, 9AM Pacific time where … [Read more...]
Business success using the Internet [infographic]
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A small or medium business may feel that it already does not have enough resources at its disposal to be "wasting" time and effort to maintaining an online presence. On the contrary, that online presence could determine the difference between surviving and thriving for that business. More customers will find out about you, know your hours, and what you offer so they're more … [Read more...]