I run a Tech Events Calendar here at 404 Tech Support to share the big conferences, release dates, and other technology events. Building on a similar concept, the website Forekast is building an even bigger calendar and a community surrounding it. Forekast dubs itself the "Crowdsourced Calendar of the Internet." To unpack that a little bit, the site serves as a calendar to … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
How a DirecTV bill really works in 2015
DirecTV has been in the spotlight recently with AT&T's acquisition of the satellite TV company. I don't really have anything to add to that conversation but I was recently discussing our different ISPs and TV providers with co-workers a couple weeks ago. We were talking about the billing of the services and how it is hard to escape the add-on charges. It seems like there is … [Read more...]
Methodology to building a website in 2015
Web development has refined itself. This infographic shows three workflows for developing a website in 2015 using current software and modern methods. These are more formal methods for larger web projects. Smaller sites can be built using a more ad hoc method but these approaches help explain better efficiency and collaboration. Click image for larger view. (Credit: … [Read more...]
Jpg vs Gif vs Png
Do you find yourself torn at the 'Save As...' window, not knowing which file format to choose? This infographic details the Jpeg, Gif, and Png file formats so that you may use them so that they play to their strengths. (Credit: WhoIsHostingThis.com) … [Read more...]
Enable Windows 10 firewall to install fonts
Today's odd problem comes from the Super User forums. User void.pointer reported that they were unable to preview or install fonts on Windows 10 x64 Pro. When you right-click on the font and choose Preview, it gives the error: "The requested file [font path] is not a valid font file." Upon trying to install the font, they receive the error message: "Cannot install [font … [Read more...]