In Illinois the court battles for state employee pensions might just be beginning but Illinois affiliates finally had a victory after almost 3 years. After a lengthy court battle finally delivered the case in front of the Illinois Supreme Court, the "Amazon Tax" was ruled unenforceable after a lower court ruled it unconstitutional. Today, Amazon.com invited Illinois affiliates … [Read more...]
2013 Holiday Tech Wishlist
On Cyber Monday, you are probably looking for the best deals out there. You might also be looking for ideas to put on your own wishlist or gifts for that techie in your life. Check out the 404 Tech Support list of some of the latest gadgets that could be a perfect fit this year. VPN subscription Value your privacy? Get a VPN to encrypt your traffic from prying eyes. Check out … [Read more...]
Setting an initial Start Screen layout that users can change in Windows 8.1
Microsoft makes a lot of corrections in Windows 8.1 that makes for a pretty good operating system. One of the bigger improvements is that they gave some control over the new features back to individuals and IT Pros. Configuration of the Start Screen was one of the more disputed areas. At the same time Microsoft was giving more control, they removed all programmatic access to … [Read more...]
Creating a style in Word 2013 for code snippets
In the midst of writing a paper this weekend, I needed to include some segments of code in the paper. Word is good at formatting text to follow the standard paragraph format but it could use a little help when it comes to displaying code. So, I set out to create a style just for code which would give it a nice little box, stop it from being spellchecked, and preserve the … [Read more...]
Ask 404TS: How do I protect my new blog with copyright?
I received a question tonight that I think came to me because of an old article on the now-defunct mycopyright.com site. I am just in the process of learning to blog. So, I would like to know how to protect my words with copyright. Thank you. This does not constitute legal advice, always check with your lawyer before taking any action. Copyright depends on where you are … [Read more...]