At over 1200 pages, the All-In-One CompTIA A+ Certification Exam Guide, 6th Ed by Mike Meyers, is quite the tome. I read it cover to cover in preparation for the A+ exam and just completed it. For a little information on the CompTIA A+ certificate, it is a standard achievement proving basic competency with computer hardware and software. This should probably be the first … [Read more...]
Simple Tip: Use Vouchers for Certifications
This tip can save you some cash! When you're pursuing certifications, the exams can get a little expensive. Most likely you can just go to the Prometric or Pearson Vue website and schedule a test through their website for your certification. At this point, you would have to pay the retail price. Instead of that, I would encourage you to look into vouchers for your exams. In … [Read more...]
Great Webcomics
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...]
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...]
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...]