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...]
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...]
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...]
How to install an older version of Adobe Flash Player
Given the frequent updates and security vulnerabilities with Adobe Flash Player, I would always recommend running the latest version of Flash Player. However, there is the rare instance where you need to test something out. Such was the case recently with a client. A web-based application that they use for monitoring had stopped working recently and one of the applications that … [Read more...]
Adblock Browser for Android and iOS
Adblock Plus, the browser extension that hides ads, has released a browser for both Android and iOS operating systems. The Adblock Browser brings that same functionality to mobile devices for the security, privacy, bandwidth -conscious. It includes the option to disable tracking, disable visiting domains serving malware, disable social media buttons, and disable anti-adblocking … [Read more...]