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...]
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...]
Microsoft SuperPreview and BrowserShots – Your website in different browsers
Due to the way Internet Explorer is integrated with the Windows operating system and just the restrictions Microsoft puts on it in the first place, you can only have one version of IE on a machine at a time. Of course, I've covered Tredosoft's Multiple IE solution before, which does allow you to have more than one version, but Microsoft has just released (in beta) a solution … [Read more...]
Minefield – A 64-bit Firefox
If you're running a 64-bit OS like Windows Server 2008 x64, Vista x64, or any others you might see some performance improvements by your applications also being 64-bit. One such application would be Mozilla Firefox. The 64-bit version is not built by Mozilla, but uses the same code and is compiled for 64-bit operating systems. It received the name Minefield. It keeps up with … [Read more...]
Before you recycle/garbage that old computer!
You've upgraded to a new computer or maybe replaced that old monitor with a shiny new LCD monitor. Congratulations! So much of our daily life is spent using a computer, that we like to have the newest things we can. It definitely makes a difference to your working life. You will notice a difference with the speed at which you can do things and also the overall appearance of … [Read more...]