I have noted to myself before that the spelling difference between 'disk' and 'disc' is problematic. At the time, I was not able to find any discernible difference in meaning, just personal preference. … [Read more...]
Nine best practices with technology for small business
I have had the pleasure of working with a variety of small businesses from startups to well established organizations. From website design to computer tune-ups and IT consulting, I get to see a good variety of approaches to implementing technology into their business. Through working with these clients and being a small business myself, I think I have come up with a list of … [Read more...]
DRM strikes again as “Free Adobe CS2” makes pirates of the best of us
People love a good deal and even more so when it is free. The Internet, as a collection of connected people, jumps on the bandwagon even more so when word of something valuable becoming free gets out there. That situation is exactly what happened for Adobe when word that their CS2 products (Acrobat 7 and 8, Audition, GoLive, Illustrator, InCopy, InDesign, Photoshop CS2, … [Read more...]
Top 10 404TS articles in 2012
The year 2012 ends today and it's been another heck of a year. To wrap up the year, I am reflecting on the top articles like last year. 404 Tech Support enjoyed well over half a million pageviews in 2012. I'm hoping visitors found the answers to their questions and may have even subscribed to the RSS feed or returned for future articles. In 2012, we published 376 articles. … [Read more...]
We survived today, next doomsday is 2038 with the Unix Millenium Bug
While some were overjoyed to just wake up today, others are cautiously awaiting midnight to breathe a sigh of relief that the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar has not yet come. We survived Y2K and 12-21-12. The next day you can start worrying about includes an exact time. January 19th, 2038 at 03:14:08 UTC will mark the roll-over of the Unix time clock. This is … [Read more...]