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...]

Apple posted a tease yesterday for the next live event on September 9th. Even as a non-OS X/iOS user, I enjoy keeping up on the latest announcements. However, usually the live streaming requires an Apple device with Safari or Apple TV. Even Safari on Windows would not work. This usually means I have to track down an Apple device to watch it. Fortunately, with this upcoming … [Read more...]

Codecademy has a new course to teach the command line. The free online learning session is for unix-based systems such as Linux and Mac OS X, but the concepts carry over to Windows as well. It is written for the beginner level and is estimated to take only an hour to complete. The course is broken down into four sections: Get up and running with the command line by … [Read more...]

NewEgg is holding a 24 hour 'When we win, you win' sale. The 'win' is in response to a lawsuit that was decided in their favor over patent troll TQP Development regarding SSL, basic online encryption. NewEgg has not lost a patent troll case trial since 2006, according to the press release. “We chose many years ago to fight meritless patent lawsuits not just as a matter of … [Read more...]