iGoogle has won and earned its position at the healm of my browser experience by becoming my homepage. It's a useful location that can host many widgets that I'd want to check first thing: my Gmail account, my RSS feeds in Google Reader, a To Do list, the weather, and some news headlines. All-in-all it's very useful, but this morning I woke up to it becoming a little less … [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...]
LibraryThing – A Community Site to Organize your Book Collection
Reading is a wonderful thing! There is nothing quite like finding an amazing book and unraveling its secrets; Sometimes it feels like you're the only one that knows them. The hours you spend reading can build quite the bond between you and the main characters you're reading about or reveal a wealth of information. At the same time, you don't want to hoard the amazing story you … [Read more...]
Mint vs. Quicken Online: two online tools to organize your finances
I've authored another post over at FreewareGenius.com. This time I've reviewed and discussed the personal financial management web services Mint and Quicken Online. In good times and bad, a balanced budget and an understanding of your savings and spending are essential. It is also wise to create a budget and stick to it. Wouldn’t it be great if you could manage all of this in … [Read more...]