While looking around for a particular utility, I ended up on Google Code just dredging through all the projects they have online. As I went through, I kept opening tabs to more and more applications that sounded interesting. I found enough applications worth sharing that I decided to post one per day this week and highlight some hidden treasures of Google Code. Day #1: … [Read more...]
How to Monetize your Small but Growing Website from a Small but Growing Website
If you're running your own website or contemplating doing so, you know that there are upfront costs to the hobby. I started running my own website here, 404 Tech Support, and hoped to cover the costs of hosting and domain registration by displaying ads on my web site. First things first, you'll want to try to reduce your costs as much as possible. If you're just starting out, … [Read more...]
404 Tech Support Theme Redesign and WordPress Theme Resources
If you've checked the site in the last two days, you may have already seen the new theme that 404 Tech Support is sporting. In the time since I activated the new theme I've been doing some tweaks and getting in depth with how WordPress themes work so that I could get it to behave just as I wanted. Here are some of the resources I found useful from start to finish for finding … [Read more...]
Funny Video: The Website is Down
If you are the tech savvy person that everyone calls when they have a problem or you're in IT, you might be able to empathize a little too well with the IT guy in this video. The video is painfully close to real life stupidity when it comes to technology, but it's also painfully funny. … [Read more...]
The Best WordPress Plug-Ins
The base WordPress is very functional on its own, but its extensibility is another great feature that can really help improve a blog's performance and make it your own. Below I've listed a number of the WordPress plug-ins that I use and would recommend. Each plug-in listed has a link to its homepage and a small blurb about it describing my experience with it. All are compatible … [Read more...]