YouTube announced their new option for watching the popular video streaming service ad-free will be available on October 28th to viewers in the US. YouTube Red lets you enjoy videos across all of YouTube without ads, while also letting you save videos to watch offline on your phone or tablet and play videos in the background, all for $9.99 a month. Your membership extends … [Read more...]
Introducing our new forums – 404 Tech Support Talk
Over two years ago, I made 404 Tech Support comment-free. Since then, I have been able to focus on writing, improving the site functionality, and getting the PageRank up again after a Google algorithm had our traffic down to unsustainable numbers. Since then, our numbers are up. Comments on articles are great as a writer because it allows me to clarify points based on reader … [Read more...]
Facebook’s ‘dislike’ button is 6 emojis
Facebook began testing their new 'Reactions' today. Cited as the answer to the oft-requested 'dislike' button, the Reactions are a series of 6 animated emojis that allow expressing varying emotions in addition to the standard 'Like' button. The Reactions include Like, Love, Haha, Yay, Wow, Sad, and Angry. Each reaction has its own counter, so you could have 5 Likes, 2 Loves, … [Read more...]
Google will discontinue the RSS feed from Google Calendars
This might seem like a trend from the death of Google Reader to now Google warning that it is discontinuing XML feeds from Google Calendar. An email was sent out to Google accounts and Google App administrators if they use the RSS feed for any calendars. Additionally, if you view a calendar's details, you will see a bold announcement above the pop-up layer that provides the … [Read more...]
Amazon discounts Prime membership for today only, announces Mr. Robot streaming rights
Amazon has discounted its annual Prime membership to $67 today (normally $99) and the discount ends at midnight. The award comes in celebration of the Amazon original series Transparent winning 5 Emmy's at the past weekend's award show. On Sunday night, the star of Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor, took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Transparent … [Read more...]