By Jason Fitzpatrick, Lifehacker – September 23, 2010 at 09:30AM
If you’re staring down a cryptic error code, web site ErrorGoblin can help you decipher what it means, give you additional information to further your search, and even provide a solution for the particular error you’re encountering.
ErrorGoblin supports Windows, Mac. and HTTP errors. (You don’t have an option to select HTTP error codes, but it will return information if you plug one in.) The search results show information for the error code you searched for, plus similar codes in case there wasn’t a perfect match. Error codes with available solutions will display the solution under the additional information section of the error code readout.
ErrorGoblin is a free tool and requires no registration. Have a favorite tool for divining error codes? Let’s hear about it in the comments.