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Everything You Need To Know about Solid-State Drives
You might have heard of solid-state drive (SSD). This post will explain this type of storage and its variant (i.e., SATA SSD vs. NVMe SSD) and how they are different…
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Holding Your Breath for Wi-Fi 6E? Here’s All You Need to Know!
You might have heard of Wi-Fi 6E — I mentioned it briefly in this piece about Wi-Fi 6 as a whole. This post focuses on the details of this new…
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How to Pick that Perfect Router for Your Situation
This post aims to set your expectations right and help you figure out how to pick the best Wi-Fi router in your situation. I’ve already written quite a bit on…
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How to Properly Build a Home Wi-Fi Network – The Ultimate Guide
This post will help almost anyone, including those without networking know-how, set up a home Wi-Fi network from scratch. If you’ve never worked on a router before — or don’t…
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Wi-Fi 6 in Layman’s Terms: Speed, Range, and More
The first Wi-Fi 6 routers became available on the market in early 2019 — mine was the Asus RT-AX88U. Since then, the new wireless standard for your local network has…
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This Is How Your Home Wi-Fi System Is a Mesh
Kudos to anyone who spots the pun in the headline. OK, generally, a mesh is a Wi-Fi system. Often, to be sure, people also call it a mesh Wi-Fi system….
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How to Best Use an Existing Router or (ISP-Provided) Gateway
Ideally, you should use just one router for your home network. But sometimes there’s no choice, like when you have to keep that ISP-provided gateway and yet want to expand…
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Tricks to Make Windows 10 Better and, Most Importantly, Yours
Generally, you can always throw in some money to get a better Windows 10 experience, like upgrading your computer to a fast solid-state drive (SSD) or get a new computer…
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Your Wi-Fi Connection Keeps Dropping? Here’s How to (Likely) Fix It
If your Wi-Fi signal keeps dropping — devices disconnect intermittently — this post is for you. I’ll explain how things work and walk you through a few tricks that will…
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How to Get Better Voice and Video Calls over Wi-Fi with QoS
Let me guess; you’re here because you’ve had an issue with voice over IP (VoIP) or video conference calls. You’re not alone! This post will help you configure your existing…
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How to Replace a Cable Gateway with Your Own Modem
If you’re using Comcast cable Internet (a.k.a Xfinity), check your bill, you might be paying around $15/month “equipment rental” fee. If so, replacing the provider-supplied equipment with a cable modem…
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How to Turn your USB-enabled Wi-Fi Router into a Time Capsule
Since I first published the post on how to turn a router into a NAS server, I’ve received a lot of requests on how to make that a Time Machine…
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Troubleshooting Your Home Wi-Fi Network the Right Way
We tend to only care about our home Wi-Fi network when there’s no Internet. Ironically, it’s also when we can’t go online to search for solutions. So it’s a good…
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How to Turn a Wi-Fi Router USB Port into a NAS Server
When it comes to network storage, I’d recommend a NAS server. But a good server can be expensive; plus, not everyone wants or has time to configure all the features….
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AiMesh Review: Asus’s Journey to Fast Wi-Fi and Excellent Coverage
AiMesh is a free feature Asus brought to most of its routers in early 2018, and it has proved to be one of the best ways to build a home…
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What Is a VPN and How to Get Yours for Free
If you’re curious about VPN or haven’t had time to find out what it is, this post is for you. You’ll find here all the necessary information on this type…
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