For more than a year now, I’ve received many emails about how to “get the most out” or “take advantage” of a Gigabit Internet connection — one that can deliver up to 1000Mbps of download speed. Well, first of all, …
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By now, you can easily make a Wi-Fi 6 upgrade to your home network. There are just so many excellent options. In fact, I bet you’ve done that already, which is why you’re reading this post — you want to …
Read MoreWi-Fi 6/E Upgrade: Here’s How You Can Add It To Your PC Today
While Wi-Fi and online media are kind of unrelated, they are not entirely so in our daily life. I’ll try to address all these in this post. Please take note: I’ll be blunt. Try not to take it personally. I’ve …
Read MoreOnline Media, Wi-Fi Signals, and How to Stay Safe: It’s All on You!
Dynamic DNS, or DDNS, is one of the most powerful features in a home Wi-Fi router. It’s the base for hosting many services within your home network. Examples of these services are a VPN server or a remote desktop connection. …
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No, I’m not talking about wizards, but just regular Wi-Fi tech, which is cooler than magic anyway. So yes, if you’re interested in making your Asus router (even) better, you’re reading the right post. It’s all about getting your router …
Read MoreGot One of These Asus Routers? Sprinkle on Some Merlin Firmware Magic!
You play online games a lot and think it’s now time to get the best gaming router so you can move to the next level. You’re onto something there! But have you ever asked yourself what exactly constitutes one? This …
Read MoreWhat Is a Gaming Router and How to Pick the Right One to Win
You might have heard of VPNs from some commercials. Hell, you might be even be using one right now and want to brag about how secure your network is. So what is VPN exactly? Is it all that good? If …
Read MoreVPN Explained: Privacy, Security and How You Can Get It for Free
You might have noticed by now how I’m a big fan of using cables — as opposed to Wi-Fi — as a way to extend a home network. Getting your home wired is the only way to get the best-performing …
Read MoreHow to Get your Home Wired with Network Cables (Almost) Like a Pro
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. So the second-best option is to make use of what …
Read MoreWi-Fi Router USB Port Explained: How to Turn One into a NAS Server
Wi-Fi 5 vs. Wi-Fi 6, which should you get? That’s a good question. It’s been more than two years since Wi-Fi 6 (or 802.11ax) — the sizable upgrade to the existing Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) — became commercially available. Since then, …
Read MoreWi-Fi 5 vs. Wi-Fi 6: It’s (Still) OK to Delay Upgrading to the Latter Today
In the past couple of weeks, many of you have sent me questions asking how to conserve Internet bandwidth. That’s how to not go over your monthly data cap. Apparently, staying at home all day brings about more problems than …
Read MoreInternet Bandwidth Explained and Tips on Staying Below Your Data Cap
I’ve received a lot of questions relating to the Guest Wi-Fi network in the past couple of months, especially since the reviews the Asus ZenWiFi AX of which the feature hasn’t worked as intended. Most of these questions, though, are …
Read MoreGuest Wi-Fi Network Explained: No, It’s Not Really for Your IoT Devices
You might have never heard of the file system, but when you use a computer or any devices that store something, for that matter, you have to deal with one. The same can be said about disc partition. This post …
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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 from the traditional hard drive (HDD). And even if you’re …
Read MoreSSD Explained: Everything You Need To Know about Solid-State Drives