Deals! 🛒Airtime Fairness Explained: Why You Should Cut Down on Smart Wi-Fi Devices
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I’ve recently gotten a lot of questions about issues with Wi-Fi connection involving Smart Wi-Fi devices and then some on …
How-Tos
Detailed posts on the way stuff works and how to get things done.
No matter how inexperienced you’re, you’ll be in the know, even a pro on the subjects of home networking, digital storage, and other matters, when through with these posts. Put aside some time. Curiosity is the only requirement.
Essential Windows 11 Tricks and Keyboard Shortcuts that Make Life Easier
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You’ll find in this post the Windows 11 tricks and keyboard shortcuts that help you handle a computer much more …
dBi: Wi-Fi Broadcasting Power and Antenna Explained — There’s no “High-Gain”
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This post is a supplement to my other piece on dBm. I’ll explain here how a router’s antennas work and …
Wi-Fi Signal Strength, Broadcasting Power, and that Cool -70 dBm RSSI Value
8 Min Read
You walk around the house and, at times, can see the Wi-Fi signal strength bars on your device move up …
Driving Automation Explained: Why (Existing) Teslas Will Never Get “There”
18 Min Read
In mid-2021, Tesla removed RADAR from its Model Y and Model 3 fleet to transit to its “Tesla Vision” self-driving …
Popular Home Mesh Brands in Brief: AiMesh, Deco, eero, Orbi, Velop, and More
17 Min Read
Folks have been asking me to compare popular home mesh Wi-Fi systems of different vendors. Stuff like eero vs. Netgear …
Tesla Full Self-Driving, Explained: A $199/month (Almost) Empty Promise
11 Min Read
On July 16, 2021, Tesla made the Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature available via a $199 monthly subscription. If you think …
Power over Ethernet (PoE) Explained: Your Wi-Fi’s Best Friend, and More
9 Min Read
So, you want to blanket your sprawling property with fast Wi-Fi, but extending electrical power to the far side of …
Device Connections Explained: Thunderbolt or Not, It’s All about USB-C
12 Min Read
If you’re unsure of the differences between USB-C and Thunderbolt or between USB 3.0 vs USB 3.2 — or is …
Tesla Flat Tire on a Model Y and a Real Story of Driving without a “Donut”
11 Min Read
Of dreadful things about driving a car, in my book, having a flat tire ranks among the top. There’s no …
Windows Print Spooler Vulnerability: How to Manage it Today
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This post will walk you through the simple steps to turn off (and on) the Print Spooler service within the …
Router Management: Web Interface vs App and Popular Vendors’ Sad New Trend
11 Min Read
If you followed my reviews on the latest Linksys Wi-Fi 6/E routers — including the MX5 Velop AX, the MR9600, …
Home Wi-Fi Explained: Hertz, Bands, Streams, Channels, Range, and More
19 Min Read
Wi-Fi — the familiar name of the 802.11x networking standards — is an essential cord-cutting invention. Just imagine how your …
MTU and Jumbo Frame Explained: When You Need to Fiddle with Them and How
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Generally, you don’t need to worry about MTU and Jumbo Frame. In a network, these are taking place behind the …
