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You want to blanket your sprawling property with fast Wi-Fi, but extending electrical power to the far side of your yard or that tight attic corner proves mission (close to) impossible. Don’t give up! That is when PoE, or Power over Ethernet, comes into play. You’ll learn all about it …
If you have been following my router reviews, you’ll note that I have increasingly mentioned the “online privacy risks” notion. An example is Amazon’s popular eero hardware. As I mentioned in some of those posts, I was so concerned about the privacy risks that I often felt hesitant to plug …
On January 8, 2024, the Wi-Fi Alliance introduced the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7 program, making the standard official. However, the Wi-Fi 7 story started way before that. Since the second part of 2021, this latest wireless standard has been the talk of the town, with the first routers becoming available starting …
The MAC address is a critical element of networking, and you’ll learn all about it in this post. However, the first thing to remember is that a MAC address differs from an IP address, although the two coexist nicely. You can even say one depends on the other. That said, it’s …
When it comes to network storage, I’d recommend a real NAS server. However, a good server can be expensive. Plus, not everyone wants, needs, or has time to configure all the features. So, the second-best option is to use what you likely already have: the Wi-Fi router USB port. It’s …
April 2024 was an interesting month for Tesla owners and Tesla itself. Like many others, we received an unsolicited month-long free trial of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) for our 2023 Model 3 in the last days of March. There was a twist: the feature’s name was literally spelled “Full Self-Driving …
If you’re about to get an electric vehicle and are concerned about getting your EV charging situation sorted out at home without getting seriously charged—as in digging a big hole in your wallet—you’re reading the right post. I’ll explain how to fill your new vehicle’s “tank” and avoid those over-the-top …
