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UPDATE – Selecting a great DSL Modem for 2021: Chris has changed his tune about the best way to get a great DSL modem. Now he recommends getting the best DSL modem that your Internet Service Provider offers. If you get a modem independently and then have issues with your WiFi, your ISP will tell … Continue reading How to Select a Great DSL modem
A few weeks ago a customer called Chris and asked him how his kids would be able to get any schoolwork done given the school district’s movement towards Online Learning. As a single parent who works in an office, he’ll have to bring his children to work. The problem with that is they won’t be … Continue reading Online Learning and the Technology in your Home.
I keep having friends ask me what they can do about their internet speed. “How do I fix my slow WiFi?” they ask, or “I’m starting a new job, and I’ll be working from home. How do I know if my internet will be sufficient?” or fill in the blank with your own questions! First, … Continue reading How Do I Fix My Slow WiFi (Internet speed)?
UPDATED: 20 May 2019 I received an interesting email the other day from Staples telling me about their recycling program. I always assumed I could walk into any big box store with my old electronics and pay a fee to recycle it. This email told me that I could bring it there for free. That … Continue reading Electronic Recycling and Buy Back Programs
The Router Virus Have you heard in the past few weeks about the router virus that is impacting hundreds of thousands of routers? The FBI even issued a report recommending that everyone reboot their routers because: “Foreign cyber actors have compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and other networked devices worldwide.” Over … Continue reading Router Virus aka VPNFilter Malware
It sure is frustrating when your WiFi isn’t working. We rely on it to get work done and keep in touch via email. Facebook and Instagram, of course, rely on a good solid connection to the internet too. If the WiFi itself isn’t really broken, then there are a couple of quick things you can … Continue reading My WiFi Isn’t Working!
After Chris described how to choose a good DSL modem, I thought our readers might want some more technical background about DSL. DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) “piggy backs” a data signal onto the already existing telephone wire pairs that come to your house. It’s a way for CenturyLink to add another service or “function” to … Continue reading Technical info about DSL service
We’ve had several customers ask us how to find a good Cable Modem, so I asked Chris to enlighten us: Here in the sunny state of Colorado, the two major Internet Service Providers are Xfinity (aka Comcast) and CenturyLink (previously known as Qwest). Xfinity provides cable service, while CenturyLink provides DSL. This article will focus … Continue reading Tips To Getting a Great Cable Modem