Show More (2 items) In all too many places, your internet choices consist of one cable internet provider or one DSL provider. If you’re lucky, you may get fiber as
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The Chromebook turns 10: Cheap, safe, powerful — and still gaining on Windows
A decade ago, I said the Chromebooks would be Windows PC killers. I got that wrong. But I wasn’t as wrong as you might think. Today, Microsoft is hard at
New York Attorney General declares top ISPs committed net neutrality fraud
When then-President Donald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) tried to destroy net neutrality in 2017, everyone knew that millions of comments in favor of breaking net neutrality were bogus. As
Netgear releases new managed Wi-Fi access points for SMBs: WAX620
I’ve long used Netgear networking equipment in my home office. Most of it is prosumer gear, such as the NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Tri-band Mesh WiFi 6 System (RBK852). That’s
One step closer to getting 10 gigabit at home
I just upgraded my internet to 1Gbps this week using a DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem. Believe it or not, I could use more. I do a lot with video-streaming, and
What’s the most popular web browser in 2021?
I literally wrote the first popular article about the web. Since then I’ve been keeping a close eye on web browsers, as our only choice was the WEB shell program.
Best live TV streaming service 2021: Expert picks
ATT TV Now (DirecTV Now) ATT customers will like it, others should keep looking. fuboTV Are you ready for some “football,” where the stars names are Ronaldo, Messi, and Kabe?
The good and the bad with Chrome web browser’s new security defaults
First, the good news. Starting with the mid-April release of Google’s Chrome 90 web browser, Chrome will default to trying to load the version of a website that’s been secured
Netgear Nighthawk Wi-Fi routers go mesh
I’ve long used Netgear Nighthawk Wi-Fi routers. They’ve proven to be good solid, small office/home office (SOHO) network gear. But, with the rise of mesh networking, I, and a lot
How to stop robocalls
YouMail, an anti-spam call company claims that in 2020 robocalls actually declined by 22% from 2019. I don’t believe it. Mind you, even with the drop, the company claims there
Google and Intel partner up to speed up 5G application rollout
When we think about 5G, we think about the last mile: The actual 5G wireless technologies between our devices and the internet. But, there’s another equally important part: The edge
Starlink is open for business: Pre-order you satellite internet service now
I just ordered Starlink, SpaceX‘s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite internet service. For the first time, if you live in Canada, the United States, or the United Kingdom, you can
Starlink is open for business
I just ordered Starlink, SpaceX‘s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite internet service. For the first time, if you live in Canada, the United States, or the United Kingdom, you can
The open-source Magma project will become 5G’s Linux
5G is one part hardware, one part standards — oh so many 5G standards, and one part software. Indeed, it wasn’t for 5G’s open-source technologies, 5G wouldn’t have gotten off
Google should really open source Chromium
On March 15, 2021, Google will limit access to many Chrome application programming interfaces (API) inside the open-source Chromium web browser. Google’s doing this because, “third-party Chromium-based browsers integrating Google