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Are Free VPNs Legit?
There are a ton of free VPNs out there promising no-cost invisibility on the Internet, but they're not without drawbacks.
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Check your cable or Internet bill: After the first year discounts, it's time to bargain
When sign-up discounts expire, customers are smart to renegotiate.
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With Net Neutrality Gone, Here's How To Build Your Very Own Internet
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission went ahead with its deeply unpopular plan to end net neutrality protections, giving internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast unprecedented control of our experience online. But what if you and your community could become your own internet service provider? Congress can still reject the FCC’s decision, though at least one proposed bill suggests there’s reason not to be overly optimistic they will save the day. Either way, maybe it’s time to rethink our relationship with the internet — and with big ISPs that facilitate our access to the web.
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Confirmed issue with Google Chromecast and Google Home causes temporarily Wifi drops
Google Cast devices, like the Chromecast and Google Home cause temporarily Wifi dropouts for users around the world. The issue has been confirmed for routers from Asus, Linksys, Netgear, TP-Link or Synology. In some cases the router is totally inaccessible for a while, other users report the router only disconnects from the internet. TP-Link and Linksys have confirmed the issue.
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What are the fastest DNS providers?
Cloudflare is only the latest company to provide free, fast, and secure Domain Name System services. Here's how the major DNS resolvers perform on the internet race track.
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How to Build a Low-tech "Splinternet"- Adhoc Wifi
Wireless internet access is on the rise in both modern consumer societies and in the developing world. In rich countries, however, the focus is on always-on connectivity and ever higher access speeds. In poor countries, on the other hand, connectivity is achieved through much more low-tech, often asynchronous networks. While the high-tech approach pushes the costs and energy use of the internet higher and higher, the low-tech alternatives result in much cheaper and very energy efficient networks that combine well with renewable power production and are resistant to disruptions. If we want the internet to keep working in circumstances where...
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Kiss Apple networking goodbye
Maybe Wi-Fi and backup hardware just isn’t sexy enough for a company with its headquarters in a flying saucer.
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The West Chicago Tower Mystery
Shortwave Trading, Part I. By Alexandre Laumonier.
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Making mesh networks just got much easier with Wi-Fi Alliance's EasyMesh
Setting up a multi-vendor mesh network used to be impossible. It won't be for much longer... we hope.
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Samsung S9: The fastest smartphone of them all
The chip has been there for a while to make the Samsung S9 smartphones the fastest of them all -- and now, the 4G networks can support its high-speed hardware.
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First 5 things to do when your Windows Server keels over
It's not dead—yet! Go through these steps to reanimate your Windows Server before you wipe it and start over.
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Federation in social networks
Social networking is often approached by the free-software community with a certain amount of suspicion—rightly so, since commercial social networks almost always generate revenue by exploiting user data in one way or another... By J. B. Crawford. (Dec. 12, 2017)
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WPA3: How and why the Wi-Fi standard matters
WPA2 has given us 14 years of secure wireless networking. WPA3 will fix a number of big problems in WPA2 and make strong security the default condition.
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Linux kernel network TCP bug fixed
The denial of service bug had actually been patched in the Linux kernel weeks before news of it was ever announced.
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NSFW Plan and measure your outdoor WiFi with NetSpot
Outdoor WiFi range extenders and access points allow you to get fast wireless Internet access outside. Modern high-end routers have antennas that allow them to transmit a WiFi signal over long distance and communicate with multiple devices at the same time. However, an outdoor WiFi extender might be a cheaper solution.
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Windows file sharing comes to Chromebooks
Starting in October, Chromebook users will be able to access files natively on Windows PCs and Windows and Samba file servers.
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Power Up Your Next Event With Charging Stations
Corporate events are all about networking, but in 2018, the idea of networking solely by handing out business cards to the people you meet at an event seems almost quaintly old fashioned. Instead, we now rely on our cell phones to add new people.
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Apple exited the home Wi-Fi market at the wrong time
One of the more interesting news items of 2018 was Apple discontinuing the AirPort lineup. From the first Airport product to the last final AirPort Extreme, Apple was selling premium Wi-Fi hardware devices at a time when most people I knew were content with a $30 router from Walmart. Since they released their final AirPort product, the market has finally shifted up.
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Huawei's Many Troubles: Bans, Alleged Spies, and Backdoors
Its execs have been arrested. Its gear is banned in places. And countries are reconsidering relationships with the company. How much trouble is Huawei really in?
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Tips for Networking at a Conference
21 of The Best Networking Tips For Networking at Your Next Business Conference.
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