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How to secure your smart home devices

How to secure your smart home devices

Whether you have a few gadgets or an entire smart home, it’s important to learn how to secure your smart home devices. Cybersecurity experts have identified software vulnerabilities in everything from smart plugs to smart devices used in business settings. These...

How to manage the stages of small business growth

How to manage the stages of small business growth

Starting a small business comes with challenges and setbacks, requiring its leaders to make strategic decisions for growth. However, the need for growth doesn’t stop once your small business has taken off. Building a thriving and sustainable small business involves...

How a WiFi extender works

How a WiFi extender works

If there’s one area of the house you’ve learned to avoid when you want to stream a show, play a game, or scroll on your phone, you might have a dead spot. This is an area your WiFi signal can’t reach. Fortunately, there’s a solution called a WiFi extender. These...

Tips for a secure video conference

Tips for a secure video conference

From personal chats with family to healthcare visits to business meetings, video conferencing tools are helping people get through daily life. Though this way of communicating has made day-to-day life more convenient, the sharing of business-confidential...

How to extend your WiFi to the back yard

How to extend your WiFi to the back yard

Now that summer is in full swing and the days are long and warm, it’s time to spend more time outside. Whether you’re looking to create a back yard home office as you work remotely, want to stream an outdoor movie night with your friends, or tend your vegetable patch...

How to determine bandwidth needs for your small business

How to determine bandwidth needs for your small business

For small businesses, a fast and reliable internet connection is crucial. Slow internet makes getting work done even harder. It can decrease productivity and ruin videoconferences. It can bog down cloud applications and prevent speedy customer service. And it might...

Online gaming safety: Tips to prevent cyberbullying and more

Online gaming safety: Tips to prevent cyberbullying and more

Over the past several decades, online gaming has evolved into one of the most popular entertainment industries in the world. However, with many advancements and improvements also comes new dangers. Online gaming now often includes multiplayer options that involve...

How to play retro video games in 2021

How to play retro video games in 2021

Video games have come a long way since Pong in the 1970s. These days, gamers have a huge variety of options, including PC, console, and VR gaming. Even though advancements in gaming are fun, sometimes it’s cool to revisit the oldies but goodies. You can still play...

Understanding P2P payments for business owners

Understanding P2P payments for business owners

For the modern consumer out dining with friends, the task of splitting the bill can seem like a headache, especially if cash is not available. However, with the rise of peer-to-peer (P2P) payment services like Venmo, PayPal, and Zelle, consumers can enjoy the...

Do I need a VPN for my small business?

Do I need a VPN for my small business?

Virtual private networks, more commonly known as VPNs, have become an important tool for cybersecurity over the last few years. Thanks to the pandemic and the increase in remote work, VPN usage is up all over the world.  As a small business owner, you might be...

What is a mesh WiFi system?

What is a mesh WiFi system?

Mesh WiFi systems blanket your home with extended WiFi coverage for faster speeds and seamless wireless access. They offer an adaptable network that sends your data in the most efficient way. As you move a device around your home, a mesh system automatically gives you...

Top questions and answers on fiber internet

Top questions and answers on fiber internet

While searching for an internet provider, you may have come across the term fiber internet and wondered what it is and how it is different from other internet options. Fiber internet is the fastest residential internet technology widely available in the market. It...