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Using the Netgear Orbi WiFi Router
UPDATE 12/17/2022: The Orbi is still going strong! And it is keeping up with our Xfinity speeds. Just checked the speeds on my Pixel 6 Pro: 399 Mbps down, 11.9 Mbps up. 🙂 UPDATE 10/28/2019: After resetting unexpectedly, the Orbi has been flawless since April 4, 2019 and before that for several months. Not sure…
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Cutting the Cord
Introducing a NEW series on TechyMike.com: “Cutting the Cord”. I have talked about some of the shifts in technology (Videoconferencing, HDTV, Wireless Networking, Digital TV, Blu-Ray, etc) in this blog, and guess what? The technology world is once again on the verge of a major shift: This time in the area of visual content viewing.…
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Online Security: Easy, Common Sense, Precautions
Updated 9/10/2018, 10/10/2018, 1/23/2020 I read a headline today stating that Podesta’s password was “password”. How STUPID! In 2016, when his email was hacked, this was UNFORGIVABLY STUPID. And look what happened. I have given some tips in the past in this blog, and today, I will re-iterate a few simple steps you can take to…
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Test Your Web Site to See if Google Thinks it is Mobile Ready
I found this link recently and gave it a try to make sure my web sites are approved by Google to be “mobile ready”. They are! You should do the same….. — TechyMike.com — TracyReaderDad.com — ForCarol.com — Conclusion Change your web sites to mobile friendly because the world is going mobile…
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Google Project Fi: Google Wants to Be Your Next Wireless Service Provider
Google just announced that they will be jumping into the cellular wireless service provider space joining the likes of AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, et al. with Google Fi. Promising to use new technology to provide a robust, multi-network, multi-device, experience for voice, texting, and data from 120 countries, Google has the potential (in my mind)…
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Google Search Goes Mobile
As of today (April 21, 2015) when you do a Google search from your tablet, phablet, or smartphone you will see a list of web sites starting with those that are “mobile friendly”, meaning those web sites that, when viewed on a small screen, do not need to be enlarged or scrolled to be read…
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2015 International CES
GEEK heaven. TechyMike will plan on going next year! — — The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) runs this year, in Las Vegas, from Jan 5 (for Keynotes and such) while the exhibit floor will be open Jan 6 thru 9. The CES traditionally is THE place for consumer facing vendors (see, I still…
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Small Business How-To: Free Websites Using WordPress.com
As a small business owner every penny counts! Don’t spend gobs of money building a super duper fancy schmancy web site until you can afford it. Luckily, WordPress.com offers FREE web sites (with embedded blogging capability). They are EASY to set up and administer and save you lots of money while providing you the exposure…
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Internet Speed Testing
I spent a few minutes doing some Internet speed tests here at AltamontCowork. I tested various configurations (wired vs wireless vs different wired jacks vs different wireless speeds). In other words I did a lot of testing……and had some FUN. Here are my tests from this morning (the various options all worked about the same, or,…
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McAfee Anti Virus Network Control Issue
Yesterday two of us spent at least an hour each trying to figure out another AltamontCowork members network issue. Brand new laptop…DNS issue. Normally, I can try one or two things, and get the computer working. Not yesterday. I quickly reached my limit, granted my limit, in that area, is kinda shallow. We finally threw…
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