Wireless networking at home starts with a good router. In our Beginner’s Guide to Wi-fi we’ll go over a few good choices in wireless router starting with a D-Link offering.   There are a few popular choices on the market when seeking out a quality router. In case you’re unfamiliar with the task your router performs, it essentially ...

Setting up a household Wi-Fi network has befuddled many a non-reader of freaking manuals. Here is a practical guide to the tools and Internet service you’ll need for the job.  This is v3 of our ongoing series about Wi-Fi that includes:     Wireless Internet for Beginners 5 Reasons not to go ...

  Just because everyone’s talking about Wi-Fi today, does that make it right for everyone?   Not necessarily.   Let’s indulge our inner Luddite before drinking the Kool-Aid of Wi-Fi technology.   Wireless Internet, or Wi-Fi, is a connection to an international information resource. That alone is scary and, when you ...

The first part of a series of blog posts intended to help the absolute beginner break free from the bondage of RJ-45-cabled Internet.  Let’s start this off with a fun fact: Wi-Fi was originally the name of the trade group responsible for the early development of wireless networks. To this day, the Wi-Fi Alliance owns the trademark to ...