10 Ways To Boost a Weak WiFi Signal

10 Ways To Boost a Weak WiFi Signal Bring back that internet goodness quickly WiFi has completely transformed the way we live and done away with (most) of the wires that were run everywhere in the old days. That doesn’t mean WiFi can’t also be incredibly frustrating. Sometimes it’s simply a question of not having enough bars on the signal meter. At other times, it seems like the signal is strong, but the connection isn’t working correctly....

August 16, 2019 · 7 min · 1302 words · Stephen Peters

How To Change Your Wifi Password

How To Change Your Wifi Password It’s a lot easier than you might think If you kept the default username and password for your WiFi network, it’s probably just because the mangled collection of letters seemed more secure than anything you could imagine. The fact is, it’s better to have a unique name and password for your WiFi. There are more connected devices today than ever before, and entering a 27-character string of letters and numbers gets confusing....

August 16, 2019 · 3 min · 499 words · Kelly Malone

How To Install Almost Any Printer On Ubuntu

How To Install Almost Any Printer On Ubuntu And one thing to keep in mind Are you trying to install a printer on your Ubuntu system? Luckily, Ubuntu now recognizes most printer brands and will automatically install the related drivers when connected. Many printer manufacturers such as Brother and HP support Linux distributions and release their own printer drivers. But before installing a printer from another brand, you should look at their website to see if they support Linux....

August 15, 2019 · 4 min · 644 words · Jeffrey Price

How To Protect Yourself From Threatening “We Have Your Password” Emails

How To Protect Yourself From Threatening “We Have Your Password” Emails Scary, but automated and mostly harmless Have you received a threatening email with your password in the subject line? Your password has leaked but usually it’s an automated scam with no immediate threat. Here’s how to keep safe. Usually this automated email scam asks for a large ransom in dollars or bitcoin. It may demand that if you don’t respond, your explicit photos and videos will be posted online....

August 15, 2019 · 5 min · 973 words · Erin Gentry

How To Delete Temporary Files & Other Junk On a Smartphone or Tablet

How To Delete Temporary Files & Other Junk On a Smartphone or Tablet Free up gigs of wasted space Deleting temporary files on your phone or tablet is almost a necessity as time goes on. Your device uses files for a specific reason, but then when it’s done with them, it might not remove them, which can lead to unresponsively, excess storage usage, memory problems, etc. Temporary files are created after apps are installed and used, device updates are performed, and apps are removed....

August 14, 2019 · 5 min · 987 words · Stephanie Hoffman
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