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To Wi-Fi, or not to Wi-Fi, Part 3

Reading my two previous columns, you learned how to set up a secure wireless (Wi-Fi) network at your home or place of business. You also learned how dangerous it can be to use free, “open,” unsecured wireless networks, such as those found at restaurants, schools and...

To Wi-Fi, or not to Wi-Fi, Part 2

Last week, we looked at Wi-Fi, AKA, “Wireless Fidelity.” We learned that it is synonymous with wireless networking, and I showed you how to set up a secure, encrypted wireless network of your own. Secure wireless networks are great, but what about when you want to use...

To Wi-Fi, or not to Wi-Fi, Part 1

Quick, tell me what “Wi-Fi” stands for. Yes, yes, I know it’s goofy computer shorthand for wireless networking, but, what does it mean? You have five seconds and there’s a prize involved. “Wi-Fi” is short for “wireless fidelity,” a term coined sometime around 1999,...

Computers are not an investment, they’re an expense

Over the years, the back rooms of my house have turned into a sort of computer salvage yard and recycling center. Numerous shelves are stacked with all sorts of bits and pieces salvaged from otherwise dead machines. If you need a replacement thingamabob for your...