This year, 2017, is truly the year that whole-home mesh Wi-Fi systems are taking flight. Many manufacturers, particularly the mainstream brands, have launched their first whole-home mesh Wi-Fi systems in the last year. TP-Link, ...
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Category: Technology
All technology things, computers, networking, IT security, etc.
For Mac users, the window to the Windows world is through virtualisation software like Parallels Desktop. The Parallels Desktop annual update has just arrived with the announcement of Parallels Desktop 13, brining with it support ...
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I recently got hold of a MicroTik hAP ac Wi-Fi router. The MikroTik brand isn’t well-known to most consumers, but the Latvian-based manufacturer has been making very affordable computer networking products for many years. ...
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ASUS’ line of slim and svelte Zenbook notebooks are a familiar sight to many consumers. It turns out they’ve also been working on their “pro” series notebooks for business users, and their new AsusPro ...
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There are two primary ways to get a Network Attached Storage (NAS). You could buy an off-the-shelf NAS appliance. Alternatively, since a NAS is really just a PC with many hard disks, you could also make one out of a standard PC. ...
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Sony launched two cool Xperia smartphones recently. First, there is the Xperia XZs, which is the subject of this review. Then there’s the Xperia XZ Premium that I reviewed previously. With model names so similar and ...
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I’ve been writing a number of posts about building a Network Attached Storage (NAS). The final, and arguably the most critical piece of the build, is the hard disk drive itself. Of course, everything’s important, but ...
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Our houses aren’t getting bigger, but for some strange reasons, more of us are finding the need for a Wi-FI range extender. I’ve reviewed a couple of Wi-Fi range extenders in the past, and here I have another one from ...
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The MyDigitalSSD brand is not very well-known, but the company wants to make great products that sell for budget prices instead of throwing advertising dollars around. Encouraged by a Tom’s Hardware review from last year, I ...
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USB, that ubiquitous interface that we use to charge many of our gadgets, can carry a varying amount of power depending on a variety of factors. It’s helpful to know how much power actually goes across the USB interface. To ...
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