by Joseph Forbes | Jan 30, 2017 | Blog Entry
Question: What is the Range of a Typical WiFi Network? Answer: The range of a WiFi computer network depends primarily on the number and type of wireless access points (including wireless routers) used to build it. A traditional home network having one wireless router...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 29, 2017 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, INTERNET, KnowledgeBase (KB), Technicals
In wireless networking, dual band equipment is capable of transmitting in either of two different standard frequency ranges. Modern Wi-Fi home networks feature dual band broadband routers that support both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz channels. The History of Dual Band Wireless...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 28, 2017 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, KnowledgeBase (KB)
Private Branch Exchange Explained A PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is a system that allows an organization to manage incoming and outgoing phone calls and also allows communication internally within the organization. A PBX is made up of both hardware and software and...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 26, 2017 | Blog Entry, DATA, INTERNET, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
Keeping track of passwords can seem like a hassle. Most of us have multiple sites we visit which require password logins. So many, in fact, that it’s tempting to use the same username/password combo for all of them. Don’t. Otherwise, it takes only the...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 22, 2017 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, INTERNET
Building the local area network that’s right for you Computer networks for the home and small business can be built using either wired or wireless technology. Wired Ethernet has been the traditional choice in homes, but Wi-Fi and other wireless options are...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 19, 2017 | Blog Entry
Most computers on TCP/IP networks that need name resolution support use the Domain Name System (DNS). Setting up DNS on client devices requires identifying the DNS servers to use. Network administrators (on the Internet, service providers) install and maintain these...
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by Joseph Forbes | Jan 17, 2017 | Blog Entry, DATA
If you want to completely erase a hard drive, it’s not as easy as deleting everything on it. To truly erase hard drive data forever, you’ll have to take some extra steps. When you format a hard drive you don’t actually erase the hard drive of data,...
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by Joseph Forbes | Jan 17, 2017 | ENTERTIANMENT
There has never been a better time to cut the cord. Just a few years ago, dropping cable meant going without some of the shows you may have wanted to watch. But these days, it’s easy to cancel your cable subscription, watch all of your favorite shows, and still...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 16, 2017 | Blog Entry
You need to format a hard drive if you plan on using it in Windows or Mac, or Linux… To format a hard drive means to delete any information on the drive and to set up a file system so your operating system can read data from, and write data to, the drive. As...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 15, 2017 | Blog Entry, DATA
The first thing to do after installing a hard drive is to partition it. You have to partition a hard drive, and then format it, before you can use it to store data. To partition a hard drive in Windows means to section off a part of it and make that part available to...
