![What Is 802.11ac and Will It Make My Wi-Fi Faster?]()
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 11, 2013 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, Technicals
It’s tempting, isn’t it? 802.11ac is a hot new wireless technology that boasts faster and at longer ranges than 802.11n, the current king of wireless standards. It does promise some seriously impressive speed improvements over 802.11n though, but because...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 25, 2013 | Blog Entry, HAPPINESS, HEALTH
(and Why It’s Healthier for You, Too) When dealing with jerks and trolls both online and off, you have a choice: you can engage and try to get them to see the error of their ways, or you can avoid them, ignore them, and move on with your life. Most of us already know...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 25, 2013 | Blog Entry
If you have an ARM tablet running Windows RT, (like the Microsoft Surface tablet,) you already know that you’re restricted to applications that Microsoft has approved and added to the Windows Store. Those kinds of restrictions have never stopped enterprising...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 20, 2013 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, MONEY, Technicals
I have a good pile of old computer equipment too, some of which is probably only valuable to people who really really want them at this point. IDE hard drives? Sure, I have those. AGP graphics cards? Maybe one or two left lying around in case an old system fails. The...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 11, 2013 | Blog Entry
Whether you need to learn a new skill or language to advance your career, or you just want to learn something new and broaden your horizons, lifelong learning is important. Still, picking up new things can be difficult, and the free Learning Creative Learning course...
