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Posts tagged “connection”

How To: Avoid Getting Your Wireless Network Hacked

After this very real and eye-opening Lifehacker article about WEP hacking (and how painlessly easy it can be for someone to hack into your wireless network with just a few simple steps), we felt it wa...

JOININ' LED Lamp is Lit by Contact

A lamp without a power switch seems like the front contender for the Design Flaws that Ruined Great Gadgets list. But this lamp lights up and shuts down with a more unique method: using little electri...

When is Your Web Rush Hour?

A study was conducted in the UK to figure out the times in the week when most surfers are connected to the Web. The peak rush hour, when average web speeds slow to a crawl, is Sunday between 5pm and 6...

7 Tips to Speed Up Your Web Browsing

No matter how much time, money and energy you put into ensuring that your home internet connection is as fast as it can possibly be, you will inevitably be somewhere with a snail-speed connection when...

How to Create Secure and Memorable Network Passwords

We were at a friends house last night for a little bit of mid-week relaxation (read: drinking a Margarita) last night, but we brought along our laptop because we also had a little off-topic research t...