A Tale Of Wonky Wifi Part 5: Another Transition
When last we left our intrepid hero he had suffered nine months of unreliable Wifi wound the home and home office. After trying a major brand name SMB class 802.11N…
A Tale Of Wonky Wifi Part 4: A Doubleheader Featuring 802.11B/G vs N, And WLAN vs Mesh
When last we left this story our protagonist had returned the Cisco AP to BUY.COM leaving le maison du Graves without functional wifi for about two weeks. Fortunately I was…
A Tale Of Wonky Wifi Part 3: Wifi Access Point vs Router
There are myriad inexpensive consumer routers available that include wifi functionality, but far fewer freestanding wifi access points (AP.) I surmise that this is because every broadband connected home needs…
A Tale Of Wonky Wifi Part 2: Some History & Seeking Advice
This is part 2 in the continuing saga of my fight with replacing a dead Netgear WNR-2000 that had served a my wifi AP. Please recall that I just RMA'd…
A Tale Of Wonky Wifi Part 1: Netgear & Cisco
One of the things that Santa brought over the holidays was a new Wifi access point. Back in November our Netgear router/AP just up and died. In fact, that was…
Feature Idea: Blackout Mode in Consumer Electronics
This is a bit of a trip though time. In my past life, involved with broadcast technology, I travelled extensively. One of my many trips involved an evening driving from…
Chances Are Your Router’s Firmware Blows
You surely have a lock on your front door. Do you have such a lock on your network? Though you may think so, but it may well be wholly unlocked.…
Our DoorBot Has Been Decommissioned: Part 1
One of the realities of my life as a home office worker is that deliveries can be important. Moreover missing deliveries can be extremely inconvenient. On January 1st I installed …
Wired vs Wireless For A Home Office
Not long ago Colin Berkshire made an interesting observation about a trend in new home construction. He noticed that builders are no longer pulling cable for telephone and network connections,…