Networking

Your router is dying a slow heat death—here’s how to save it

Your router is dying a slow heat death—here’s how to save it

Graeme Peacock April 22, 2026

Why your $100 router dies in a year (and how to fix it)

3 reasons you need to skip that Wi-Fi 7 router and wait for Wi-Fi 8

3 reasons you need to skip that Wi-Fi 7 router and wait for Wi-Fi 8

Goran Damnjanovic April 17, 2026

You should sit this one out.

Your ISP’s free Wi-Fi 7 router beats the $300 mesh system you were about to buy

Your ISP’s free Wi-Fi 7 router beats the $300 mesh system you were about to buy

Patrick Campanale April 15, 2026

ISP routers finally caught up, and I ditched my mesh network because of it

I upgraded to fiber and my Wi-Fi still lagged: How to find the hidden bottlenecks in your home network

I upgraded to fiber and my Wi-Fi still lagged: How to find the hidden bottlenecks in your home network

Monica J. White April 14, 2026

Your fiber internet is fast, but your home network probably isn't

Your single router is why Wi-Fi dies in your bedroom—why a mesh network is the only real fix

Your single router is why Wi-Fi dies in your bedroom—why a mesh network is the only real fix

Sydney Butler April 13, 2026

Mesh Wi-Fi isn't overkill, it's the new default

Your coax cable is faster than mesh Wi-Fi—here’s how to use it

Your coax cable is faster than mesh Wi-Fi—here’s how to use it

Goran Damnjanovic April 10, 2026

Don't buy a mesh Wi-Fi router: This adapter turns your coax line into whole-home Ethernet

Your DNS server knows every website you visit—here’s why Google’s 8.8.8.8 is different

Your DNS server knows every website you visit—here’s why Google’s 8.8.8.8 is different

Nick Lewis April 9, 2026

8.8.8.8 offers more than just a simple alternative—there are potentially privacy benefits, too.

This is the one piece of gear I wish I’d bought for my homelab years ago

This is the one piece of gear I wish I’d bought for my homelab years ago

Arol Wright April 9, 2026

I ignored UPS advice for years until a power flicker corrupted my entire setup

That $20 tech deal is actually a scam—why your new router is an empty box and your SSD is destroying your data

That $20 tech deal is actually a scam—why your new router is an empty box and your SSD is destroying your data

Adam Davidson April 5, 2026

You get what you pay for.

My flat Ethernet cable was silently cutting my speeds in half

My flat Ethernet cable was silently cutting my speeds in half

Ismar Hrnjicevic April 3, 2026

A damaged Ethernet cable dropped my speeds to 100 Mbps, and here's how I found it

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