Windows Updates can vary between a few megabytes and several hundred megabytes. These updates are considered beneficial to PCs however, it can be annoying at the same time due to the bandwidth consumption that it can use during downloads. As a result, other activities such as browsing or streaming online are greatly affected. Ideally, …
Have you ever experience a time when the cellular data suddenly stopped working on your iPhone or iPad? Ruling out the possibility that you’re not in a poor coverage area, there are some troubleshooting steps you can do that may resolve this issue.
OPTION 1: Restart Your Device
The first troubleshooting step you should …
Telling Windows which network is public or private has a relevant purpose. If you notify Windows that a certain network is public, it will turn off file sharing since public networks are less secure. It’s a basic yet effective way to protect its users from losing any personal data or information from possible unauthorized …
One of the most effective ways in securing your wireless network is by hiding your Wi-Fi network’s name or SSID. Short for Service Set Identifier, this is one of the most important components in a wireless network that should be unique so that you can easily identify your network from the rest. Hacking random …
By default, Windows hides the actual password that you type in when you attempt to connect to a secured wireless network. You may notice that it uses either dots or asterisks instead of the actual characters to keep prying eyes from discovering the password or passphrase, thus keeping your network safer. And once you …
There is enough awareness that Macs are infamous when it comes to connection problems with printers. And it always seem to be an unlucky coincidence that it happens whenever you need to print an important document. The good news is, there are some troubleshooting steps that you can do first before claiming surrender and …
It is necessary that every smartphone user should have a VPN service. VPN, known as Virtual Private Network, is encrypted web traffic through groups of computers and the Internet. It provides an extra layer of security and privacy to the web browsing you do every day.
Issues When Switching Networks
This problem normally occurs …
We all know that it’s not smooth sailing all the time when it comes to our Internet connections. Sometimes, unfortunate things happen to our connection when we need them the most. One of the most frustrating Internet-related situations is when we’re downloading an important file or document from your browser. There are times wherein …
In order for you to be able to read your emails, whether it’s Gmail, Yahoo, etc., you need an Internet connection. The great news with Gmail is that you can still access your mail even without it. Gmail Offline is a Google Chrome extension that allows users to access their account, even without Internet …
The Hosts file is a part of your computer’s operating system that maps hostnames to IP addresses. It is a plain text file, but it doesn’t have any extension. It is available on every operating system like Windows, Mac, Linux, etc. The Hosts file converts the host name to IP and vice versa. So …
