Are you generally happy with your cell service everywhere except within your home? If you have a broadband Internet connection you can install your very own mini “cell tower”! Well, it isn’t exactly a cell tower, but it works exactly like one.
Femtocells are small router-sized boxes that connect to your cell carrier’s network through your high speed modem/router. They radiate a strong cell signal throughout your home, and in some cases even out into your yard. And I can tell you from personal experience that they work extremely well since I’ve been using one for years!
Imagine going from a barely usable cell signal to a perfect signal simply by plugging a small electronic device into your router. That’s exactly how it works. [Read more…]
There are times when it is best to use a wired Ethernet connection instead of Wi-Fi even if a Wi-Fi connection is available, but most Windows installations will default to connecting via Wi-Fi even when the PC is plugged into a router or modem via an Ethernet cable.
Question from Carrie E.:
If you use Microsoft Windows you have surely experienced the frustration of trying to clear a stuck print job at one time or another. There are several ways to do it, but none of them are very intuitive or easy to remember.
Like it or not, Windows 8/8.1 is here to stay until Windows 10 hits the market next year, so we might as well get used to it unless we’re willing to switch to 
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