personal computing

Be it a 10-, 13-, or 15-inch laptop; affordable (worth only $100 or less) or expensive; or perhaps it was a gift from your favorite aunt, a laptop is a valuable personal property that you sure do not —for a bunch of reasons— want to... Read More

"Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. We're just collecting some error info, and then we'll restart for you." That's usually one of the variations of Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) fatal system error messages that abruptly pop on your computer screen... Read More

Picture this scenario. You're at the office, or say a hotel room where you have cabled internet for your PC. The speeds are really good. You have your phone with you and being indoors, the cellular reception leaves a lot to be desired. The office/... Read More

Solid State drives (SSDs) are well placed to break the prevalence of mechanical hard drives (HDDs) as the main storage for PCs and laptops alike. What they bring to the table far outstrips whatever advantages HDDs had up until this point and there is a... Read More

A Proxy and a VPN, they both connect you to a remote server. They both hide your real IP address, swap it for a new one. They both allow you to connect to and surf the web as if you're in another location. However, this... Read More

Netflix owned Fast.com web app is an essential tool in testing your mobile and broadband speeds. This free web application allows you to instantly check the speeds you're getting from your internet service provider by automatically performing a series of downloads from servers when you... Read More

See MiFis are very small gadgets. And they should be if portability is what we are going for. But then, pushing for smaller sizes leads to a couple of reasonable concessions/compromises. Given a choice between having a display on your MiFi or a bigger, longer... Read More

With a count of nearly 9 billion Wi-Fi devices in active use around the world, more than the number of human beings in existence, the coming of next-generation wireless security protocol is a must-watch. Ever since WPA2 came to be in 2004, Wi-Fi security has been... Read More

Every computer or device on a network has to have an IP address for communication purposes. An IP address is an identifier for your computer or device on a internet or your office network, more like a physical address. Having an IP address allows a... Read More