Let’s face it, hurricane season can weak havoc on our nerves as we watch the forecasts in anticipation of what may be lurking out over the open waters heading our way. While we may not be able to control the weather, we can take measures to be prepared for storms that give us a sense […]
Each day there seem to be more and more options for internet service providers. As these options expand, it gets harder and harder to tell which ones are good and which ones are bad. You may be tempted to make your decision based solely on price and maybe speed. However, some other factors should be […]
Remember AOL? What about DSL? Back in the early 90s, we had to hang up the phone to get on the Internet. When you picked up the receiver, you heard those crazy modem sounds screeching in your ear. Johnny and Susie fought over the landline and the World Wide Web access. We’ve come a long […]
Communities of the past thrived based on their proximity to infrastructure like railways, roads, rivers, and airports, which enabled the distribution of goods and services. The further away you live from this center of commerce, the less you participated in its marketplace. Today, it is a different type of infrastructure that maintains and creates economic […]
Let’s be honest with ourselves – it can be easy to take the Internet for granted. There are often times when the Internet is exactly what we need, whether we are trying to find directions, a great restaurant to enjoy, or simply a word that is on the tip of our tongue. However, the truth […]
Up until recently, the telecom industry had a pretty traditional model for selling local Wi-Fi to customers. Customers would go to a major traditional cable TV provider, and they would buy modems and other gear in order to benefit from high-speed Wi-Fi in the home. Sometimes, to put a wired modem in, a tech would […]
When you’re looking at how to support your digital devices with wi-fi, it really helps to think outside the box. We’re used to thinking of AT&T and Verizon as our only significant choices, along with the other two major carriers, Sprint and T-Mobile. However, today there are very diverse offerings in the telecom market, and […]
Upon conception of dial-up in July 1992, the public was happy to access the web at home finally. If they had home phone service, they were able to access the Internet. There were two drawbacks to dial-up; you could only access the Internet at home, and you couldn’t talk on the phone while using dial-up, […]