What is a PC stick?
Well, it’s this. It’s a device just a little larger than your average streaming stick that’s actually a full-featured PC. It’s barely big enough for a couple of USB ports, a power connector and an HDMI…
Read Morecomputers and internet
Do you really need an expensive router?
There are all kinds of people. Some of us, and yes I’ll count myself in this crowd, tweak every setting we can get our hands on, customizing the experience provided by every single piece of equipment…
Need Wi-Fi that covers the whole backyard? We can do that!
Problem, meet solution. This Ubiquiti Unifi outdoor access point can blanket an area 600’x600′ in fast Wi-Fi and survive the elements while doing it. It’s just another of Ubiquiti’s easy-to-use products for providing strong Wi-Fi where before…
Can you use a powerline adapter on a smart TV?
The better question is, “should you?” Powerline networking kits like this one from Tech Choice will help you get a network connection where none exists. Wired networking is necessary when your Wi-Fi doesn’t reach, or in the…
Cell Booster or Wi-Fi Extender: Which do you REALLY need?
So, you want to improve reception in the house. That makes perfect sense… it’s frustrating that you can use your phone anywhere but in your own home. Yet, the construction of a lot of homes isn’t…
Best of the Blog 2014, Volume 4
The end of 2014 was a great time for The Solid Signal Blog!
Best of the Blog 2014, Volume 3
Check out the great stuff from years past.
Best of the Blog 2014, Volume 2
Our team was busy in the spring and early summer of 2014!
Best of the Blog 2014, Volume 1
Take a look at the best from the fall and early winter of 2013.
Should you use the 5GHz band on your router?
It depends on if you’re an IT professional. The latest version of the 802.11 standard for Wi-Fi includes the ability to use the 5GHz broadcast band as well as the 2.4GHz broadcast band. This opens up…
Beware the perils of Bluetooth keyboards and mice
OK so I’m being a little dramatic. Personally I use a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse on my PC and they work fine. In fact, Bluetooth is a great technology for connecting these things, because it’s built…
5 best uses for an inkjet printer (besides printing)
Be honest. When was the last time you used the printer on your desk at home? People still print things in office occasionally but home printers are usually just sitting there taking up space. It’s a…
What is the difference between a hub and a switch?
Well, other than the fact you can’t really find a network hub anymore. Once upon a time, network equipment was expensive. Of course today we have great product like our Datatronix Network Switch that’s very inexpensive and…
YES YOU CAN: Build a wireless network over 8 miles long
OK, not everyone needs this… but that doesn’t mean it isn’t cool. Wireless, secure network communication between two points 15 kilometers apart. It’s not only possible, it’s easy using Ubiquiti’s Nanostation M5 adapters. Put one where your network…
What is eSATAp?
Does it seem like this alphabet soup is out of control? Because SATA was hard enough to swallow. If you trace the origins of this acronym all the way back, you’ll learn that the middle “AT”…