EDITORIAL: I hate microUSB
Despite the fact that I am an Apple user, I find myself overrun with microUSB cables and devices. It’s the go-to charging cable for just about everything in my life with the exception of those Apple…
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Are you using too much power on your desktop?
Electricity isn’t free… but chances are you knew that. All things considered, though, it’s not really that expensive either. We are lucky to live in an age full of electronic wonders, and although they are beholden…
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Startech HDMI VGA Adapter
The cure for old monitors. Ever since VGA was introduced in the late 1980s on IBM’s PS/2 line, that 15-pin connector with the blue plastic cover has been the ultimate standard. Plugging in a monitor…
Here’s what that new USB connector will look like
Smaller than MicroUSB and more powerful. That’s the message from the USB Promoter Group who have finally finalized their Type C connector. It looks to be a little smaller than MicroUSB, or about the size of a Lightning…
Solid Signal’s HANDS ON REVIEW: CInemizer Virtual Reality Glasses
Because sometimes you really want to be in the middle of the action. As much as we all want a truly 3D immersive experience, the last thing we want are bulky virtual reality goggles. No one…
Is coax networking slower than Ethernet?
Here at Solid Signal, we’re all about helping you find ways to make life better. For example, we’ve showed you how to network your home using just your satellite cables, and several months ago we did a…
Wi-fi from 5 miles away? It can be done!
Just like magic. It’s not hard at all to connect two points 5 miles away just as if you’d run a cable between them. There are hundreds of uses for this technology: use it to cross…
Best of the Blog 2013, Volume 4
Take a look at the best from the fall and early winter of 2013.
Best of the Blog 2013, Volume 3
Take a look at the best from the summer of 2013.
Best of the Blog 2013, Volume 2
Take a look at the best from the spring of 2013.
Best of the Blog 2013, Volume 1
The hits keep coming… here’s the best from early 2013.
I love my Ubiquiti Unifi Access Point
SS@SolidSignal asked me to write this article about my Unifi AP. It’s my first try at an article so bear with me here. I told him that I really loved it and he suggested that…
Turn an unused DECA into an ethernet port!
If you’ve been around DIRECTV for a while, you may have some unused wiring in your home, and a few unused parts. The good news is that it’s possible to turn that unused stuff into an…
Because tons of unsold palettes of Chromebooks, that’s why
A while back, I wrote an article for another publication called “The Chromebooks are coming.” If you still haven’t seen a Chromebook, don’t feel badly; it probably just means you haven’t visited Best Buy or one…
Biggest PC Fails of 2013
Arguably the biggest tech story of 2013 was the end of the PC juggernaut. Personal computer sales, which were utterly nonexistent in 1973,grew year-over-year for longer than most folks have been alive. The growth in PCs…