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With the holidays fast approaching, there is always exciting trips and get-togethers to post to social media. Newsfeeds are chock full of family pictures, travel plans, and evidence of ugly sweater parties. Everyone is celebrating, as they should, and sharing their joy and laughter with those they love. Great! What could go wrong? If this is winning, we don't want to be a winners. Unfortunately, a lot. Most people have heard about the dangers of not understanding social media privacy s …

We live in an age where having a fast Internet connection is extremely important. As such, regardless if you are at home or at work, you want to make sure your network traffic is running at full speed. It doesn't matter how fast your Internet connection is; if you share a network with people who hog bandwidth, you are going to experience slowdowns. This is why it's important to know how to prioritize your traffic. This is something that can be done by using Quality of Service rules in DD-WRT. …

We get it. You don’t enjoy router shopping. Wireless routers are a confusing but necessary evil that allow you to access the internet. The choices seem endless, the specs mean nothing, and there is an alphabet soup worth of jargon. Finally, someone is here to help. We are going to cut through the confusion and keep it simple! Cut through the confusing terms and learn what matters when shopping for a wi-fi router.The things that matter There are lots of confusing specs listed in Wi-Fi ro …

Living abroad is an adventure and thrill. There is a ton to explore and learn as you are immersed in a new culture. But, for families or individuals who find themselves living abroad for months or years at a time the culture shock eventually wears.  At some point, feeling homesick, and maybe a little lonely, is only natural. A dose of home can be just the thing to get you through those dark times. Being alone in a foreign country is exciting but can get lonely. Nothing is more frustr …