Tag: Network

  • What You Need to Know Before Switching to a New iPhone

    What You Need to Know Before Switching to a New iPhone

    Are you planning to upgrade to a new iPhone 16? It’s exciting, we know, but it’s best to proceed deliberately when setting up your new iPhone to avoid causing yourself headaches. Follow these instructions when you’re ready to transfer your data—and, for many people, much of your digital life—to the new iPhone. Apple also has…

  • Having Trouble with a Public Wi-Fi Network’s Captive Portal Login Page?

    Having Trouble with a Public Wi-Fi Network’s Captive Portal Login Page?

    When you connect to a public Wi-Fi network at an airport, hotel, coffee shop, or school, you may need to interact with a captive portal login page to be granted access to the network. It might require you to enter login credentials, ask for your name, or make you agree to terms of service. But…

  • Prep Your Tech for Travel

    Prep Your Tech for Travel

    Long ago, to get ready for a trip, we’d mostly make sure we had our plane tickets, books and magazines to read, and a snack. Prepping for travel in today’s tech-heavy world comes with a new set of tasks, most of which shouldn’t be left to the last minute. Identify Devices, Chargers, and Cables to…

  • Nine Ways of Moving Data from One Mac to Another

    Nine Ways of Moving Data from One Mac to Another

    You have a file on one Mac and want to copy it to another Mac, either yours or someone else’s. Sounds easy, and it is, but the best way to go about it varies widely depending on circumstances, and your go-to method may not be the best choice, depending on the size of the file…

  • The Best Apple Gifts for 2023

    The Best Apple Gifts for 2023

    We’re moving into the holiday shopping season, and if you’re looking for the perfect gift for that special someone, Apple-related gifts always go over well. Here are our recommendations this year. AirTag Do you know someone who’s always misplacing their keys, purse, or backpack, or who’s planning a trip? They might appreciate Apple’s AirTag trackers.…

  • Networking Gear Does Wear Out—Suspect It in Internet Slowdowns and Dropouts

    Networking Gear Does Wear Out—Suspect It in Internet Slowdowns and Dropouts

    We’ve helped some clients recently with networking problems that seemed to be related to Internet connections. Most notable was intermittently slow Internet performance, causing the client to call their ISP to upgrade to a higher bandwidth connection with guaranteed throughput. But that extra monthly expense turned out to be unnecessary once we tracked the problem…