29 September 2020 | Gizmos, How Does it Work?, Video |
The latest news about 5G isn’t exactly flattering.
After dealing with nothing but hyped-up descriptions of the Technological Wonderland that awaited us, now even mainstream techie news seems to be all about bashing 5G instead of promoting it.
What happened??
In short, reality sunk in.
I suspect we’ll see some rather substantial evolutionary changes in wireless service instead of the revolutionary changes we’ve been promised – and that’s not necessarily a bad thing!
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1 September 2020 | Computers, How Does it Work? |
The word on the street is that the latest version of Windows 10, version 2004, contains a bug that over-defrags SSDs.
While common “wisdom” is that SSDs don’t need to be defragged, the truth is that they sort of need it.
Okay then! So, the question then is: Will Win 10 2004 destroy your SSD?
Is a fix on the way?
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25 August 2020 | Gizmos, How Does it Work?, Video |
We often hear lately about nefarious plans involving injectable tracking devices… But is such a thing even possible?
Given the current state of technology, would such a thing even work?
Better yet, HOW would it work?
After all, it’s a long way from contactless payment cards to tracking chips floating inside inside millions of people who are constantly on the move.
The answers to these questions surprised me – and they may surprise you, too!
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11 August 2020 | Energy, Gizmos, How Does it Work?, Video |
Wireless charging is all the rage these days.
Unfortunately, it’s not quite up to par.
It turns out that most chargers are actually wasting tons of electricity – and they’re not exactly easy to use, either.
Join for me for a look at yet another wireless technology that leaves a lot to be desired…
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21 July 2020 | Do-It-Yourself, How Does it Work?, Networking, Video |
This video is a continuation of Part 3!!
What happens if you want to set up a home network, but you already have existing Ethernet cabling and wall jacks?
While it may seem simple, it turns out that you need to do some investigation first.
In Part 1 of this video, I described the different types of patch panels you may find in your home, how they work, and how you will use them (or not).
In this video, I’ll show exactly how to connect everything!
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14 July 2020 | Do-It-Yourself, How Does it Work?, Networking, Video |
What happens if you want to set up a home network, but you already have existing Ethernet cabling and wall jacks?
While it may seem simple, it turns out that you need to do some investigation first.
In this video, I describe the different types of patch panels you may find in your home, how they work, and how you will use them (or not).
It’s worth noting that if you only have twisted-pair phone cabling (often called PTT-298), you CAN use that wiring for 100 Mbps Ethernet – but not for Gigabit+ speeds.
Fortunately, most homes these days have Cat 5e or higher cabling, so that part shouldn’t be a problem…
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30 June 2020 | Energy, How Does it Work?, Video |
Shungite is a stone that many people use to protect themselves from EMFs such as WiFi, 5G, and so on. But does it really work?
Well, it turns out that most of the information available on the internet appears to be dead wrong!
I do a few simple tests in this video to show that no, shungite does not appear to absorb EMFs – it reflects or partially blocks them only when it’s directly between the antenna and your body.
Well, okay, but there are still tons of people who swear by it! What’s going on here?
Should you keep using your shungite?
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16 June 2020 | How Does it Work?, Networking, Video |
First of all, it’s finally happened: 2.5 Gbps Ethernet is HERE!
It’s already rolling out, and consumer-grade 2.5 gig switches will arrive shortly.
The other big news is the unveiling of WiFi 6E.
A new flavor of WiFi 6, the 6E variant adds the 6GHz radio band and speeds of up to 11Gbps… Or so they say.
So, the question is: stick with wired, or go WiFi 6E wireless? Which is faster?
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2 June 2020 | How Does it Work?, Spare Me!, Video |
In this episode, I answer some questions and comments left on my various 5G videos – especially 5G is just the tip of the iceberg.
Since I posted that video 2 years ago, it has received almost 6000 comments. Many are informative, supportive, and heartening.
And then there are the “other” comments…
Join me for a deep dive QnA – and a bit of fun!
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21 April 2020 | Gizmos, How Does it Work?, Video |
As regular readers know, I’m not a big fan of the traditional smartphone craze.
Sure, they’re really handy gizmos, but the amount of data being hoovered up and shipped off to large service providers is a bit frustrating.
As if things aren’t bad enough on that front, it gets better! It turns out that even individual APPS running on your phone are spying on you – specifically, they’re tracking your location (among other things).
What’s more, your location data can be easily linked to you as a private individual. To top it all off, this data is bought and sold to anyone who will pay – and all in the blink of an eye!
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The latest news about 5G isn’t exactly flattering.
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