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What is a smart home? How do you create a network in your home? How do you pick a good Wi-Fi router? How do you manage and connect to your network using the devices and operating systems in your home? What kind of smart devices should you use in your home?

Reviewing the Edimax BR-6478AC V2 AC1200 Gigabit dual-band Wi-Fi router

Reviewing the Edimax BR-6478AC V2 AC1200 Gigabit dual-band Wi-Fi router

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 07.03.2016
Edimax is a Taiwanese company that makes affordable smarthome devices, including wireless routers. Their top wireless router at the moment is Edimax BR-6478AC V2 which is by no means, expensive. It costs around 70 USD and it promises to offer quite a lot of bang...
Reviewing TP-LINK RE450 AC1750 Wi-Fi Range Extender

Reviewing TP-LINK RE450 AC1750 Wi-Fi Range Extender

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 26.02.2016
The TP-LINK RE450 AC1750 range extender is the top-of-the line range extender from TP-LINK. It's a device that seems great : it's big, with an unusual look, promising specifications and a rather high price tag. We tested it for about a week, in which we...
Reviewing the Edimax IC-7113W Smart Network Camera

Reviewing the Edimax IC-7113W Smart Network Camera

  • review
  • Tudor Dan
  • 25.02.2016
Edimax is one of the few budget-oriented manufacturers of smart devices for your home. Its products focus more on affordable prices and useful features and less on high-end specs or premium materials. Today we take a look at one of their newest network cameras, the...
Reviewing ASUS RT-AC5300 - The WiFi router Spiderman would make

Reviewing ASUS RT-AC5300 - The WiFi router Spiderman would make

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 25.01.2016
ASUS RT-AC5300 was unveiled at the end of 2015 and it is now being launched in markets worldwide. It's a wireless router that made the news mostly because of its looks. This massive, over-the-top wireless router looks as if it was designed by Spiderman. It...
What can you do from the Devices and Printers panel in Windows?

What can you do from the Devices and Printers panel in Windows?

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 06.01.2016
The Devices and Printers panel was first introduced in Windows 7 with the aim of providing a friendly way to interact with external devices connected to your computer. However, in order for the concept to work as intended, hardware manufacturers need to provide support for...
How to get smart about your home?

How to get smart about your home?

  • misc
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 02.12.2015
Equipping a smarthome has never been easier and more affordable. But where do you start? We examined a couple of solutions that allow you to start small and connect more devices later on . Let's look together at a few scenarios and you can decide...
Google engineer takes on faulty USB-C cables on Amazon

Google engineer takes on faulty USB-C cables on Amazon

  • news
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 09.11.2015
A Google engineer showed that several USB-C cables on sale at Amazon failed to meet the standard specifications. Benson Leung started to post reviews on Amazon at the end of October, on cables that malfunctioned to the point of damaging the devices connected to them....
Simple questions: What is the Network and Sharing Center in Windows?

Simple questions: What is the Network and Sharing Center in Windows?

  • tutorial
  • Mihai-Emilian Blaga
  • 05.11.2015
In many of our tutorials about networking in Windows, you will see that we often mention the Network and Sharing Center. Obviously, it is the entrance point to many Windows networking features and tasks. However, if you are wondering what does it do exactly and...
Reviewing The ASUS RP-AC56 Wireless-AC1200 Dual-Band Range Extender

Reviewing The ASUS RP-AC56 Wireless-AC1200 Dual-Band Range Extender

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 02.10.2015
ASUS just launched a new generation of range extenders which promise to improve their support for modern wireless networking standards and frequencies. Also, they are better equipped to work with the modern routers that have invaded the market in the last year or so. The...
Reviewing The TP-LINK Archer C9 AC1900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router

Reviewing The TP-LINK Archer C9 AC1900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 18.08.2015
It's time to get ourselves more acquainted with the portfolio of wireless routers offered by TP-LINK. This time, we will test their second most expensive router at the time of this review: TP-LINK Archer C9. It is a solid device, with very good specifications, at...
Reviewing The TP-LINK RE210 AC750 Wi-Fi Range Extender

Reviewing The TP-LINK RE210 AC750 Wi-Fi Range Extender

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 17.08.2015
The TP-LINK RE210 AC750 Wi-Fi Range Extender is a reasonably priced device that promises to help you improve the coverage of your 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless networks. If you look at its specifications, it delivers what you would expect, but does its performance stand out...
Reviewing ASUS Tri-Band Wireless-AC3200 - Batman's Router Just Got Upgraded!

Reviewing ASUS Tri-Band Wireless-AC3200 - Batman's Router Just Got Upgraded!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 30.07.2015
The ASUS Tri-Band Wireless-AC3200 router or RT-AC3200 as it is named by its manufacturer, is the most expensive wireless router offered by ASUS. It's the first tri-band wireless router in this company's portfolio and it boasts some very impressive specifications and a price to match...
Troubleshoot Internet Connection Problems Over A Wireless Network

Troubleshoot Internet Connection Problems Over A Wireless Network

  • tutorial
  • Attila Szász
  • 20.07.2015
Have you ever connected to a wireless network at a friend's house and could not access the Internet, even though you were connected? Did Windows tell you that there is no Internet access? If the answer is yes, then read this article to find out...