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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?

How to Connect Windows 8.1 Devices to Wireless Networks via WPS

How to Connect Windows 8.1 Devices to Wireless Networks via WPS

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 27.03.2014
If you have a Windows 8.1 laptop, tablet or hybrid that you can connect to wireless networks, you may need or want to use the WPS standard to make quicker connections to some networks. If that is the case for you, here's how to connect...
Connect Windows 8.1 Devices With Mini DisplayPorts to HDMI Displays

Connect Windows 8.1 Devices With Mini DisplayPorts to HDMI Displays

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 10.03.2014
Surface and Surface Pro tablets from Microsoft do not have an HDMI port and it isn't very obvious how to connect them to an external monitor. The same is true about many other Windows 8.1 devices, including laptops and tablets created by HP, Dell or...
How to Pair a Bluetooth Mouse with a Windows 8.1 Laptop or Tablet

How to Pair a Bluetooth Mouse with a Windows 8.1 Laptop or Tablet

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 06.03.2014
Modern laptops and tablets get smaller and smaller. As a result they provide fewer USB ports for connecting other devices and they rely more on Bluetooth. That's why Bluetooth mice and keyboards are becoming more popular. But how do you connect them with your Windows...
Set Windows 8.1 Apps that May Use the Webcam, Microphone & other devices

Set Windows 8.1 Apps that May Use the Webcam, Microphone & other devices

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 15.10.2013
Another useful new feature in Windows 8.1 is that you can set in detail which apps can use devices like the webcam, microphone and others. This tutorial shows how this configuration is performed. As you will see, it is very quick and painless. :) [DC-SUMMARY-BREAK]...
How to Rename the Active Network Connection in Windows 7

How to Rename the Active Network Connection in Windows 7

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 29.05.2013
When you connect to a new network, Windows 7 gives it a name and a standard icon, depending on the network profile you have assigned: home, work, or public. But, did you know you can change the network's name, as well as its icon? Here's...
How to Print to a Shared Mac OS X Printer from Windows 7 & Windows 8

How to Print to a Shared Mac OS X Printer from Windows 7 & Windows 8

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 09.05.2013
There are a number of indirect ways that you can trick Windows 7 and Windows 8 into printing from a shared printer attached to a Mac, but the best way to do it is through Bonjour. That's because with every version change - either between...
How to Remove Network Locations Mapped as Drives in Windows 8

How to Remove Network Locations Mapped as Drives in Windows 8

  • tutorial
  • Robert Kingsley
  • 23.04.2013
The process called mapping, assigns a drive letter on your computer to a location on a remote system allowing you to access and save files over the network easily. We have shown how to make these links permanent by reconnecting them every time you log...
How to Mount a Windows 7 & Windows 8 Shared Folder in Mac OS X

How to Mount a Windows 7 & Windows 8 Shared Folder in Mac OS X

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 10.04.2013
When accessing network shared folders from your Mac is a difficult task to do, the only solution you have left is to map a network shared folder from your Windows 7 or Windows 8 computer, so that the Mac always remembers its IP address and...
How to Access Windows 7 & Windows 8 Shared Folders from Mac OS X

How to Access Windows 7 & Windows 8 Shared Folders from Mac OS X

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 09.04.2013
What prerequisites must be met in order to be able to access, from Mac OS X, network folders shared by Windows 7 and Windows 8 computers? In this article I will detail all the dependencies that must be met in order for things to work...
Set Up Windows 7 & Windows 8 to Share with Mac OS X & Ubuntu Linux

Set Up Windows 7 & Windows 8 to Share with Mac OS X & Ubuntu Linux

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 03.04.2013
Do you have a network with multiple devices, computers and operating systems? What does it take to set up Windows 7 and Windows 8 so that you can easily share folders, libraries and devices with the other computers that are part of the network? It...
How to Share Folders from Mac OS X with Windows 7 & Windows 8 PCs

How to Share Folders from Mac OS X with Windows 7 & Windows 8 PCs

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 26.03.2013
Sharing folders from Mac OS X with Windows computers and devices, is a lot easier than it used to be. Thanks to OS X's built-in support for the Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol, allowing read/write access to Windows computers can be done with just...
How to Install Any Version of Windows from Other Network Computers

How to Install Any Version of Windows from Other Network Computers

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 14.03.2013
Talk about a complex thing to do: installing Windows over the network. Even installing it via a USB drive is simpler. However, this doesn't mean it cannot be done. Using a free tool named Serva and a bit of time and attention, anyone can set...
Reviewing the Belkin AC 1000 DB Wi-Fi Dual-Band AC+ Gigabit Router

Reviewing the Belkin AC 1000 DB Wi-Fi Dual-Band AC+ Gigabit Router

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 11.01.2013
Have you noticed that many AC routers have been launched on the market in the last few months? What does AC stand for? It turns out it is the latest wireless networking standard. It is supposed to be the successor of the 802.11n standard and...
Introducing Windows 8: How to Add or Remove Devices from PC Settings

Introducing Windows 8: How to Add or Remove Devices from PC Settings

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 03.01.2013
Did you know that Windows 8 also offers a new way to add and remove devices connected to your computer? On top of the tools that exist in Windows 7 and earlier versions of Windows, now there is also a Devices section in PC Settings...
How to Use File History with Network Drives & Locations to Backup Data

How to Use File History with Network Drives & Locations to Backup Data

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 20.12.2012
File History can work both with local drives plugged into your computer and drives connected to other computers on the network or to the network itself. How does this work and what is the best way to set things up? Learn this and more from...
Reviewing the ASUS RT-N56U - Is it Really the Fastest Wireless Router?

Reviewing the ASUS RT-N56U - Is it Really the Fastest Wireless Router?

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 12.12.2012
Lately, I have been searching for a really good wireless N router, able to provide both good speed and coverage, while battling successfully with all the other wireless networks available in my area. I did a bit of research and I have learned that many...
Reviewing the Belkin @TV - Mobile TV for Geeks

Reviewing the Belkin @TV - Mobile TV for Geeks

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 30.10.2012
Recently, I got my hands on the Belkin @TV. From the moment I touched it, I was very intrigued: Mobile television? Remote streaming? Interesting concepts I have not fiddled with until now. Imagine my curiosity while unpacking the device and setting it up for the...