PAT PILCHER finds adding smarts to dumb appliances isn’t all that hard after all and it’s all thanks to a plug. Yes that’s right: a plug!
Tag: wi-fi
Trend Micro Wireless Security REVIEW
Worried about interlopers when you’re using free public Wi-Fi? You should be. PAT PILCHER discovers that Trend Micro has the answer.
Netgear Orbi RBK50 Router REVIEW
PAT PILCHER fights the good fight to get decent Wi-Fi coverage – and wins with the help of Netgear’s slick Orbi router and satellete package.
Banishing Wi-Fi Deadzones: Netgear Nighthawk X6S
Dead spots be damned! PAT PILCHER checks out Netgear’s Nighthawk X6S Mesh Range Extender and bids the zombie zone goodbye.
Hands On With Norton Secure VPN
PAT PILCHER puts some safeguards in place for his data with Norton Secure VPN – ensuring others can’t capture his passwords, emails or financial info while he’s using public Wi-Fi.
Under Covr – D-Link’s New Mesh Network Tested
PAT PILCHER goes under COVR to test out a mesh networking solution to the Wi-Fi deadspot issue.
Got ‘Dem Wi-Fi Blues?
PAT PILCHER’s quest to improve the wonky Wi-Fi in his wife’s home office finds success.
Personal Details Threatened By Wi-Fi Weakness
We’re so reliant on Wi-Fi and gadget interconnectedness that a vulnerability found in the security mechanism could lead to meltdown – malicious nabbing of personal data, credit card details, the lot. PAT PILCHER on the big new threat.