Knowledge Handler

Information Sources & Information Sifting Techniques

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I am a retired librarian, most recently serving at Indiana Wesleyan University's Cleveland Education Center.

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Faster Internet, Faster WiFi

Johnny Evans suggests ways you can improve Wi-Fi transmission .

-DD

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Thursday, May 04, 2017

Supporting Obsolete Wi-Fi Technology

Jon Gold notes that old wi-fi technology has many failings, but that organizations with old equipment still must support it.

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Thursday, November 03, 2016

Data Access: Wi-Fi vs. 4G

Andy Patrizio suggests that if a busy professional requires large amounts of data while on the road, then 4G data access is important. If a slow or intermittent wi-fi signal would only be an inconvenience, using free wi-fi is an option.

-DD

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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Hacking Public Wi-Fi

Maurits Marijn warns about the dangers inherent in using public Wi-Fi.

-DD

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Sunday, July 24, 2016

Wi-Fi Troubleshooting

Keith Shaw suggests how to configure a home Wi-Fi network . In a related post from 2013, Sandro Villinger suggested how to deal with slow Wi-Fi.

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Thursday, May 05, 2016

School Distributing WiFi Hotspots

Patrick Nelson reports that the Coachella Valley Unified School District is now parking school buses in remote areas to provide students with access to WiFi hotspots.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Wi-Fi Usage Can Be Analyzed to Track Behavior in a Location

Patrick Nelson observes that Wi-Fi tracing can be analyzed to discover behavioral patterns of Wi-Fi users in specific locations. He posits that this will be very useful to researchers, including those in commercial marketing.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Wi-Fi Technology

David Callisch talks about Wi-Fi technology limitations that impair network bandwidth and transmission speed.

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Securing Wi-Fi

Josh Althuser warns about the dangers of unsecured wi-fi , as there are numerous ways hackers can make a life miserable once they can access your computer.

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Saturday, October 04, 2014

Windows 9 and Wi-Fi Sense

Jared Newman notes that Windows 9 should offer better Wi-Fi connectivity. This is good news, as I have had trouble getting Wi-Fi to connect to institutional wireless networks.

-DD

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