Knowledge Handler
Information Sources & Information Sifting Techniques
About Me

- Name: David Dial
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
I am a retired librarian, most recently serving at Indiana Wesleyan University's Cleveland Education Center.
Thursday, October 29, 2020
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.
-DDLabels: Wi-Fi
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.
-DDLabels: 4G, road warrior, Wi-Fi
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Hacking Public Wi-Fi
Maurits Marijn warns about the dangers inherent in using public Wi-Fi.
-DDLabels: cyber security, hacker, Wi-Fi
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.
-DDLabels: home security, Networking, Wi-Fi
Thursday, May 05, 2016
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.
-DDLabels: User behavior, Wi-Fi
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Saturday, November 21, 2015
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.
-DDLabels: Internet access, Wi-Fi

