On This Day in Technology June 28, 1955 – Clarenville, Newfoundland – On this date, the world’s largest cable-laying ship, the HMTS Monarch, laid the very first foot of the TAT-1 telephone cable that would ultimately connect North America to Europe. By September 1956, two lines (one for each direction) ran from Clarenville to Oban, […]

Spring Cleaning Your Tech You wash dishes every day. You do your laundry once a week. And every spring, you clean out the garage, get rid of old clothes, throw wide the windows and let in the breeze that blows the winter cobwebs away. But what’s the one place you spend most of your time […]

School’s Out – Balancing Screentime with Outdoor Time   Remember the good ol’ days when summer break meant climbing trees, hitting the beach, and enjoying long naps in the hammock? Today’s breaks look more like technology camp with kids glued to their phones, tablets, and video games. So, how can you as parents balance the […]

Telecoms and the Military Joining Forces The United States military boasts 456 domestic bases, many of which are situated near the nation’s small towns. Depending on the mission, these installations need space for landing planes, running training exercises, and storing equipment, and urban settings just can’t provide the real estate to support those goals. Their […]

On May 16, 1991, we used paper maps to navigate road trips, we used books to research our college papers, and if we wanted to “friend” someone, we just said hi and asked what they were up to later. One short day later, the World Wide Web was born. On that day, Tim Berners-Lee used […]

You’ve done everything you can do. Unplugged and replugged in cables. Popped out the battery. Held down the reset button. But when that dreaded blue screen of death appears, there’s only one place left to turn: Tech Support. But  rest assured. This team has heard almost everything before. Some challenges are trickier than others, but […]

Like death and taxes, email scams like phishing are here to stay–especially during tax season. During the dark days leading up to April 15th, people are stressed out. They procrastinate so they make mistakes and let their guard down. And NO ONE wants to get on the wrong side of the IRS, so when a […]

Spring has sprung and we all know what that means! Changes in weather, beautiful flowers, intense storms…and down internet. Even a small amount of moisture can impede your internet service, so a heavy rain—even without wind to knock down wires—can interfere with signals enough to slow or stop your service. As painful as Facebook withdrawal […]

A strong and fast wi-fi connection relies on ensuring that you have enough bandwidth for each device, but what IS bandwidth?