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Nov

Explained: What is Mesh WiFi? vs Extender, Router?

by John Lister on November, 5 2019 at 02:11PM EST

Ask online about ways to improve the Internet connection around your home, and you'll often come across users recommending that you use a "mesh WiFi" system. So, what is mesh WiFi? Is mesh WiFi better than regular WiFi? What about mesh vs an ... extender, or mesh vs a router? How does mesh compare to Google Nest? How do you set up a mesh Wifi network? We'll answer those questions and more below. Related: How to Fix: Stop Neighbors Stealing My WiFi Related : Are you looking for the best possible way to extend the WiFi signal in your home , but don't have the technical expertise? Tired of ... (view more)

Wed

Feb

New Wi-Fi Router Promises Entire Home Coverage

by John Lister on February, 4 2015 at 07:02AM EST

The makers of a new wireless router system claim it will offer guaranteed high-speed Wi-Fi connections throughout large homes. But at a minimum of $299 to take advantage, it's a costly solution. The Eero system is aimed at people who have an ... Internet connection and wireless router but struggle to get a good signal -- or any signal -- throughout their entire home. Wi-Fi signals can be weakened by structural issues such as in multi-storey houses, or by interference from wireless networks run by neighbors. The makers say this will become an increasingly frustrating problem as people make ... (view more)

Mon

Aug

'Office 2010 Trial Extender 1.0.0.6', and 'ExtractNow 4.6.9.1'

by Brandon Dimmel on August, 13 2012 at 08:08AM EDT

Office 2010 Trial Extender 1.0.0.6 Microsoft Office 2010 normally needs to be activated after 30 days, or else it stops working. Corporate users are allowed to "rearm" the Office suite five times, allowing them a total of 180 days for evaluating the ... product before they must buy it or stop using it. But private users are not given this same privilege. This free software tool allows anyone to "rearm" the Office suite of software five times. Just re-apply before the 30 days trial expires. Note: the software may sometimes warn that the Office suite has already been rearmed ... (view more)

Tue

Nov

Microsoft to Drop Drive Extender from Windows Home Server

by John Lister on November, 30 2010 at 08:11AM EST

Home users have expressed dismay at news that Microsoft is to remove a key feature from its Windows Home Server software. Drive Extender, a handy options that allows users to add extra hard drives, will be axed from Windows Home Server's next ... edition. Share Files Easily with Windows Home Server Windows Home Server is designed as an easy way for with multiple computers to share files. One of the computers is designated a server, and the others are classified as clients, in much the same way as many large businesses operate their networks. However, the system is specially designed to be easy to ... (view more)

Wed

Jun

'File Box Extender', and 'Tera Copy'

by Bob Helmer on June, 13 2007 at 08:06AM EDT

File Box Extender FileBox enhances Windows by adding several advanced functions to the standard Open File and Save File dialog boxes. FileBox adds two handy buttons to these standard dialogs, which appear on the right side of the Windows dialog box ... title bars. These buttons appear next to the minimize, restore, and maximize buttons with which you're probably already familiar. FileBox can also forcibly resize the standard Windows file management dialog boxes so they're bigger, and thus easier to use if you've got lots of files in a folder. FileBox eXtender has a nifty option to display these ... (view more)

Tue

Nov

'Taptap Hotkey Extender', and 'Side Slide'

by Bob Helmer on November, 21 2006 at 08:11AM EST

Taptap Hotkey Extender TapTap Hotkey Extender is a tiny super-efficient tray-based utility for keyboard fanatics. It monitors for certain unusual hotkey combinations not supported by most programs (like doubletap right shift key). When such hotkey ... combinations are detected, TapTap will simulate a normal hotkey that the user has configured. In this way, you can configure any of your programs to respond to these extended hotkey events as if they supported it natively. http://www.donationcoder.com Side Slide Stretch Your Desktop. SideSlide is an advanced, unobtrusive, dockable, skinnable, ... (view more)

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