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New Bell Labs technology transmits data at a blazing 10 Gbps over copper wires!

Posted on July 11, 2014

copper-telephone-wire It’s now common knowledge that fiber optic connections allow breathtaking Internet data speeds. It truly is an amazing technology.

Fiber cables are now being installed in many rural areas that were previously only served by traditional copper lines, but for practical reasons the fiber will stop at the nearest pole for many users.

This means that copper wires will still have to be used for the last few yards of the connection. Unfortunately that means those users will not be able to take full advantage of the speed delivered by the fiber lines. [Read more…]

Breakdown of web browsers used to visit RicksDailyTips.com

Posted on July 8, 2014

I was looking through the referral logs for this blog a couple of hours ago and noticed something very interesting. Internet Explorer is no longer the web browser that most people use when they visit RicksDailyTips.com.

The last time I checked my logs (which was the 2nd week of May) I.E. was still well on top with 61% of the visits. Chrome was second with 19% with various other browsers rounding out the remaining 20%.

However, this is what I found this morning… [Read more…]

Hyundai adds ‘anti-speed camera technology’ to the 2015 Genesis sedan

Posted on July 7, 2014

speed-camera Ok, I’ll admit it. I detest speed cameras. But it’s not because I tend to speed when I’m driving, because I really don’t.

The reason I don’t like them is because they’re used primarily to pad the coffers of the municipalities that install them, not make the roads safer.

If they truly helped save lives, I’d be all for them. But numerous studies have determined that, as with red light cameras, they do very little to enhance driver safety. [Read more…]

Video: Net Neutrality explained in 60 seconds

Posted on July 6, 2014

internet Are you confused about the entire “Net Neutrality” thing that’s been in the news recently? If so, you certainly aren’t alone.

The big advantage that the Internet has always had over other methods of media and content distribution is the way the playing field was level for everybody who wanted to play the game. All players had equal access at all times.

If you wanted to open an Internet-based business, all you had to do was build a website and then you could immediately start selling your goods or services to the public. [Read more…]

Netgear Nighthawk AC3200 X6: The fastest Wi-Fi router your money can buy

Posted on June 30, 2014

If your home or office has multiple Wi-Fi devices and you’d like to be able to use most or all of them at the fastest speeds possible, then Netgear has just announced the router for you!

In a nutshell, this router will put your Wi-Fi connection on steroids!

The Netgear Nighthawk AC3200 X6 is the first tri-band router to hit the market. It’s 600Mbps 2.4GHz band and two 1300Mbps 5GHz bands provide a whopping 3200Mbps of simultaneously usable bandwidth. This means that more 5GHz devices can share your Wi-Fi network without experiencing a slow-down in Wi-Fi speed. [Read more…]