17 articles tagged Wi-Fi.
You may be familiar with using tethering to transform your iPhone into a Wi-Fi hotspot, but did you know that you can turn your Mac into a Wi-Fi hotspot? On the surface, this may not seem as useful as sharing your iPhone’s cellular data, but there are some situations where you may want to share […]
Did you know that the channel your router is using, can impact the speed and strength of your Internet connection? If you’re in a populated area such as flats, student dorms, or a city centre, then chances are there’s a list of Wi-Fi networks currently using the exact same channel as you. For every network […]
While it’s safer to create long, complex passwords that you enter manually every single time, most of us are guilty of relying on autofill to complete password fields for us. But, what if you try to log into your account, only to discover that the little ‘Password’ field is no longer being autocompleted automatically? Perhaps […]
There’s nothing quite as frustrating as slow or intermittent Internet! In this article, I’ll show you how to test the speed and quality of your Internet connection, using MacOS’ built-in ‘ping’ command. And, if you’re struggling to even get online, I’ll also be demonstrating how you can use this command to test whether the connection […]
There’s nothing quite as frustrating as slow, intermittent, or buggy Wi-Fi. If you’ve experienced a drop in the quality of your Internet connection, then the first step to fixing the problem, is figuring out what the problem is. Even if you fully intend to contact tech support, as a general rule the more information you […]
There’s nothing quite as frustrating as slow Wi-Fi. Even when you’re under the same roof as a fast, reliable router, such as in your home or office, your exact location within that building can have an impact on the quality of your connection. There’s often locations in a building where the Wi-Fi suddenly seems to become […]
Whenever you’re online, your Mac has an active IP address that’s assigned to it automatically. Most of the time, any hardware or software that requires this information will be able to access it automatically, but occasionally you may need to know your Mac’s IP address, for example if you’re talking to tech support over the […]
Your Mac has a media access control address (confusingly for Mac users, it’s called the MAC address) that uniquely identifies your laptop. This string of letters and numbers is hard-coded into your device in the factory, so it’s impossible to change on a permanent basis. However, you can change this fingerprint temporarily, using a technique […]
Home automation is one of those areas where you can really let your imagination run wild! How about a house that detects when you’re walking down the drive, and then welcomes you home by turning on all the lights? Or, you might create an alarm that plays whenever the house detects that you’re heading to […]
Updating to a new version of macOS is usually fairly straightforward, but from time-to-time you may encounter difficulties. Maybe there isn’t enough space available on your Mac; perhaps Apple’s servers have gone down, or maybe the worst has happened and your Mac has locked up midway through installing the latest version of macOS. If your […]
macOS automatically scans for available networks and then uses various criteria to determine which network it should connect to. Most of the time this will result in your Mac seamlessly connecting to your home or office Wi-Fi, but sometimes this behaviour can cause problems. Imagine your neighbour isn’t as clued-up on digital security as you, […]
A fast and reliable Internet connection is something that’s easy to take for granted, but if your Mac loses Internet access, then you’re definitely going to notice. If your Mac is suddenly unable to connect to the network, then this usually means there’s a problem with your Internet provider, your router, or an issue with […]
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