For the previous seven years, I had been a regular user of AT&T’s online services. My family and I have now relocated to a new city. The area, much to my dismay, only allowed Xfinity. That meant I had to say my goodbyes to my old ISP and figure out how to get a new one. I set out to connect the Xfinity cable box and Internet with the help of various how-to posts and …
Losing your remote is one of the most painful things you can go through in your TV viewing experience, but what if it could only go more wrong from there? That’s exactly what happened last week when I lost my remote and my TV disconnected from the WiFi. After losing the internet, the TV stopped streaming what I was watching. I had to get my TV connected to WiFi as soon as possible, and looking …
Assume you own a projector and want to link it to your MacBook/iMac so, in a more theatrical fashion, you can watch movies or play online games. What is the best course of action? What is the best way to emerge an MacBook or iMac to a projector? Continue reading to find out. Basically, it relies on how modern or “smart” your projector is, what types of ports it has, and how many of them …
Having used the Google Home Mini for quite some time, I have found it to be a useful gadget that can play music, seek up information on the internet, and operate my Smart Home Accessories. A solid internet connection is required for the Google Home Mini to function correctly, just as it is for any other connected smart device. If your Mini is unable to establish a reliable connection to the network, it may be …
In the course of my yearly technological “spring cleaning,” I make a point of changing the passwords for all of my gadgets, as well as any online accounts. In fact, I was almost through with everything, and my Wi-Fi was the only one that still required a new password. I didn’t write down the password since I don’t visit my network settings very frequently, and Google Chrome didn’t store it either because I don’t access …
My old LCD TV had become a smart TV when I connected it to a Fire Stick, and I’d been enjoying it tremendously since I did so. To put it bluntly, when the remote quit was functioning all of a sudden, it made my experience with the Fire Stick much less enjoyable. I didn’t give it much thought and just restarted the gadget. It returned to normal, but it would not function when I attempted …
A few of my college buddies and I just pooled our resources to purchase an Amazon Fire TV Stick for our dorm rooms. We were ecstatic when we found an old TV that could be turned into a smart TV with the help of a Fire Stick. One night, a ‘No Signal’ notification appeared on the blank screen as we settled down to watch football. Because we’re geeks, we dived right in to solve the …
Using LEDs that flash various colors, your Router can provide you with a wealth of information about itself. Depending on the speed of your internet connection, they may flash or remain lit. Because I’m a smart home geek, I wondered what they signified on our newly installed FiOS connection. For the same reason as everyone else, I went with Verizon FiOS. However, you must be familiar with the less complex technical aspects of fios. This …
Your day off is upon you. You want to spend it binge-watching your favorite shows on cable or satellite television. Once you’ve got everything just so, you turn on the TV and start fiddling with the remote. The problem is that your Fios remote no longer works. Don’t be alarmed. If you think about it, this occurs rather often. What can you do if your FIOS remote is not working? Check to see that the …
In addition to being reduced in size, the newest Fios TV remotes from Verizon include incredible functionality. Several weeks ago, I acquired a Fios TV package, and I was really pleased with the usefulness and operability of the service until my remote suddenly stopped functioning. Due to my uncertainty about the nature of the problem, I turned to the internet to determine what I was dealing with and what the most effective answer would be. …