Reality Upgrade

Most people under the age of thirty have an almost instinctive understanding of how to set up technology. We understand the basic rules of how these devices should work, and we think like the people who wrote the manuals. We grew up with this stuff.

On the other hand, this can make us complacent. This is a great article from Lifehacker about settings that you should change on your wireless router. Some of them you may have already done, but you might have missed some. I did.

I’m not telling which ones though. You would loose all respect for me.

Anyway, check out the article, and then go fix your router.

Cheers!

Rather than heading to the store to buy the $30 Wi-Fi booster antenna, this video shows you how to make your own for about $0.05, using only a big drinking straw and some wire.

The procedure is pretty simple, and totally worth not having to buy the expensive extender.

Caution: You do need a soldering iron for this!

Thanks to Viddler for this great hack!