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Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Networking is a vital skill necessary for career growth and development, regardless of the field you work in. However, the act of printing and distributing business cards don’t exactly fit in the modern world we live in. (Nothing against carrying physical business cards, of course.) Also: These are my 5 must-have devices for […] More
IPVanish VPN features: Native Streaming Apps: Fire TV | Simultaneous Connections: Unlimited | Kill Switch: Yes | Platforms: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, Chrome, plus routers, Fire Stick, and Kodi | Logging: No activity logs | Servers: 2,000+ | Locations: 75 | Money-back guarantee: 30 daysFor those folks who love the Kodi media player (and I’m one of them), IPVanish is the VPN for you. IPVanish has full, detailed setup guides for using Kodi with many of the more popular streaming devices. Of course, you don’t have to use Kodi, but if you haven’t spent any time looking into this awesome open source home theater system, you should.IPVanish is a highly configurable product, its native apps are intuitive and the user interface has excellent performance graphics. It’s easy to see the current status of servers, so you can connect to locations where the server load is less likely to impact your streaming experience.Read our review: Our IPVanish reviewIn terms of performance, IPVanish had fast connection speeds in our most recent testing. However, download speeds lagged behind other VPNs, cutting transfer speeds by 73%. More
Shutterstock The disparity in internet access between rural and urban areas in the US has been a topic of conversation for years. But this issue was exacerbated by the shift to digital work, schooling, and social interactions brought on by the pandemic at its height in 2020. Special Feature As of early 2022, the disparity […] More
Getty Images/iStockphoto With all of Twitter’s ever-growing technical problems, I’d missed an elephant in the room-sized disaster. Fortunately, a friend reminded me that many people use Twitter’s log-in as their login for other websites. Eep! You need to stop doing that right now. Why? Because part of Twitter’s log-in system is already broken. Twitter’s text […] More
VPNs are resource-intensive and can take a huge toll on your network bandwidth, which is why you should only employ them when you need them. Getty Images A virtual private network (VPN) can be an important tool in your online protection routine, but only if you know exactly what a VPN can and can’t do. […] More
(Source: Singtel) Six carriers have teamed up to build a $300 million subsea cable system that seeks to boost connectivity between Southeast Asia and China. Spanning 6,000 kilometres, the network will link up Singapore, Hong Kong, Brunei, the Philippines, and China. Called the Asia Link Cable (ALC) system, the cable network is expected to be […] More
Image: junpiiiiiiiiiii / Shutterstock Once the heart of office life, the fax machine could soon fall silent forever. The UK’s telecoms regulator Ofcom is considering whether to remove facsimile or ‘fax’ services from the list of technologies that it requires telecoms companies to support. The proposed change would amend the current universal service obligation (USO), […] More
Windscribe free VPN iOS features: Simultaneous Connections: 1 | Kill switch: Yes | Logging: None | Customer service: FAQ, email, bot chat | Data limit: Up to 15GB monthly | Countries: 11 | Server locations: 31The Windscribe VPN iOS app has a good number of features compared to other free iPhone VPNs. You can customize the visual layout and choose from 17 languages. There are also options for adjusting the server display to show the load and latency of each location.Windscribe VPN also has a built-in blocker for ads, trackers, and malware. You can even customize lists of sites or IP addresses you’d like to block using Windscribe’s R.O.B.E.R.T. tool. Where the free Windscribe service really shines is with its server network, which has servers in more countries than any of the other free iPhone VPNs we’ve highlighted. It has 31 free servers across these countries:CanadaFranceGermanyHong KongNetherlandsNorwayRomaniaSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited StatesWhen you sign up for the free Windscribe VPN you’ll start off with 2GB a month but it’s easy to increase that limit. You can bump up to 10GB a month when you verify your email and get a permanent boost to 15GB monthly if you tweet about the service (and have at least three followers).You can access support through email or possibly get your questions answered with the FAQ guides. There is no live chat option, but I found the chatbot (Garry) to be extremely helpful. It provided specific answers to my questions rather than just giving me a list of links to FAQ guides that may or may not answer the question. More
