It just works better

June 5, 2024

It just works better: If you live in a home larger than 2,000 square feet or have a lot of devices, mesh networks are your Wi-Fi’s secret sauce. Instead of a single router struggling to send a signal to every nook and cranny, you’ve got multiple “nodes” working like a tag team.

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Tags: devices, home, router, signal, Wi, Wi-Fi

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Tech trick: Boost the quality of your streaming audio

At any given time, there’s music playing in my house. I have my organizing music, sitting-by-the-pool jams, dinner playlists depending on how we’re feeling, tunes for getting ready … The list goes on.

If you’re a music lover, too, let’s get the bad news out of the way: The tunes you’re jamming to in your favorite streaming app are sub-par quality. The good news? It’s easy to fix that, and I can walk you through it.

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How to find duplicate photos [phone/computer]

Running out of storage space or just sick of all the junk? I bet your camera roll is the main culprit. Here are a few tips and tricks for Apple, Android and Windows to organize and remove unwanted duplicates.

Help me organize the pantry

Our family has a large food storage pantry, and we often shop at Costco and Walmart (bulk items) to provide meals for our growing household. We need suggestions for an app that we can use to inventory food. — Cameron in Utah

Smart idea. It stinks to realize something has expired — or that you just bought a fifth case of canned tomatoes. A couple options for you:

Pantry Check scans barcodes and uploads everything for you. It’ll even remind you to use things before they go bad. Sweet.
Home Food Storage for iPhone is geared more toward preppers. It does many of the same things as Pantry Check, but it takes it a step further if you want to have a plan in place for months or years. This one is $2.99, FYI.

😂 It’s annoying Costco has the best prices on funeral plans. The service is great and all, but I don’t need three caskets.

In our age of filters and photo-editing apps, what is the percentage of truly unedited, unaltered photos posted to social media? Is it … A.) 5%, B.) 12.5%, C.) 20% or D.) 27%?

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Tips for better iPhone battery life

Phone dying too fast throughout the day? Try one or all of these tips for more juice.

In 2019, an app surpassed a huge milestone of 400 million downloads worldwide, offering features like daily to-do’s and audio tips. Was it an app for … A.) Fitness, B.) Video editing, C.) Reading the Bible or D.) Learning a new language?

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I didn't realize I pronounced this wrong

Basil, bazil, basl … Who cares? All I know is it’s delish.

How to find hidden GPS trackers

Nervous that there might be someone following you? Here are five ways to spot sneaky GPS trackers in your car.

Which of the following was developed as a result of research conducted by NASA? Was it … A.) Memory foam, B.) Velcro, C.) The microwave oven or D.) GPS?

A.) Memory foam was developed in the 1970s for seat cushioning and crash protection.

What NOT to tell AI

AI is a great tool if you know how to use it … But there are some things you shouldn’t say to a bot. Kim has the lowdown on info to keep to yourself.