Learn three ways to connect your computer to the internet using USB ports, including adapters and phone tethering.

If your old PC's Wi-Fi adapter doesn't work anymore or if you've never had one, you'll be thinking of buying a USB solution.

USB Wi-Fi adapters allow you to add wireless internet capabilities to computers that wouldn’t otherwise have it. These may be older devices that never came with a Wi-Fi adapter or newer ones that have ...

As a tech writer for the Strategist, Jordan Bowman covers everything from headphones to speakers to computers (and also happens to be interested in menswear and photography). A good Wi-Fi connection ...

A computer must have a wireless network interface controller, or wireless adapter, installed to connect to a Wi-Fi network. The adapter enables the computer to detect Wi-Fi signals from a router so ...

WiFi is great because it gives freedom, and while Ethernet still dominates in delivering better speed compared to WiFi, there is nothing like sitting anywhere you wish and working or enjoying a movie.

Good Wi-Fi is a modern necessity, especially for homes where multiple people are trying to work, learn, or be entertained. As you carve out odd spaces for home offices, you may end up in weird corners ...

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