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Jordan Gloor / How-To Geek There are a lot of Wi-Fi security tips that sound great on paper, but don't secure your Wi-Fi network against intrusion. Skip them and focus on these security-enhancing tips and tricks. Like anything related to computer and network security, quite a few oft-repeated Wi-Fi security tricks don’t help at all. Here are the tips and tricks you should avoid and an equal number you should be sure to use. These Wi-Fi Security Tricks Are Security Theater Let’s start by looking at the tips and tricks that don’t do much (or anything) to secure your home Wi-Fi network. One thing worth noting before we dig in is that not only do these tips do little-to-nothing to make your network more secure, they can make it a hassle for you and everyone else in your household...

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Mar 28, 2023, 2:00 pm EDT | 1 min read 9nong/Shutterstock.com There’s a trendy “sleeping hack” that has been making the rounds on TikTok for a while now that involves taping your mouth shut before going to sleep. Yes, it’s as weird as it sounds. Some people swear by mouth taping at night, suggesting it prevents mouth-breathing and snoring. But, in what you probably won’t find surprising, it’s not recommended for most people. There are plenty of reasons why a mouth breather might want to start breathing through their nose while they sleep. It can help with temperature regulation, improve allergies, and even reduce feelings of anxiety. The biggest benefit, of course, is that it helps you stop snoring. But, placing a piece of tape over your mouth to keep it clo...

Justin Duino / How-To Geek Apple Pay has been around for years as a seamless way to pay for purchases on Apple devices from websites, apps, or physical stores. There’s now a feature for splitting any purchase across multiple payments: Apple Pay Later. Apple Pay Later is a new feature that allows any purchase made through Apple Pay — not just purchases from Apple — to be split into four payments spread over six weeks. You have to apply for access (which does a “soft pull” on your credit score), with loans ranging from $50 to $1,000, which can then be used towards anything that supports Apple Pay. It works on iPhones with iOS 16.4 or iPads with iPadOS 16.4, and both of those updates started rolling out yesterday. The service is being run by Apple Financing, a subsidiary of Apple,...

Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek Old Wi-Fi routers are vulnerable to security exploits and lack the quality-of-life upgrades found in modern routers. Even if you don't need the bandwidth improvement, upgrading is beneficial. If your home internet is pretty slow, you might think it doesn’t matter if you have a dusty old router without the latest bells and whistles. Here’s why you should give serious consideration to upgrading. First, Let’s Define Old and Slow Talking about a router being old or new, or an internet connection being slow or fast requires us to define how we’re using those terms within the context of this article. Most routers are usually at least a Wi-Fi technology generation out of date about five years or so after their release date. If you bought your router ...

Justin Duino / How-To Geek Documentaries are one of the hottest genres on Netflix, so it can be tough to wade through the sheer number of educational and informative options to find something to watch. To help you find a good watch, here are 10 of the top documentaries streaming right now on Netflix. Update, 3/27/23: We’ve reviewed our guide and verified all our links are working. We’re still confident these are the best documentaries you’ll find on Netflix. RELATED: The 10 Best Hit Reality TV Shows You Can Binge-Watch American Factory The American factory in American Factory is not entirely American, and the movie is built around the tension between two cultures that collide in an Ohio town. Years after the shutdown of a General Motors plant, Chinese auto-glass company Fuy...

Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek What if you had the power of a current-gen Intel Core i7, in a computer that you can fit under, or behind, anything? Tiny PCs are a market that’s growing slowly but surely, and Intel’s NUC lineup is among the best. The newest one is here — and it’s really powerful. Intel has announced the new NUC 13 Pro, a new lineup of tiny PCs that are equipped with the latest 13th gen Core chips of Intel’s own making. There are plenty of small PCs with these chips, but these are in-house products from Intel, and it’s really hard to go wrong with them. They’re just 4-inches by 4-inches, and you can get them with up to an Intel Core i7-1370P CPU, a chip that also powers some of the most powerful Windows laptops your money can buy. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek It al...

Microsoft Teams is one of the most widely-used hubs for workplace and organization, combining chats, video conferencing, and much more into one experience. A major update is now rolling out that gives Teams a fresh coat of paint and significantly faster performance. Microsoft Teams is often regarded as being slow or taking up too much memory, which Microsoft cites as the result of using two different software frameworks at the same time (Angular and React). It also probably didn’t help that Teams has been running on Electron, a framework for turning web applications into “native” desktop applications, which can have similar resource usage as a full browser tab. Microsoft has now released “the new Microsoft Teams,” which is an overhaul for both the interface and underlying...

Justin Duino / How-To Geek Apple usually releases new major software updates each fall, with smaller improvements rolling out throughout the year. Updates are now going out for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and other Apple products. Apple is now rolling out iOS 16.4 to iPhones and supported iPod Touch models. It includes Safari 16.4 with the enhanced web app features that were announced earlier this year, such as push notifications for sites added to the home screen — Apple is finally catching up to Android phones from 2014. There’s also voice isolation for phone calls, improvements to the Photos and Weather apps, and a new accessibility setting that automatically dims video “when flashes of light or strobe effects are detected.” iOS 16.4 Update Notes 21 new emoji...

Sony Got your hands on a PlayStation 5 at last? Sony’s console can do more than let you experience top-tier titles. To make the most of this powerful gaming system, check out these PS5 add-ons and hidden features. PlayStation Plus PlayStation Plus is an optional premium subscription with a range of benefits, depending on how much you want to spend. The “Essential” base tier costs $9.99 per month and offers new monthly games (for as long as you remain subscribed), access to online multiplayer services, discounts in the PlayStation Store, cloud storage for saves, and access to the PlayStation Plus Collection, a curated library of PS4 favorites like Bloodborne, God of War, and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. Sony For $14.99 a month you can unlock the “Extra” tier which provides all ...