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Tech Tips & Support

Practical fixes and gadget advice from the tech support side of the Goober house.

7 Tips to Build A Cabling Network For Your Business

Seven practical tips for building a reliable, high-performance cabling network for your business.

Learn how to protect your phone and devices from summer heat, water damage, and sand this season.

Separating battery fact from fiction — charge cycles, overnight charging, heat and cold, and practical tips to make your phone battery last.

Blue light from your screens can wreck your sleep — here's how to enable Night Shift and blue-light filters on Mac, iPhone, Windows, and…

A plain-English explanation of how remote tech support works, addressing common fears about security, access, and privacy.

How to test your internet connection, run a speed test, reset your router, and check for outages when your connection slows to a crawl.

A brother-sister team puts the Google Home to the test — setup, teaching mom, multi-room control, Harmony TV integration, and the surprising fun of…

A plain-language explainer on Net Neutrality, the 2017 FCC repeal, both sides of the debate, and five things you can do to fight for…

Rebooting really does fix things—here's why turning a device off and on again resolves so many tech glitches, plus how to do it safely.