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Poor Wi-Fi signal is something that affects us all sooner or later. Unfortunately, it can be hard to diagnose the exact cause, and there are many possible solutions—but if none of them work, where do you go next?

The coveted black watermelons are available in the US and are on sale in the Bay Area of California. The black seedless watermelon is treasured in Japan where it is auctioned in an annual event that sees prices hit the roof. This year, the auction of this first crop in the northern island of Hokkaido saw one supreme quality black watermelon go for a whopping $370.

While streaming easily remains the predominant format for buying music, vinyl is making a solid comeback. In fact, record sales are considerably outperforming digital download and CD sales.

With many more of us working at home these days, it's more important than ever to keep your home cool over the long, hot summer months.

If you enjoy tinkering with electronics, at some point you will likely want to invest in a soldering iron. While there are tons of professional options out there which might set you back hundreds of dollars, there are plenty of beginner-friendly ones too, at a much more reasonable price.

We all wish to have access to the fastest internet connection possible, regardless of where we are. However, if you have access to multiple Wi-Fi networks where the signal strength constantly shifts as you move closer to a different access point, changing your Wi-Fi connection frequently is challenging. Thankfully, Windows offers a fantastic feature to help you with this.

Podcasts are a medium with a wealth of information. Whether you listen to a podcast for educational purposes, professional development, or idea generation, you may hear something interesting that you might want to capture.

One of the greatest things about online gaming is how it allows you to make new friends that you may not have otherwise come across. Unfortunately, you can sometimes run into people that worsen your online experience and who you're better off blocking and/or reporting.

For years, MacBook users have slept easy knowing that their devices are less likely to get infected by malware. However, times have changed, and hackers have become increasingly intelligent with how they invade macOS. With this, many MacBook users have turned to camera covers as a secondary layer of protection against prying eyes.

Whether you're catching up with family members, friends that stay abroad, or colleagues, Zoom is one of the go-to platforms of choice. It is also used by students on its Chromebook app to touch base on assignments, join lectures, and more. If you use Zoom’s Chromebook app, you'll soon have to make other plans to continue using the platform.

On Monday, uncomfortably high temperatures took over the Great Lakes region, signaling the official start of the summer solstice. This summer promises to be uncomfortable if the heat felt now is anything to go by. Soaring temperatures are predicted across the States, from the Great Lakes regions including the Mississippi River Valley to the plains and portions southeast among the first recipients.

Evernote is an ideal tool for creating and managing your meeting notes. There are three essential elements to a successful meeting. Meeting preparation, taking organized notes, and meeting follow-up are all prerequisites for a good meeting. Evernote's features make it a breeze to do all three.

As the threat landscape continues to expand and evolve, especially in the cloud, traditional firewalls are falling behind and are unable to deliver protection at a scale companies and individuals need.

You may sometimes need to use the Run as Administrator option when launching apps and tools in Windows. But it isn't immediately obvious how you can check which processes are being run with administrator privileges in the future.

Dear Readers: With wedding season upon us and in-person celebrations returning, I decided to devote a column to wedding mishaps — all sent in by readers. Perhaps reading about some of the things that can go wrong at a wedding will inspire people to avoid these pitfalls. And if these incidents can’t be avoided, marrying couples can try to embrace them and laugh about it all later. So take your seat at the “singles” table — and enjoy! Dear Amy: My brother got married at our house in front of a bay window with a magnificent view of the Concord River. Halfway through the ceremony, his stoner friend from high school arrived in a canoe, stumbled ashore, and wobbled his way up the yard in full view of the guests.

The new generation of EVs have quickly become the standard-bearers of performance in every segment they occupy. From ultra-high performance SUVs like the new Hummer EV and the Rivian R1T to super sedans like the Tesla Model S Plaid, EVs are crushing their ICE competition in terms of performance and speed.