Jeff Pastorius

Small Business Data Backup and Recovery Plans

Small Business Data Backup and Recovery Plans

Business data is sometimes referred to as digital assets, a term that speaks to the value of that data. And it makes sense when you think about it. Your financial, intellectual, and creative files are essential to your business, and if something happens to them,…

Critical network maintenance tips for small businesses

Critical network maintenance tips for small businesses

Your company’s computer network is the brain of your operations. It connects your employees, your customers, and your data. If it goes down, your business can grind to a costly halt. You already know it’s best practice to keep your network healthy, but…

What are the Advantages of a Smart Home?

What are the Advantages of a Smart Home?

Fiber: The foundation of smart homes A smart home system can transform the way your home functions. Imagine being able to program your nighttime routine to happen automatically. A smart home can lock the doors, close the blinds, set the alarm, and turn off the lights…

How Much Bandwidth Does your Smart Home Need?

How Much Bandwidth Does your Smart Home Need?

If you’re a smart home enthusiast (and who isn’t these days?), it’s time to bring your household up to speed—internet speed! With all the connected devices in your home, from light bulbs and security systems to dehumidifiers and bathroom scales—each…

Features of a Smart Home: Ideas to Improve your Home

Features of a Smart Home: Ideas to Improve your Home

Turn Your House into a Smart Home with Fiber Internet Your home may be smarter than you think. If you have a smart TV, a streaming stick, or any other connected device that controls your home’s function, you’re already smarter than about 60 percent of homes. According…

State of Healthcare and the Internet

State of Healthcare and the Internet

A connected, healthier healthcare system: the evolution of the internet of things in healthcare From virtual doctor visits to wearable medical devices that track your health, modern internet connectivity has made managing our healthcare more accessible, informative,…

Remote patient monitoring with IoMT devices

Remote patient monitoring with IoMT devices

Technology-enabled remote patient monitoring (RPM) is a game changer in healthcare. RPM transforms how people with chronic and acute illnesses or medical conditions manage their treatment. Now, you can monitor and track your vital signs efficiently and effectively…

Here’s to Your Health: Wearable Medical Technology

Here’s to Your Health: Wearable Medical Technology

One of the first notable owners of wearable technology was Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples. In the early 1800s, designer Abraham-Louis Breguet created the first wristwatch for the queen. Though it was limited in functionality, it paved the way for what was to come—a…

How to Set Up WiFi in Healthcare

How to Set Up WiFi in Healthcare

The digital transformation has already changed healthcare, from instant patient access to doctors’ notes to new tools for medical diagnoses. Leading-edge technology is deeply integrated into clinic and hospital systems, including electronic health records…

IoMT: The Internet of Medical Things

IoMT: The Internet of Medical Things

If you’ve ever tracked your heart rate while working out, you’ve participated in the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). And if you or a loved one has diabetes or a heart condition, the ability to remotely track glucose levels or pulse irregularities may have already…

Understanding your Internet speed test results

Understanding your Internet speed test results

How do you know if your internet connection is delivering the speeds you need for gaming, streaming, and working? Internet speed test results can indicate whether that missed shot in Fortnite was really your fault or due to a slow connection. And if inadequate speeds…

Speed need quiz: How much internet speed do I need?

Speed need quiz: How much internet speed do I need?

We want everything fast—including our internet. We rely on it for work, play, and to stay informed and connected. As technology progresses, we’ll need more reliable, faster internet to keep pace with our busy lives. Plenty of internet speed tests tell you how much…

What games use the most bandwidth?

What games use the most bandwidth?

A guide to the most popular online games and how much bandwidth they use Gamers, start your engines: the ultimate guide to fast gaming The 12th man: a gamer’s secret weapon When you jump into your favorite game with a fast, reliable internet connection and an…

Turn your home into a smart home with fiber internet

Turn your home into a smart home with fiber internet

Our fascination with science fiction — from Ray Bradbury’s fully automated Happylife Home in his short story, “The Veldt,” to cartoon classics like Futurama and The Jetsons — has long ignited our imaginations with dreams of living in a smart home one day. Fiction…

Internet speed for streaming tv and movies: how much do you need?

Internet speed for streaming tv and movies: how much do you need?

In simple terms, the higher the numbers, the better the image resolution and the more internet speed required for streaming. The lowest quality images you’ll typically encounter are 480p resolution, but resolutions of 1080p and higher are now more common. To better…

WiFi modem vs. router: What’s the difference?

WiFi modem vs. router: What’s the difference?

Are you setting up a new internet connection or upgrading your equipment to take advantage of those incredible gigabit internet speeds you’ve heard about? You’ll typically be looking at two common devices to achieve the speed you need: a modem and a router. Both…

How to check if someone is stealing your bandwidth

How to check if someone is stealing your bandwidth

Your WiFi connection is yours, and you shouldn’t have to worry about neighbors, strangers, or hackers tapping into it. To help keep others from accessing your internet connection, you need to understand how to control the devices connected to your WiFi. It’s also…

Online shopping safety basics

Online shopping safety basics

Shopping online offers many advantages, especially if your local store runs out of your favorite item. It’s a convenient choice if you want your purchases delivered straight to your door. But online shopping safety is often a concern for new internet users. Shopping…

What to do if you open a phishing email

What to do if you open a phishing email

Phishing attacks are on the rise. In fact, they’re up more than 60% in late 2022 compared to the previous year. Luckily, many email services have sophisticated filters to eliminate phishing messages before they reach you. But scams that make it through those filters…