How the internet and Wi-Fi work: A guide to connections, data and the cloud

Your internet service provider (ISP) brings the internet into your home through a modem. A router then converts that signal ...
Forbes

9 Types Of Network Protocols & When To Use Them

With over seven years of experience as a freelance technology writer and reporter, Tim Keary has a range of experience breaking down complex technologies into simple and accessible content. His work ...

What is IMAP? How the internet protocol can keep your email seamlessly in sync on all of your devices

IMAP (short for Internet Message Access Protocol) is an internet protocol l that lets you sync your email inbox across ...
Ars Technica

Inventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85

On Thursday, Internet pioneer Vint Cerf announced that Dr. David L. Mills, the inventor of Network Time Protocol (NTP), died peacefully at age 85 on January 17, 2024. The announcement came in a post ...
The Verge

Why 2.4GHz Wi-Fi is both the savior and the scourge of the smart home

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The modern smart home was built on the 2.4GHz frequency, but is it time to move to a different Thread? The modern ...
AOL

What is IMAP? How the internet protocol can keep your email seamlessly in sync on all of your devices

IMAP (short for Internet Message Access Protocol) is an internet protocol that lets you sync your email inbox across multiple devices. Most popular email apps, like Gmail and Outlook, use IMAP servers ...