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Help Me Before I Smash This Machine
The FCC drops a bombshell — all new routers must be made in the USA. Christy and Joe break down what that means for your home network and your wallet. Mitch is finally ready to get home internet and needs to know his options — from traditional ISPs to Starlink standby mode. Steve goes deep on MoCA (ethernet over coaxial cable) and has a sharp warning for DirecTV users. And Donna bravely faces her Outlook email chaos, sending Christy on a wild settings safari through Credential Manager, manual configs, and Microsoft’s overzealous “helpfulness.” Plus: is your email situation even worth fixing?
We are in the studio Saturdays 9 am to 11 am Pacific. Call direct to studio then or anytime at 775-241-3571 and set up a time to battle your tech!
- Mitch is ready to get home internet and wonders about his options.
- Donna considers whether she really wants to fix her email. We go on at Outlook settings safari.
- Steve gets up to speed on MoCA ethernet over Coaxial and warns about DirectTV.
“Used to be just your phone, a whistle and some hope to get on the Internet.”
“I guess I’ll burn that bridge when I come to it.”
“I screwed up my email.”
“Help me before I smash this machine.”
“I never going to tell someone not to change their password…change it every day ”
“Are you sure you want email?”
“Even though you said manual — Microsoft just loves to help you.”
“Little better than a sticky note.”
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Router
A router is a hardware device that directs traffic between the internet and local networks and devices such as computers, tablets, phones on wifi, and smart devices.
Credential Manager
Stores both Web Credentials with website and online account logins used by Edge and some apps and Windows Credentials: logins used by Windows itself and desktop apps (such as Outlook) on your local network or PC.
MoCA
Multimedia over Coax Alliance industry standard for sending networking data over coax with frequencies that avoid interfering with Cable TV
DirecTV DECA
DirecTV Ethernet-to-Coax Adapter is a incompatible standard used by DirecTV to control their set boxes. Special hardware is needed to you DirecTV and Internet on the same coax. (Unlike standard cable TV)
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