If you pay close attention to the files on your computer – you may have noticed two different – but similar – file types: JPG and JPEG. But what’s the difference? The simple answer is – they’re not different at all! Other than the file extension – they are byte-for-byte exactly the same. Both JPG […]

Every device that connects to the internet has an IP (Internet Protocol) address. They’re needed for devices talk to each other and exchange data. Your IP address may look like 50.201.69.200 – for IPv4  or 2001:4860:4000:4uh5:b2fw:0000:8e5d:6432 – for IPv6 – depending on how modern your equipment is. TIP: Want to know what you IP Address […]

If you look closely you’ll see that hard drives never show their full advertised capacity. Perhaps you’ve bought a nice new 1 TB hard drive to copy files to – but it only shows 930 GB of available space. But why can’t you save 1 TB of files on that new 1 TB hard drive […]

For two months I’ve been using a Ring Doorbell 2 – a “smart” home security device which doubles as a door bell and security camera – letting you know who comes to your front door. Here’s my experience using the Doorbell 2.