Netgear WN3000RP WiFi range extender

I picked up a refurbished Netgear WN3000RP “universal” WiFi range extender on Amazon figuring that $40 was worth a shot to see if I could fix my wireless signal strength issue around the house. I’ve tried this before by getting a new wireless router, but the location of my network closet just isn’t conducive to equal …

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Replacing iGoogle with … My Yahoo?

I’ve had iGoogle set as my browser homepage for years (before even the much reviled update that moved the tabs from the top of the page to the side back in 2008). Before that, I think I was using Excite. Now last week Google announced that it will be retiring its iGoogle personalized homepage service in November of …

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