With so many at home, the use of Wi-Fi has increased and the speed decreased, sometimes to the point where it is almost unusable.
This affects iPads especially since they're almost always used only on Wi-Fi, though connectors are available to ethernet directly.
With a lot of time available at home, I took the opportunity to upgrade my computing experience with my old computers.
I had been thinking of upgrading to a newer Windows device or even a Mac.
I found a better way.
I replaced Wi-Fi with ethernet wherever possible, and after attempting to upgrade existing equipment with Windows, reverted to Chromebook and to Endless Linux.
My older computers then came to life where Windows upgrades failed.
With Windows one Asus laptop had no voice recognition in Google Docs and would not connect to an ethernet adapter until I installed Linux. It took ages to upgrade anything.
Wanting a large screen, I purchased an Insignia Fire TV and display from Best Buy at $120, and connected my other computers to it.
That also gave me the enhanced capability of streaming and accessing recorded TV with YouTube TV.
Linux also gave me the capability of editing PDF files and running other apps, such as CAD and Scribus professional apps.
So for a pittance I got the equivalent performance of new machines.
Oddly, the best performer with Windows was a 32-bit $99 RCA touchscreen laptop. If you are addicted to Windows, you might like it.
Endless Linux works better, (but 64-bit).
So here is my setup.
At my primary work station, I now have an Asus tablet with Windows, Chromecast, and a Dell tower with Endless Linux, all connected to the Insignia TV/display, and a four-port ethernet
Oddly, the best performer with Windows was a 32-bit $99 RCA touchscreen laptop. If you are addicted to Windows, you might like it.
Endless Linux works better, (but 64-bit).
So here is my setup.
At my primary work station, I now have an Asus tablet with Windows, Chromecast, and a Dell tower with Endless Linux, all connected to the Insignia TV/display, and a four-port ethernet
hub to Fire TV on the Insignia, Asus tablet, Dell PC, and VOIP phone. No phone line $ or cable $ or cable alternative, just internet. The VOIP box is Polycom from Obitalk with Anvio VOIP service with a (free) Google Voice phone number. I also have a Chromebook connectable to the TV/display.
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