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• Slow Wi-Fi? Try bypassing it with an Ethernet cable

  By Rick Broida | 11 August, 2010 09:10

  A reader has noticed that the Wi-Fi at her local library has slowed considerably in recent months, and she's wondering what's causing it: "Is it our computers, bogged down with too much junk, or is it something to do with the library's system?"

• Troubleshoot sluggish or non-working Wi-Fi

  By Rick Broida | 29 July, 2010 08:22

  I'm a big fan of working at offsite locations--meaning my local Wi-Fi-equipped coffee shop. In fact, I'll often spend the afternoon hunkered down at Panera Bread, iced tea in one hand and a French Toast bagel in the other. (It's bad form to set up shop without buying something.)