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In today’s world, many consumers begin their hunt for products and services on the Internet. While it is not absolutely necessary for a business to have a website in order to thrive, there are many benefits to showcasing your business online. Also, the maintenance costs associated with owning a website are not very high, so…
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Welcome to SandStorm IT’s 6-part series about the Internet of Things. In this series, we’ll shed some light on the basics of IoT. Part 1 – What is the Internet of Things (IoT)? Part 2 – Why do I care about IoT? Part 3 – What are some real-world applications of IoT? (You are here) Part…
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In 2016, worldwide, more users accessed the Internet through a mobile device, such as a phone or tablet, than they did with a desktop or notebook computer. This is the first time in history this has happened, and there are no signs that this trend will stop anytime soon. In the US, mobile Internet usage…
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When building an extended Wi-Fi network, there are two methods to extend coverage to areas with poor signal quality: Wireless Access Points and Wireless Network Repeaters (also called Wireless Network Extenders by some manufacturers). In this post, we’ll cover exactly what each device is and how each one works. What is a wireless access point?…
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Welcome to SandStorm IT’s 6-part series about the Internet of Things. In this series, we’ll shed some light on the basics of IoT. Part 1 – What is the Internet of Things (IoT)? (You are here) Part 2 – Why do I care about IoT? Part 3 – What are some real-world applications of IoT? Part…
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Mobile Websites vs Mobile Applications A strong mobile presence, whether it be a mobile friendly website or dedicated mobile app, is vital to the success of your business online. In this post, we’ll cover some of the differences between mobile websites and mobile applications. The two can look almost identical at first glance, but have…
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Google has become such a part of most people’s everyday life that the word “Google” was adopted as a verb into the Oxford English Dictionary over ten years ago. It has become completely ubiquitous since then. Chances are anyone who has touched a computer or a mobile device connected to the Internet has used Google…
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What’s an Operating System? You’re probably familiar with Microsoft Windows or Apple’s Mac OS X. Windows and OS X are a special type of software called an Operating System (OS for short). The purpose of an OS is to function as a sort of foundation for other software to run within. If the OS were…
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With the latest in face recognition and other biometric technology coming to the consumer level, biometric security may begin to cross your mind. You may wonder “Is biometric actually more secure?” The short answer is that it’s stronger than using a weak password, but not as strong as using a strong password. For more info…
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What is DNS? The easiest way to explain Domain Name Service (DNS) is to think of DNS as a phone book. Computers access a DNS server to be able to look up a domain name and return IP address associated with it, much the same as you could use a phone book to look up…
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