Harry Guinness

About the author

Harry Guinness is an Irish freelance writer and photographer. He spends his time either at home in Ireland, in the French Alps skiing, or avoiding everything in Parts Unknown. His writings have been published in The New York Times, Popular Science, Lifehacker, and dozens of other places.

How To Choose the Best Backup Internet for Power and Network Failures

Access to the internet is almost essential for modern living. If you work from home, it can be a disaster if your connection cuts out and you can’t access your online files or miss an important Zoom call. If you have a smart home, certain features with your lights,

How To Make the Most of ChatGPT: Practical Uses for Daily Life

ChatGPT is an AI-powered chatbot. It’s the biggest example of artificial intelligence that we can use directly for our own day-to-day needs. While you’ve probably heard of ChatGPT by now, and maybe even tried it yourself, I’m going to take things back to basics and explain what it is, how

Fiber Internet Self-Installation: Setting Up Your Own Connection

If you want fast, fiber internet, you might be able to get it quicker than you think. Some internet service providers now offer a fiber self-install option. Instead of waiting for an appointment with a technician or trying to find a time that suits, you can have everything you

Tips and Tools To Secure Your Home Wi-Fi Network

You don’t want an unknown intruder getting inside your home, so you take care to lock your doors and turn on your alarm. But you don’t want hackers and other bad actors inside your home Wi-Fi network either. So, what can you do? Well, let’s look at some tips

Deep web vs Dark web: 5 Differences You Should Know

The internet is huge. There are more than a billion websites and webpages you can access with a web browser, but not all of them are easy to find or open to everyone. The deep web and dark web are both “hidden” parts of the internet, but while the

The Long-Lasting Benefits of Fiber Internet for Your Home

You typically have to upgrade some of your tech products, like smartphones and smart watches, every few years. Others, like laptops and game consoles, can last a little longer—maybe six to eight years. And then you have your connection. Once you install a fiber optic internet connection, your home

The Ultimate Guide to Achieving Whole-Home Wi-Fi Coverage

When you’ve got a fast fiber connection, you want your Wi-Fi signal to reach every corner of your home. Here’s how to optimize your home Wi-Fi coverage and make sure your whole home is covered with a superfast network worthy of your high-speed home broadband. Why isn’t my Wi-Fi

Unlock 7 Gig Power: How Gamers Can Set Up for Great Play

Fiber internet keeps leveling up. And when it comes to gaming, there’s no such thing as overkill. A 7 Gig connection has all the bandwidth any gamer could ever need—plus the rock-solid reliability of fiber. If you love to game, here’s why you should consider a 7 Gig fiber

How Fiber Internet Will Keep Up With the Pace of Technological Advancements

Fiber internet is a dependable way to get a fast, stable internet connection. Fiber optic cables that are being laid in the ground today are expected to last at least 20 to 40 years. If you are thinking about upgrading to a fiber connection, don’t worry. Your fiber connection

How To Optimize Your Router for 7 Gig Speed

Looking for fast? You’re in luck. Fiber optic internet keeps getting faster. You can upgrade to 1 gigabit speed, 2 gigabit speed and now even 7 gigabit speed—that’s more than 25 times faster than the average broadband connection in the U.S. But with these kinds of wild fiber speeds,