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CoreServices apps: Wireless Diagnostics

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If you want to check out your Mac’s Wi-Fi connection, Wireless Diagnostics is ideal. It’ll show you signal dropouts and give its opinion.

December 23, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple updates AirPort Base Station 802.11n firmware to 7.8.1

Apple has just released an update to bring AirPort Express and Extreme, and Time Capsule Base Stations, with […]

June 20, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple updates AirPort Base Station Firmware to 7.9.1

Apple has updated its AirPort Base Station firmware to version 7.9.1. If you still use an AirPort Extreme […]

May 31, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple’s free mobile Wi-Fi scanner

AirPort Utility includes a free W-Fi scanner which works on any based station. Here’s how to enable and use it.

May 1, 2018 Macs, Technology

How a New MacBook Pro borked an older iMac’s Bluetooth

Once a new MacBook Pro was updated to 10.13.4, it started to hammer Continuity connections to the iMac (10.12.6), which has AirPort turned off. This blew Bluetooth apart. Log extracts and more info.

April 13, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Time Capsule and AirPort updates for KRACK vulnerabilities

Apple has today released firmware updates for Time Capsules and AirPort Base Stations which address the vulnerabilities known […]

December 12, 2017 Macs, Technology

airport: a hidden Wi-Fi tool in macOS Sierra

Want to perform a quick scan for base stations, change Airport preferences, or check your Airport interface? Here’s the tool to do it.

July 8, 2017 Macs, Technology

USB 3 devices can cause problems with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi

Radio-frequency interference from USB 3 peripherals can cause problems with Bluetooth and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi.

June 16, 2017 Macs, Technology

Securing your router: keeping intruders out

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Thousands of TalkTalk customers, and those of ISPs, have had their routers compromised. How should you protect yourself?

December 9, 2016 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Phantom PC server

Suddenly a PC server named ep3f30ee has appeared on my Mac. What is it?

August 30, 2015 Macs, Technology

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