Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Think of restarting your router, or router-modem combo, as a way to refresh the device. Routers are essentially tiny computers with limited processing power and memory. The more you ask it to do, the ...

Slow internet? Your router might be the villain, not your provider.

Here's a question: When Wi-Fi goes out, why does restarting it fix the problem? Think of restarting your router, or router-modem combo, as a way to refresh the device. Routers are essentially tiny ...