Usbzone Co / How-Tos
I often get asked how to give short-term rental guests reliable internet without exposing my main home network. My go-to trick is turning a pocket Wi‑Fi repeater (or a small travel router) into a...
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I admit — I love the convenience of saying “Hey Google, good night” and having lights dim, plugs turn off, and the thermostat set. But I also care about keeping as much of that automation as...
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I rely on pocket-sized hubs and single-cable setups for almost everything I do, so when a USB-C accessory stops behaving on my Mac, it interrupts work fast. Over the years I’ve developed a compact...
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I often get asked how to get two (or more) people to listen to the same show from one phone without awkward speaker volume battles or tangled wires. As someone who tests compact tech daily, I’ve...
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When friends or family visit, letting them control a few lights or cast a playlist to the living-room speaker can make for a warm, modern welcome. But I’ve learned the hard way that...
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I’ve installed more than a handful of pocketable, battery-powered cameras around friends’ apartments and my own temporary studios, and I’ve learned that the best ones are the least visible and...
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I shoot a lot of low-light photos with compact gear and phones, and over the years I’ve learned that getting sharper night shots is less about hero hardware and more about small, repeatable...
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I don’t like changing my daily habits just to eke out more battery life. I want my Google Pixel to get me through a full day — from morning commute to late-night reading — without turning my...
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I love pocketable phones and tiny earbuds, but nothing kills that neat, minimalist vibe faster than audio that lags behind what you see on screen. If you’re like me and don’t want to root your...
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I recently needed a quick way to extend Wi‑Fi to a cramped corner of my flat where streaming and video calls kept failing. What I wanted was something small, unobtrusive, and that could plug into...
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