Clickbait – The Wolf at the Door
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you’ll be swept off to.” ~ Bilbo Baggins We all do it when we surf the web. You start your surfing journey by going to a favorite website, a local […]
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Fix “No Internet, Secured” or “Unidentified Network” in Windows 10
Verify if other devices on your home network are connecting to the Internet. If so, the issue is within windows rather than your Internet Service Provider and you should proceed with this fix. If not, please contact our office for further troubleshoot the incoming connection. Run the Network troubleshooter In the search box on the […]
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Who profits the most from your cable TV bill?
With network fees dramatically increasing and impacting your monthly cable TV bill, we wanted to give you a backstage pass to better understand the economics of the TV business. Your monthly bill has two big cost buckets: programming costs and service costs. What are programming costs? All satellite and cable providers (TV providers) pay each […]
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Changes to Lifeline and What It Means For You
On December 2, 2016, you may notice some changes to your Lifeline Program benefit. These changes – and what they mean for customers – are outlined below. You can now apply your monthly discount to internet service You will be able to apply your monthly Lifeline discount towards internet service. If you would like to […]
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Tile
Do you have a hard time keeping track of your keys? Have you misplaced your wallet? Tile devices are the newest way to find items that you use every day. Purchase a Tile, attach it to your purse, a keychain or luggage. Download the app onto your smartphone and you will be able to dial […]
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LastPass App
With all the technology we use every day, remembering passwords is becoming harder to do. As your password security needs increase, it is easier to forget them or lose the sticky note you had the password saved on! LastPass is a free app that allows you to keep all usernames and passwords – your email […]
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Checking Home Bandwidth
Personal media devices (iPads, iPods, Kindles, etc.) are becoming very common these days on an average home network. Chances are the majority of households have at least one of them per family member, if not more. With this comes an increase in demand for available bandwidth. The true test to see this potential bandwidth is […]
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Five Ways to Make Your Wi-Fi Faster!
Why is my Internet still slow when I’ve just upgraded to a new speed? Consolidated is offering lightning fast speeds, but if your Wi-Fi router is out of date or is not set up correctly, you will not get the speed you are supposed to be getting. Here are some tips that will save you […]
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Live Chat now available on Consolidated’s website!
We’re now offering yet another tool for our customers to communicate with us. You will find the “Chat Now” icon on the lower right had corner of our website. To use our Live Chat, simply click on the Chat now button and answer a few questions to get started. Live Chat is available during our […]
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Safari error: This website requires a client certificate
As appears on: https://thedesignspace.net/2014/03/29/website-requires-client-certificate/#.V1hsgPkrJph “The other day I tried to load a URL in Safari that has worked dozens of times before, but now Safari prevented it from opening entirely, instead presenting a dialog The website “[my requested URL]” requires a client certificate. This website requires a certificate to validate your identity. Select the certificate to […]
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