Recent content by jm88

I have had a HP Envy Photo 7658 for like 4 or 5 years now and it works fine. I don't use it that much and have an Instant Ink subscription so I don't have to worry about ink drying out. I probably average 50 sheets a month or so. I need something for all in one use and to print in color when...

Is it best to just install the base connected to the router in my network closet (in the basement)? There is also a phone jack in there so I can feed it to the other phone jacks in the house. However, if I use the Ooma handsets in conjunction with other phones, is the range very far on them...

Xfinity Voice is not that expensive (I think it is $10 extra a month, or possibly more but you get more of a discount if you have more services so I think it ends up around $10) but my Xfinity bill is getting so high and even though every year when the promotion is up I have to contact them to...

For several years, I have been using iDrive to backup my entire hard drive to. I have never had to restore anything, but have been able to locate the files through the web interface so I guess it is working properly. I also have a Microsoft 365 subscription for the family so we each have our...

Sorry, THIS is what I linked above. Anyways, I do have one computer wired and the ethernet port that I was going to put an AP on is by the TV so I have a little switch there connected to my TV and gaming console so that is taken care of. I do have a couple of laptops, phones, and multiple...

Thank you for educating me. I think that makes sense regarding the two band routers. You mentioned something about WiFi 6E earlier being the only worthwhile upgrade. What about something like THIS to cover the whole house. It is on sale for $269 now. Unless I am missing something, wouldn't...

Thank you for all of that. That is great info! I guess I just figured I should replace it before it goes out because it is 6 years old now and my other one didn't last that long, and I figured a better one might have a slightly better range to cover the basement, although this isn't too bad...

Great advice. The more I think about it, that seems like the easy way to go especially since I already have ethernet ports at opposite ends of my house. If I put an access point at each end of the house, in addition to the main router in the basement which is more centrally located, that...

I have an Xfinity 1.2 gig plan and just upgraded my modem to an Arris S33 and get great speeds now on my wired connection but want to boost the WiFi signal. The main floor of my house is about 1800 sq. ft. and the basement is about 1200 sq. ft. but my router is in the basement under the stairs...

Got it. Meaning the backups are for if your main drive fails, you just restore the entire drive.

Ok, I don't think I have ever had to go back to a version anyways but was just wondering. If I ever needed to, I could just get it off of the idrive because that shows the file and it's previous 30 versions so that would be the easy way to do it. One more question then I will stop bothering...

So in your scenario, the large file on 2/4 is the full synthetic backup that is most up to date and the only complete full backup you have in this list, correct? Let's say you made your initial full backup on 1/21 and you made a change to a file on 1/23. How would you find the original version...

Let's see if I understand this right: So let's say I have a full backup completed. Then the next day, I only made a change to FILE.XXX. That night, it would run an incremental that would only include FILE.XXX and roll it into the original image. Are you saying in addition to the rolling...

I downloaded and tried the free version and think I understand it. I did a full backup and it created an image file and then I went to restore, browse backups, and it showed the entire backup as a drive. I was able to navigate it and browse individual files like you said. It looks like you...

Thank you so much. I will check that out. The other thing I noticed is on my cloud back up service (idrive), you basically just select the drive or folders you want backed up and it backs them up the way the structure is now and if you change a file, it just saves a different version of it so...