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A person experiencing a dropped video call connection, the kind of disruption a running microwave can cause on 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi.

Why Your Microwave Can Take Down the Wi-Fi

Microwave ovens and Wi-Fi routers share almost the same frequency, and one of them is about 35,000 times more powerful than the other.

Tech  · 6 Aug 2026, 09:22  · Daniel Okafor
A mobile device connecting to a public Wi-Fi hotspot of the kind that uses a captive portal login screen.

The Hidden Tech Behind Every Public Wi-Fi Login Screen

A look at the DNS hijacking and HTTP redirects that put a login screen between your device and the internet at every coffee shop and airport.

Tech  · 15 Jul 2026, 09:26  · Daniel Okafor
A network switch with Ethernet cables, the kind of equipment where bufferbloat queues form.

What Is Bufferbloat, and Why Fast Internet Still Feels Slow

A fast connection that feels slow under load usually isn't your internet plan. It's bufferbloat, a latency problem hiding in oversized router queues, and it's fixable.

Tech  · 14 Jul 2026, 15:26  · Daniel Okafor