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Crossroads Inn and Suites, Salem MO WiFi review [EXCELLENT]

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I regularly stay throughoutĀ MissouriĀ for business. I normally test the speeds at every hotel I stay in.Ā Recently I stayed at the Crossroads Inn and SuitesĀ in Salem MO. I have stayed there before, but they recently upgraded their internet so I wanted to run speed tests again. Here are the speedtest results: ~60.0Mbps D/L* ~12Mbps U/L* *average of multiple tests throughout stay.Ā  These are some of the best speeds I have encountered. WiFi coverage was also excellent, both in my room and

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New Exede Speedboost plans + wifi [review & prices]

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Here are some new updates on Exede’s latestĀ plans: Personally, I would only pick a plan that has their new Speedboost + WiFi modem and the Liberty Pass. Initially I enjoyed the “late night free zone” (or LNFZ) but as of late it just became too much of a hassle to manage data usage during the daytime (and saving all the heavy stuff for late night)Ā so now I much prefer the ease and simplicity of the Liberty Pass. Plus I absolutely

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Let your kids help!

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Child one unloading the dish washer (and putting up the dishes where they go.) One of the best things about being a parent is teaching your kids to be responsible. Chores, jobs, learning opportunities, or whatever you want to call them… they help kids contribute in a meaningful way and they also help kids appreciate their free time. At a friend’s birthday party last night my wife and I were talking with the family’s grandmother. She grew up on a

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White USB-C cables ($6.99)

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After upgrading from a Samsung S6 to a Nexus 6P, one of the few changes needed was new USB-C cables! Thankfully, Amazon has a nice assortment. I especially like the white USB-C cables here: They are usually available for around $6.99 and they allow easy connection to USB-A (“regular” USB) devices like most existing PCs, Macs and laptops. After purchasing a two pack, I’m a happy camper šŸ™‚

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AMD Radeon R9 M375 2GB, with DDR5 and specs

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Some exciting news about the Lenovo IdeaPad Y700 14″ laptop, its GPU uses DDR5 memory. Woot! NOTE: For best performance I highly recommend upgrading the standard HDD to a SSD. You can find complete steps here: Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-14 SSD Upgrade Here is the DDR5 GPU memory screenshot: My specific Lenovo Y700-14 model: PS thanks to commenter Fee for asking the great question whether it utilized GDDR3 or GDDR5 šŸ™‚ PSS as the specs show, I have the 2GB version

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Exede Liberty Pass speed tests [RESULTS]

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Here you will find real world speed test results for ViaSat’s Exede Liberty Pass internet plan. These results are from AFTER the monthly allotment is downloaded. These are also with their latest modem which features “up to” 25 Mbps downloads. Here is verificationĀ that the monthly allotment has been used, and the Liberty Pass is in effect:   A quick note regarding units discussed in this post: Unit symbol The ISQ symbols for the bit and byte are bit and B,

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Update Genius greyed out in iTunes [SOLVED]

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Genius is one of the few reasons why I like iTunes. Unfortunately, this eveningĀ my iTunes installation would not up update Genius. I tried a few suggestions from the web but none of them worked.Ā šŸ™ For me, what did work was updatingĀ my iTunes installation to the latest version. After the iTunes update, allĀ menu options were available again šŸ™‚ Top Search Terms:genius greyed out (2)genius playlist greyed out (2)why is guinness suggestions greyed out (1)how to update genius itunes (1)genius suggestions on

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