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Typically, just before a budget meeting, you look at some bewildering spreadsheet, decide what amount of bandwidth you want, and then go into the meeting. … Read More

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It’s just math. File sizes aren’t magic, they’re just bits. When you encode video, you create a file full of a certain number of bit … Read More

The solution to that may be archiving a bunch of music which fills up your hard drive, or it could be that what sounds great … Read More

By now, you’ve likely uploaded some video, then gazed dumbfounded at fuzzy image wondering what happened because you chose max resolution. Here’s the secret: Resolution … Read More

And that’s why there’s no easy way to say what speed is right for you, it’s not about average speeds but peak usage. That means … Read More

You have downloaded that movie four times and progress bar is still crawling. You check your bill and it clearly states you’re paying for a … Read More

Estimating a wireless link is kind of like stuffing a suitcase for a vacation that hasn’t happened yet. You know how many bits per second … Read More

The clock divider creates a slower clock from a faster one, at an exact whole number ratio. The underlying formula is straightforward: fout = fin … Read More