December 11, 2018in General 1 Likes

What is WiFi and How Does it Work?

What is WiFi and How Does it Work?

Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connection all over the world. To
access this type of connection, one must have a wireless adapter on their computer. Wi-Fi provides
wireless connectivity by emitting frequencies between 2.4GHz to 5GHz based on the amount of data
on the network. Areas which are enabled with Wi-Fi connectivity are known as Hot Spots. One can
use advanced softwares like Wirelessmon to detect and request connection to Hotspots. To start a
Wireless connection, it is important that the wireless router is plugged into the internet connection
and that all the required settings are properly installed.

Wireless technology has widely spread lately and you can get connected almost anywhere; at home,
at work, in libraries, schools, airports, hotels and even in some restaurants.
Wireless networking is known as Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) or 802.11 networking as it covers the IEEE
802.11 technologies. The major advantage of Wi-Fi is that it is compatible with almost every
operating system, game device and advanced printer.

How does Wi-Fi work?

Like mobile phones, a Wi-Fi network makes use of radio waves to transmit information across a
network. The computer should include a wireless adapter that will translate data sent into a radio
signal. This same signal will be transmitted, via an antenna, to a decoder known as the router. Once
decoded, the data will be sent to the Internet through a wired Ethernet connection. As the wireless
network will work as a two-way traffic, the data received from the Internet will also pass through the
router to be coded into a radio signal that will be receipted by the computer’s wireless adapter.

Frequencies

A wireless network will transmit at a frequency level of 2.4 GHz or 5GHz to adapt to the amount of
data that is being sent by the user. The 802.11 networking standards will somewhat vary depending
mostly on the user’s needs, as explained below:
1. The 802.11a will transmit data at a frequency level of 5GHz. The Orthogonal Frequency-Division
Multiplexing (OFDM) used enhances reception by dividing the radio signals into smaller signals
before reaching the router. You can transmit a maximum of 54 megabits of data per second.
2. The 802.11b will transmit data at a frequency level of 2.4GHz, which is a relatively slow speed. You
can transmit a maximum of 11 megabits of data per second.
3. The 802.11g will transmit data at 2.4GHz but can transmit a maximum of 54 megabits of data per
second as it also uses an OFDM coding.
4. The more advanced 802.11n can transmit a maximum of 140 megabits of data per second and
uses a frequency level of 5GHz.

What is a Hotspot?

The term Hotspot is used to define an area where Wi-Fi access is available. It can either be through a
closed wireless network at home or in public places like restaurants or airports.
As stated earlier, to be able to access Hotspots your computer should include a wireless adapter. If
you are using an advanced laptop model, it will probably include a built-in wireless transmitter
already. Otherwise you can purchase a wireless adapter that will plug into the PCI slot or USB port.
Once installed, your system will automatically detect the Wi-Fi hotspots and request connection. If
not, you should use a software to handle this task for you.

Need assistance or advice with setting up your wi-fi network? Drop us an email via our contact page.

October 31, 2017in Basics 1 Likes

Writing SEO Articles is Easy

Ever come across articles on the Internet that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever? Ever felt frustrated with articles that take you for a ride and leaves with you nothing but regret…for reading it that far? I don’t know about you but I’ve read so many of them that I lost count. These articles are mostly stuffed with keywords because the writer believes that when an SEO article is stuffed with HUNDREDS of their selected keywords, search engines will love them. To them, the concept of SEO article writing is to write nonsensical articles with hundreds of keywords slotted in between words!

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October 18, 2017in Social Media Marketing 3 Likes

A Tip on Social Media Marketing

Many webmasters, designers and developers alike tend to forget that they can largely increase their social media presence by simply making sharing their content easier for the user.

Social Media has become so fast paced that any readers that are loyal to your website would not even think twice about sharing your content in their social media networks if, and only if you make the ability to share the content as easy as possible.

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September 23, 2017in Online Advertising 3 Likes

Small Business Web Site Design

In an age where we find that modern web design and development becoming more and more important, we also realise that the quality of our work is the number one priority. Even the smallest business needs a good website to retain their current customers. It also helps their current customers to quickly find contact numbers, email address and directions to the offices of the company. Not to mention that it would help current clients refer friends directly to the website thereby increasing word of mouth marketing which to date remains the best source of marketing for any type of business.

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September 16, 2010in Web Design 0 Likes

Simple, Cheap, Yet Elegant and Useful

This is how I would describe affordable or cheap web design; simple, cheap, yet elegant and useful. I think that it is essential for people to understand that they will get what they pay for. Many web developers have no clue what they are doing especially in this country yet they pass themselves off as professionals. No web developer would hide any sort of information from you. Things like page titles will not be marked as “page1” or “Untitled” etc. neither will the page titles be monotonous. If you find your website in this condition you know that you have dealt with a clueless person who is chancing at you and has used you for your hard earned money.



There are many factors that influence a simple page design. The most important factor that I would personally focus on would be the information that is presented and the fact that this information needs to be clear, concise and to the point. People online want immediate information, not fancy designs and flashing nonsense that takes ages to load. They want the deliverables, they want your service and or product, and they want YOU.

Try as you may, you will always find those simple websites that produce easy to understand informational and smaller scale pictures will get better rankings, better results and more sales. Many small businessmen and women do not seem to understand this and they would argue with the experience of a web developer. Remember that eye-catching design can be done using simple colour combinations. Pictures are sometimes not even necessary unless you are showing a product.

Having a cheap and effective website can help small companies grow exponentially and ignite a flow of income that will surely bring the company into question the type of results that they expect.

Clients seem to ignore the advice from web designers and eventually when the website doesn’t work they want to blame the web designer instead of admitting to their own mistakes and taking full responsibility for it.



Companies that do not have immediate access to finance can negotiate with a web development firm to make payment arrangements in certain ways as agreed to by both parties and then a full website can be designed and developed.

Another important thing to remember is that web development and design are completely different fields. Most web developers would “hand code” their websites meaning that they would program every line in a web site by themselves using a simple text editor such as MS Notepad.

However, there are plenty of both open source and proprietary software packages that can help both designers and developers make their coding processes much easier and fundamentally increase turnaround time for clients.