Browsing: Computing

Having fast internet at home involves more than just the plan you get from your ISP; you should understand what options your router provides to get the best possible performance. Part of that is knowing which Ethernet ports to use on your router, with one of the available choices potentially being 2.5G Ethernet.

I spent a lunchtime recently at a Singapore Press Club session on how artificial intelligence and quantum computing are making cyber threats worse. The room was full of people who work at the sharp end of this – running national defences, protecting small businesses, and thinking about where all of this is heading.

It’s common wisdom among PC users to restart your computer on a regular basis. Some even go so far as insisting that you must do so every day, lest some terrible fate befall you. But is that still the case in 2026, or is this advice held over from an earlier era of computing?