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Comcast Modem Upgrade Messed Up My Network

So Comcast decides to upgrade the firmware of their Xfinity modems. It basically screwed up my network. That’s what I get for using and relying on the network services of their router modem. How do I know that Comcast upgraded the firmware of their modem?

Well, my network used to be 10.10.10.0/24. Comcast decided to reset it to 10.0.0.0/24. My printer was no longer working because it was set to a static IP address. If you login to the modem, it no longer looks the same. They disabled a lot of features including one major feature called Advanced. When you click on it, it takes you to a page that doesn’t exist. Nice. Really quality stuff there.

In addition, they also disabled the configuration of the wireless network. You can’t turn it off or change it. But the WiFi is ON. I don’t even know the SSID or the password to my own wifi. By the way, Comcast’s built-in access point really sucks. It’s slow and has limited range.

What’s worse is, I now have a wide open SSID called “xfinitywifi” without any encryption. Seriously. I should sue Comcast for making network insecure. For a company that has a monopoly on cable, they don’t have it together. Far from it. So, I’m on my way to the store to pick up an Arris SB6141 cable modem. Comcast can have their exorbitant cable modem rental fee back.

There are more Windows 10 users than Windows XP

The number of Windows 10 users have surpassed the number of Windows XP users. It has been more than six months since Windows 10 was released. Considering Windows XP is no longer supported and pretty much a dying OS, I’m still amazed at how many people are still using Windows XP. I guess people are planning to ride off Windows XP into the sunset. If Windows 10 weren’t touted as being a free upgrade, I think the adoption would have been very slow. I know I wouldn’t have upgraded from Windows 7 if I had to pay for Windows 10.

Apple Faulty AC Adapters

It’s not often that Apple recall its products, but the faulty AC adapters has the potential to cause harm due to overheating of the plugs. Countries that are affected are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Continental Europe, New Zealand and South Korea. There have been 12 incidents reported worldwide so far. The recall does not affect the U.S., Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, or the U.K. But Apple says the faulty AC plugs are also in the World Travel Adapter Kit.