#1048 - How Do My Mobile Data Connection, Internet Connection, and Wi-Fi Connection Relate?
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Connection, connection, who's got the connection?
It's really easy to get confused between internet connections, Wi-Fi connections, mobile connections, hot spots, access points, mobile devices used as hotspots, and more. When you connect, what comes from where, and how does it get here?
That became particularly interesting during a recent two-day power outage after the storm. All the connections were used in one way or another.
Let's clear up the confusion in this week's featured article: How Do My Mobile Data Connection, Internet Connection, and Wi-Fi Connection Relate?
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- One choice of attitude can make all the difference.
- Desktop.ini files everywhere!
- Deleted files and where they go.
- What to do when someone else enters your email address for something.
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Featured Article
How Do My Mobile Data Connection, Internet Connection, and Wi-Fi Connection Relate?
Different combinations create different options.
Understanding how your devices connect to the internet is useful, especially when the power goes out.
Read: How Do My Mobile Data Connection, Internet Connection, and Wi-Fi Connection Relate?
Also This Week on Ask Leo!
The Most Important Attitude |  |
| There is one approach to life -- one setting in your psyche -- that affects your experience with technology much more than any lack of skill or knowledge. Read: The Most Important Attitude | |
What Are Desktop.ini Files, and How Do I Get Rid of Them? |  |
| Invisible or not, they'll be there. Read: What Are Desktop.ini Files, and How Do I Get Rid of Them? | |
Where Do Deleted Files Go? |  |
| Let's use an oversimplified analogy to understand the concepts behind deletion. Read: Where Do Deleted Files Go? | |
How Do I Tell Someone They've Entered the Wrong Email Address? |  |
| Many websites ask you type your email address in twice because it's so easy to make a typo and bring communication to a screeching halt. Read: How Do I Tell Someone They've Entered the Wrong Email Address? | |
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 | How Do I Tell Someone They've Entered the Wrong Email Address?Many websites ask you type your email address in twice because it's so easy to make a typo and bring communication to a screeching halt.Watch: How Do I Tell Someone They've Entered the Wrong Email Address? |
 | Where Do Deleted Files Go?Let's use an oversimplified analogy to understand the concepts behind deletion.Watch: Where Do Deleted Files Go? |
 | What Are Desktop.ini Files, and How Do I Get Rid of Them?Invisible or not, they'll be there.Watch: What Are Desktop.ini Files, and How Do I Get Rid of Them? |
 | How Do My Mobile Data Connection, Internet Connection, and Wi-Fi Connection Relate?Understanding how your devices are connected is useful, especially when the power goes out.Watch: How Do My Mobile Data Connection, Internet Connection, and Wi-Fi Connection Relate? |
 | The Most Important AttitudeThere is one approach to life -- one setting in your psyche -- that affects your experience with technology much more than any lack of skill or knowledge.Watch: The Most Important Attitude |
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