Audio & Headphones
Speakers Buzzing or Humming? How to Find and Kill a Ground Loop
A constant hum that changes when you touch the cable is almost always a ground loop. Here is how to identify and…
Tag: interference
Audio & Headphones
Bluetooth Range Worse Than Advertised? Here Is Why
Ten metres is a laboratory figure. Walls, bodies and interference cut it dramatically, and some of that you can fix.
Wi-Fi & Networking
Wi-Fi Drops When the Microwave Runs? Here Is the Fix
Microwaves transmit on the same frequency as 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. The fix is a channel change or moving to 5 GHz.
Audio & Headphones
Bluetooth Audio Stuttering or Skipping? Fix the Interference
Audio that breaks up while you walk is nearly always 2.4 GHz congestion or your own body blocking the signal.
Audio & Headphones
Speakers Crackling or Popping? Find Out Whether It Is the Source or the Speaker
Crackling has a handful of causes, and swapping one cable at a time identifies it faster than replacing the speakers.
Laptops & PCs
Wireless Mouse Lagging or Stuttering? It Is Usually Interference
A stuttering wireless mouse is nearly always a USB 3 port, a dying battery or the surface it is sitting on. All…