Tech Tips Blog
How to: Monitor your network and access your Blackfoot account when you’re away
July 29, 2022
Summer is a popular time to get away. And while it’s great to unplug, it’s also comforting to know there are convenient tools for accessing your home network, customer portal or email when you’re on the road. The Blackfoot Connect mobile app manages the people, places and devices connected to your home network and can be […]
How to: Staying Safe When Using Public Wi-Fi
June 23, 2022
Having the ability to use your laptop or tablet in coffee shops, airports, and hotels can seem convenient—but it can also pose potential security risks with regards to your personal information. Whenever you connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot that isn’t on your own encrypted network, you’re also taking a chance the information you send through […]
How to: The benefits of a customer portal
May 26, 2022
You’re likely familiar with customer portals even if you never think of them by that term. What is a portal? Portals are specifically designed, secure websites which often serve as a single source of information. Portals make it easy to be organized and productive with so many services in one place! You can think of […]
How to: Stop unwanted robocalls
April 26, 2022
Our Annual Meeting is this Saturday, April 30, 2022! Learn more here. Your phone rings and you glance down. The number looks only vaguely familiar but you hesitate and wonder: Could it be important? You answer and it’s a recorded voice demanding a return call about a car warranty you’re sure you don’t have. You […]
How to: Protect your home from cyber threats
March 24, 2022
Did you know? Our Annual Meeting is Saturday, April 30, 2022! Learn more here. Playing it smart We like to think of our homes as places of safety. However, it’s an uncomfortable digital truth that our home networks and just about any smart device can be compromised these days. Whether we’re discussing cameras that are […]
How To: A better approach to managing your home internet.
February 23, 2022
You may be asking “What do you mean by ‘manage your internet’? Isn’t that what Blackfoot does?” These are great questions and yes, that’s a big part of our job. You can control your home internet and (WiFi) network, too. And do much more than simply use your out-of-the-box configuration. You can set up your […]
How To: Keep kids safe online.
January 28, 2022
Statistically speaking, if you have children, there’s a fair chance they spend more time on the internet than you do—and often they have no idea about the warning signs for dangerous or illegal content, the threat of cyber-bullying, or how identity theft occurs. If you’ve already talked to them about these issues—That’s a great start! […]
How To: Find the internet service that’s right for you.
December 29, 2021
Once upon a time, when you wanted to use the internet, you needed a modem connected to your telephone line. As the modem connected to the internet, you’d hear all the buzzes, whirrs and pongs as it dialed your carrier’s number and connected you to their server, where you’d be able to download data at […]
How To: Compare streaming media devices.
November 26, 2021
Many of you may be considering streaming device as we move into the holidays. As more and more people cut the cord to stream their favorite movies and TV shows, an increasing number of companies are jumping into the fray by producing new devices and platforms for viewing the content you want to watch. We’ve […]
How To: Set up a guest network to protect your home network.
October 29, 2021
The holidays are coming and friends or family are coming to visit – along with all of their devices. You’re sure you have plenty of bandwidth so everything’s great, right? Unfortunately, accommodating additional users is not simply a matter bandwidth. It’s a matter of security, too. What makes a guest network more secure? Guest WiFi […]