Tech Tips Top Tech Questions Oh, Google. What would we do without it? Where else could we get instant answers to our most burning technology questions? In this Tech…
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In 2021, internet providers like Comcast and Sparklight have announced plans to expand their fiber networks and deliver gigabit speeds to rural communities across the country. For the Americans who…
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Tech Tips How to Stop Robocalls How many times have you picked up your phone, seen that the call is coming from a familiar area code, and answered, only to…
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Tech Tips Replacing Your Tech Every time Apple unveils a new iPhone, it can be tempting to ditch your device and upgrade to the latest model with all the bells…
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People. Progress. Polar. The Kringstads’ Story: Keeping Your Business Safe A quick glance at the headlines may lead you to believe that cyberattacks are reserved for the world’s most powerful…
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Tech Tips What is Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency is everywhere these days. You can’t turn on the news or scroll through your Twitter feed without seeing something about Bitcoin or #DogeArmy. If…
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Tech Tips Using Public Wi-Fi Whether it’s to scroll through Instagram at Starbucks or respond to an email at the airport, everyone signs onto unsecured public WiFi from time to…
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Tech Tips Photos to the Cloud Smart phones have given us the ability to document all of life’s milestones, from first steps to family vacations, with the click of a…
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People. Progress. Polar. The Watsons' Story: Making Streaming Simple Like every couple, Daryl and Noel Watson of Cavalier, North Dakota, disagree on a few things—including their tastes in television. Daryl tunes…
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Tech Tips Why Invest in Managed WiFi? These days, having fast, reliable WiFi is just as important to owning a business as offering competitive benefits or developing a successful marketing…
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Tech Tips Cash Transfer Apps, Explained Millions of Americans use peer-to-peer payment services such as Venmo, CashApp, or Apple Pay for on-the-spot money transfers. Apps like these can definitely come…
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People. Progress. Polar. Allen's Story: IT You Can Trust As a young boy, Allen Orwick knew—as young boys coming of age in rural North Dakota often do—that farming was his…
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Tech Tips Top 5 Outdoor Tech Gifts Summer is almost here, and after a long winter cooped up in our homes, it’s safe to say that we are all more…
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BAND: Caring for Communities Across North Dakota When Victoria Clair moved from Las Vegas to Williston, North Dakota in 2015, she was drawn to the easy-going pace of small-town life.…
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Stream HD video, work from home, even immerse yourself in entertainment. Gigabit Internet may seem impossibly futuristic, like flying cars or robot pets, but it’s already here, in our communities.…
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Tech Tips Spring Tech Cleaning It’s that time of year again—time to push the wool sweaters to the back of your closet, brush the cobwebs from your bicycle, and let’s…
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Tech Tips Broadband vs. WiFi: What's the Difference? Wi-Fi, broadband, cyberspace, the World Wide Web… We hear these words tossed around every day, and while they are often used in…
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People. Progress. Polar. Janelle's Story: Making Work-from-Home Work The Skibicki farm sits three and a half miles south of rural Fordville, North Dakota. It’s where Greg Skibicki farms beans, wheat,…
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Tech Tips New Year, New Apps, New You It’s that time of year again! The presents have been opened, the Christmas lights have been packed away, and New Year’s resolutions…
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Tech Tips Setting up Email on Your Mobile Phone Gone are the days when communicating via email required a desktop computer and a dial-up connection. Today, we can read and…
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How a “flyover” state became a national leader in broadband connectivity. These days, conventional wisdom would have you believe that anything west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the…
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Tech Tips Spotting a Spam Email Once upon a time, it was easy to spot a spam email. For example: an email from Brad Pitt asking for your hand in…
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Tech Tips Home (WiFi) for the Holidays There’s no place like home for the holidays, but hosting friends and family in your home also requires plenty of preparation. There are…
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Tech Tips What is the Cloud? Have you ever wondered what this “cloud” is that everyone seems to be talking about, but felt too embarrassed to ask? If so, you’re…
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Tech Tips Top Tech Gifts Don’t be the person who puts off shopping until the last minute and shows up to Christmas with gift cards for everybody. This year, give…
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People. Progress. Polar. Scott's Story: Bridging The Digital Divide Through the USDA ReConnect program, Polar will deploy broadband to 1,500 rural locations—including Scott’s Sporting Goods. Scott’s Sporting Goods in rural…
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Tech Tips To Post or Not to Post? Staying Safe on Facebook Once upon a time, Facebook was merely a social media platform, where we shared photos of our family…
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People. Progress. Polar. COVID Story: Keeping Students Connected Working with local schools, Polar delivered broadband to students in need during the COVID-19 pandemic On August 26, 2007, an EF4 tornado…
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Tech Tips What's the Deal with Whole Home WiFi We've all been there—one minute you're at home FaceTiming your best friend across the country, listening to your favorite podcast, or…
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People. Progress. Polar. Education Story: Investing in the Future How a partnership between Polar and local schools prepares students for life beyond the classroom Lights. Camera. Action. At Northern Cass…
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Tech Tips How to Test Your Internet Speed Are your web pages taking longer than usual to load? Is Netflix buffering in the middle of your movie? Does your friend’s…
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People. Progress. Polar. The Gagner's Story: Levi's Hope For the Gagner family, the internet is more than a convenience; it is a way to provide a safe, happy, and fulfilling…
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Tech Tips Work, Connect, and Play Using Zoom Whether your company is working from home, you have a child taking virtual classes, or you watched that viral video about a…
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Tech Tips Meal Planning with Pinterest Is your family growing tired of Taco Tuesday (and Wednesday, and Thursday)? Have you spent the past hour staring into your fridge, praying for…
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