Driver, dashboard, firmware: the three files a data card neededUpdate 20-10-2026 · GuidesEvery model page on the old DC-Files index offered the same short menu: "Dashboard Win", "Dashboard Mac", "Dashboard Update" and "Firmware Update". Those four lines summed up how a USB…
Using an old USB modem on a modern Windows, Mac or Linux PCUpdate 11-10-2026 · GuidesPlenty of USB modems from 2008 to 2014 are still around, in drawers, in car glove boxes and in boxes of old laptop accessories. Can they still be used? Sometimes…
APN settings explained: the line that gets a modem onlineUpdate 02-10-2026 · GuidesA surprising number of the messages that reached the old DC-Files contact address were not about broken modems at all. The stick worked, the SIM worked, but the connection failed…
ZIP, EXE, DMG and ISO: the formats driver files came inUpdate 23-09-2026 · GuidesThe 2010 index was full of file names ending in .zip, .exe and .dmg. Each of those endings tells you how the file is packaged and what your computer will…
How to check a download with SHA-256 checksumsUpdate 14-09-2026 · GuidesWhen a software maker publishes a file, it can also publish a short fingerprint of that file, called a checksum or hash. If the file you have produces the same…
The 3G shutdown: what it means for old dongles and hotspotsUpdate 05-09-2026 · GuidesFor about fifteen years, 3G was the network that USB modems were built for. Now operators around the world are switching it off to reuse the radio frequencies for 4G…
