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Jan 4 2024

How to Prepare for (and Ace!) Your Next Virtual Job Interview

Virtual interviewing is becoming more and more common in today’s job market. While remote interviewing may be more convenient, the distance and technical difficulties can be awkward, or even jarring, to would-be applicants.   Fortunately, there are tips from interviewing experts that prospective job seekers can use to get through—and even nail—a virtual job interview. […]

Jan 4 2024

Survive Winter Temps the “Smart” Way

Winter is upon us—and with it are cold temperatures. While parts of the country are lovely in winter, there’s no escaping the fact that colder temperatures and bleak weather can take their toll. Wintry weather also brings higher energy expenses. Home heating units often pump out warm air constantly just to keep the house comfortable—and […]

Jan 2 2024

Fiber Internet Increases Home Values

Move over kitchens and bathrooms–fiber has moved up on the must-have list for homebuyers. Now more than ever before, people want to work, learn, and access telehealth applications from home. Modern lifestyles require modern internet powered by a fiber network. In fact, a 2023 study showed that fiber-delivered internet access could increase a home’s value […]

Dec 12 2023

Awesome Tech Gifts for Kids and Teens

Christmas shopping can be a time-consuming and stressful affair—especially when you’re shopping for children and teenagers! To help you out, we’ve assembled a list of some of this year’s coolest tech gift ideas for kids and teens. Beyond just the coolness factor, our list has parental concerns in mind, as we know many parents just […]

Dec 1 2023

Five Tips for Scoring an Esports Scholarship

Though many parents may be skeptical about their teen’s passion for video gaming (and the seemingly extensive number of hours they play them), they might be surprised—and even impressed—by the economic opportunities brought about by gaming, especially in competitive esports. Perhaps the most eye-poppingly impressive statistic parents and their college-bound kids should be aware of […]

Dec 1 2023

Parental Settings for Smart TVs

If you’re like most parents, you may feel frustrated when something as innocent and simple as turning on your smart TV can display gory images from ads for horror movies or suggestions for suggestive—or even outright raunchy—content on the home screen before you even navigate to your preferred apps and platforms. While parental controls within […]

Oct 24 2023

What Are Our Employees Watching?

One of the most common things we hear when our subscribers switch to streaming is the overwhelming amount of possibilities. Choosing your next show, movie, or documentary can be difficult, with so many excellent options at your fingertips. We polled our employees to see what they are watching to help make your decision easier. As […]

Oct 17 2023

Why is My Electric Cooperative Selling Me Internet?

Dixie Electric has worked hard to build a reliable, affordable, and dependable network with DE Fastlink. So, why is your electric cooperative getting into broadband? Today, we’re taking some time to answer that question. Read on to learn more about the history of electric cooperatives like ours—and why we view broadband as the right next […]

Oct 17 2023

Eight Real-Life Ways Fiber Internet Makes a Difference

Just about any of our customers who have already made the switch from older forms of internet (like cable) to fiber broadband will tell you that fiber’s advanced technology is vastly superior to anything else they’ve used. From downloading files at near-lightspeed, to voluminous amounts of available bandwidth for handling multiple applications simultaneously, to more […]