By the time you’ve found your freshman dorm or apartment, dragged your mini-fridge up three flights of stairs, and met the roommate whose sleep schedule opposes yours in every way, you’ll already be playing catch-up — syllabi are flying, Canvas is blinking with due dates, and your group chat for Intro to Psych is asking where the quiz link went.

Now imagine doing all that on a sketchy connection that buckles when the WiFi gets crowded.

In the not-so-distant past, ultra-high-speed internet was seen as a luxury. But those days are long gone. The emergence of streaming media, smart gadgets and videoconferencing changed our home internet needs in a big way, and there’s no turning back.

Technology is as essential to moving as boxes and tape. In fact, planning a successful move can take place entirely online. Even the smallest moving companies now have their own apps for estimating, scheduling and communicating with you.

If you’re planning to move soon, make sure high-speed fiber internet is on your checklist when home shopping.

Access to fiber internet is the single most important feature to look for in a home today, and not only because of what it means for your family tomorrow. Fiber internet is key to having a modern lifestyle today.

It’s more important than ever for college students to have blazing fast internet on day one—and since 80 percent of them live off campus, MDUs have a golden opportunity to get them up to speed from the get-go.

When most people think of “healthy living,” it’s usually in reference to the foods we consume and our pursuit of physical and mental fitness. But for Kelly Love and her partners in Branch Basics, the quest only begins there.

“Everything we put in, on and around us every day, it impacts us — our mood, our behavior, our energy levels, growth and development,” says Love, a co-founder of the health and lifestyle brand alongside friends Marilee Nelson and Allison Evans.