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Growth Manager at CometVPN

Guoda Šulcaitė

Guoda is an all-round marketing professional with deep knowledge in the tech SaaS industry, particularly VPNs and proxies. She has worked on numerous projects and helped achieve impressive results through project management, content production, and SEO.

41 articles published by this author

Networking & Internet Basics

7 min read

What Is Bridge Mode? Router & Modem Explained Simply

Key takeaways:

  • Bridge mode helps to turn off the routing functions of a modem or a router to avoid NAT issues.
  • Setup differs based on your device's model and firmware, but generally can be done by rebooting the device into bridge mode.
  • Bridge mode is most useful for bypassing ISP routers, fixing double-NAT issues, and advanced network setups.

    • Increasing performance or implementing basic security features, such as a router VPN, on your home or office network requires advanced settings. ISP-provided routers or a one-device setup might lack the needed capabilities, so a workaround is to connect multiple routers or modems.

    Guoda Šulcaitė
    Cybersecurity & Privacy

    10 min read

    Top 10 Best Private Search Engines That Do Not Track in 2026

    Key takeaways:

  • Google and others rely on collecting your data to make a profit, while alternative search engines try to balance accurate results with private search.
  • Startpage, DuckDuckGo, and Brave search are the most popular, but others in our list stand out with advanced features.
  • Most private search engines will still require you to take additional measures, such as using a VPN, to browse the web privately.
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    Guoda Šulcaitė
    VPN Guides & Tutorials

    5 min read

    How to Choose The Best Expat VPN

    Once you move out of a country to somewhere else, you lose access to all the location-locked content. For some countries that may not be a big issue, but if you move out of the US, for example, the content offered by every streaming service and many other platforms will change greatly.

    A virtual private network (VPN) can help you circumvent the issue entirely. As long as the virtual private network has servers in that particular country, you can access any location-based content.

    That’s part of the reason as to why VPNs became so popular – they allow you to access web services and content that otherwise would not be available to you.

    Guoda Šulcaitė