Advances in adapters mean you could ditch Wi-Fi for better performance. Natallia Boroda/Shutterstock Wi-Fi is a way a life. Between smartphones and laptops, even within our homes, we expect to be connected wherever we are. It's a powerful resource, but not a perfect one. I'm sometimes at the mercy of service being throttled at peak times and facing interference from my many neighbors with their own networks. Even in my modestly sized apartment, there are times where the Wi-Fi network has weak spots. Since I'm renting, I can't just rip into the walls to put ethernet ports where I need them, and in this hundred-year-old building, there's only one outlet where I can put my router. For the homeowners out there, you may have higher priorities for your budget than paying for this type of modification, even though distance and physical obstructions might be weakening Wi-Fi signals.…