There are four basic ways to connect a printer to a computer. It’s important to understand these before purchasing a printer or a new computer. Most old printers connect using a parallel port on the ...

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Mobile computing is quickly overtaking the traditional desktop model in offices and homes alike, and a Wi-Fi enabled laptop or tablet is far more likely to be your main computer. One of the biggest ...

It's a little disheartening to think about just how many of our once-beloved devices have become largely obsolete. Good old CD and DVD players, for instance, have been left behind by millions with the ...

Unlike newer versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, Windows XP does not auto-detect wireless and Bluetooth printers within range of the PC. To install a network printer to this operating ...

If you have successfully installed and shared a network printer on your network, but somehow when you attempt to connect to the shared printer on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 computer, the operation ...

You can print on a Mac computer either wirelessly or with a USB cable. Here's how to set up a wired or wireless printer on ...

If your printer isn't Wi-FI enabled, chances are you're connecting it to your PC with a cable. Maybe you just bought a printer second-hand, and it didn't come with any cables, or maybe you're just ...

Q: I am a customer of Comcast/Xfinity. Recently, I changed my old modem/router for a new modem/router and everything connected without issue except for my printer, which is an Epson Workforce 645.

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