Local printers connect to a computer via a port, such as a Universal Serial Bus, while remote printers connect through wireless technology or via a print server -- a computer, router or other device ...

The experience of connecting hardware devices to computers can vary across hardware and systems. USB printers, especially, haven’t typically been super convenient for connecting with a Windows ...

Back in the old days, if you wanted to use a printer, it needed to have a hard connection to your computer. That wasn't so bad if you had a private home office, but if you had family members that ...

Wired printers have their charm and are usually easy to set up. You don’t need to be around the printer if you are connected on the same network. In this post, we ...

When everything is working well, printing can feel effortless. Just click to print, and your document emerges from the printer moments later. When your printer isn’t properly connected to Wi-Fi, ...

When connecting a printer to your business network, the most common connection involves using a cable to connect the printer directly to a computer or other network device. The cable you select to ...

Microsoft tried to make setup processes much easier with Windows 10 — including the infamous printer setup. Now that it’s automated, hooking up a printer in Windows shouldn’t pose a problem – ...

Despite the rise of emails and chat apps, printers are still necessary devices for personal and professional use. Luckily, Apple makes it very simple to connect a printer on MacOS. Here’s what you ...

What if you could connect your smartphone to all kinds of “smart” appliances around you just by taking photos of them? Snap-To-It, a project from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, lets users ...

I recently inherited a Canon MP990 printer from a friend who moved. I have it connected to my network via wifi, and was successfully able to print to it from one computer (Win7 x64, connected directly ...