Posts Tagged ‘hp’

Turn Your Existing Printer into a Wireless Solution

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Over the last few years, you’ve slowly upgraded your existing setup to include high-speed internet and Wi-Fi.  You can take your laptop anywhere in the house and surf the internet with ease.  Unfortunately, your old printer still has you tied down.  You bought it before Wi-Fi was available in everything and you’ve since stocked up on ink, so you really don’t want to invest in a new printer.  Luckily, there are some options that make it easy to “cut the cord” and begin printing wirelessly at home.

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A Driver Update Might Be the Solution

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

We’ve talked about ways to speed up an aging computer.  We’ve highlighted some quick and easy ways to troubleshoot a problem with your PC.  What if there was a way to accomplish both of these things and get some added features without spending a dime?  Driver updates could be the solution to a problem that you didn’t even know you had.

Here is an example.  I have a 2 year old Dell laptop that I am working on currently.  The owner was having an issue with their wireless internet connection (Wi-Fi).  The connection would drop regularly on the laptop, while all other computers in the house continued to function properly, and the only viable solution was to run a cable from the router to the laptop, which was in a different section of the house.  Not only is a cable like this expensive, but there was now this horrible eyesore running across the floors of 2 rooms and a hallway.  Needless to say, the owner was not happy and wasn’t sure where to turn.  After about 30 minutes of testing, restarting, changing settings and getting frustrated, I decided to check for a driver update.  Bingo! Problem solved.

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