I have had this problem in the past and it is back again. I have even done some best practice things to make things work and they do, in one direction. My desktop can see my wife's desktop and my ...

If you decided to cash in on holiday sales, now might be the time you’re getting ready to use a Vista-enabled computer for the first time. The benefit of waiting to use Vista is that you can take ...

Belle Wong is a freelance writer specializing in small business, personal finance, banking, and tech/SAAS. She spends her spare moments testing out the latest productivity apps and plotting her latest ...

Q: I don't have a question but wanted to tell you happy birthday! I read your column every week in the Odessa American and always look forward to it. And I sometimes will learn a thing or two. So, ...

In the past we’ve highlighted various ways to share a group of files with across several computers on a network, including using shared folders in Windows or setting up a network-attached storage (NAS ...

Microsoft wants you to use the cloud, but there are a lot of good options — including trusty old network file sharing and a little-known modern Windows feature. Remember the HomeGroup on Windows 7?

Windows recognizes two network types for networks without a domain server: private and public. On a private network, other users can see your computer, and you can enable file and printer sharing. If ...

Spoiler: there isn’t just one network definition. Learn everything you need to assess various network types, topologies, and architectures. The simple network definition: a system that links other ...

Ron Nutter helps a user who wants to share his DSL connection between two computers. Can I use a hub to share a single DSL line between two computers or is it better to buy a router? How does the hub ...