Every peripheral device (keyboard, modem, monitor, etc.) requires a control circuit that interfaces with the computer's processor (CPU). These circuits are either built into the chips on the ...

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When evaluating a laptop to purchase for your small business, there are a number of different factors to take into account. Generally speaking, every laptop makes some form of compromise between ...

The simulation of a serial port in software in order to allow USB, Ethernet or some other input/output port to take its place. Virtual serial ports are necessary to enable an application that was ...

A small USB-C hub solves this entire headache by expanding one port into multiple connections: The Anker 5-in-1 USB-C hub does exactly that, and right now Amazon has it at an all-time low of just $18, ...

Your USB audio port can be surprisingly useful--giving you even better sound than your computer's regular audio output. Here's how to use it. Eliot Van Buskirk Evolver.fm Editor Eliot Van Buskirk has ...