Occasionally, your computer may show up on the network with a "(2)" or other number in parentheses after its name. In some cases, it will appear this way in the sidebar of your computer's Finder, but ...

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 ...

Ok, as usual, new computer comes along. One of the tasks to sort - getting it to be able to see the other computers on the network for file sharing. There are only 2 logins, mine and my wifes.

Want to share your screen to collaborate with a colleague, or remotely access someone’s computer to troubleshoot a technical problem? Whatever your screen-sharing need, here are 22 free collaboration ...

Windows 11/10 has several useful features, one of which is Nearby Sharing. Nearby Sharing allows you to share your files quickly with nearby Windows devices. If you find that Nearby Sharing is not ...

Everybody with a Windows 11/10 computer would have noticed that sometimes the Windows operating system comes with a set of extra folders. Have you ever wondered what these extras are doing to your ...

Certain capabilities, including printer sharing, are reserved for users with administrative rights. Contact your network administrator if you aren't sure whether you have administrator rights or not.

While much of today's wireless technology has become plug-and-play simple, complexity rears its ugly head once the user tries to set up networking capabilities, such as sharing printers or file ...

Like some elaborate spy communications network, an art project that began three years ago by prompting people to embed USB thumb drives in structures has caught on like wildfire. Dead Drops, as the ...

A network is great, but what if you just want to connect two Macs and transfer gobs of information as fast as you can? Using a gigabit ethernet cable or a Mac with 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) or later wireless ...