Before USB standardized how we connect devices, computers were a tangle of incompatible ports. Here are the ones that USB ...

I have been working with computers since the late 70s, and that's not for boasting purposes, but to tell you where I come from. When I started, I was always told to NEVER plug/unplug the following ...

The USB port is something most of us take for granted. You plug in a phone, keyboard, or one of the many useful USB gadgets out there, and it just works. But not too long ago, this was basically ...

???<BR><BR>I have a propriatery RS232 device that I need to connect to a computer that has no serial ports (newer laptop). The hardware has a dongle incorporated into the cable to unlock the software ...

A number of different ports on a computer - Alfexe/Getty Images What do you use to charge your phone? A USB cable. What about connecting peripherals like your mouse or keyboard to your laptop? USB ...