Hardware & Devices

Printers, laptops, monitors, meeting room kit, and home office network setup.

18 guides in this category.

How-To Guides

How to Choose a Monitor for Office Work - Pair size with resolution correctly, pick IPS for office work, check your laptop can drive it, and spend the extra on a stand that adjusts.
How to Choose a Webcam for Work Video Calls - 1080p30 is the sensible baseline, lighting matters more than the sensor, and low-light performance is what separates a good webcam from a cheap one.
How to Choose and Set Up the Best Laptop for a Small Business - A practical guide to picking the right business laptop and the essential first steps to setting it up securely.
How to Clean Your Laptop Screen and Keyboard Safely - Power down first, then clean the screen with a dry microfibre cloth and keep alcohol, paper towel, and glass cleaner away from the panel coating.
How to Connect a Mac to an External Monitor - Is your Mac screen mirrored when it will be extended? Learn how to connect monitors and arrange your displays in macOS.
How to Print from a Mac at a Windows Office - Get pages out of the same office printer everyone else uses, when your Mac cannot see the print server your colleagues print to.
How to Set Up an Ergonomic Desk in 15 Minutes - Set your chair, keyboard, and monitor to the right heights in 15 minutes, kill screen glare, and make a laptop-only setup work properly.

How to Fix a Projector Showing No Signal - The fastest fixes for a projector stuck on No Signal — Windows + P, input source, cables and adapters, plus a fallback that starts the meeting on time.
How to Fix a Slow Mac (The Spinning Beach Ball) - Is your Mac constantly freezing with the spinning beach ball? Learn how to identify what is slowing it down and how to fix it.
How to Fix Print Quality Issues - Fix streaky, faded, or lined printouts from your office printer. Troubleshoot print quality without admin access.
How to Troubleshoot a Slow or Unresponsive Meeting Room TV - Quick fixes for when the conference room TV won't turn on, won't show your laptop screen, or is frozen during an important presentation.
What to Do If You Spill Liquid on Your Laptop - A spilled drink is survivable if you act fast: cut the power, drain the liquid, and dry it for 24 to 48 hours before switching it back on.
What to Do If Your Laptop Battery Is Swollen - Handle a swollen laptop battery safely: stop charging it, keep pressure off it, and get it replaced through IT or the manufacturer rather than yourself.
What to Do If Your Laptop Screen Cracks - A cracked laptop screen is a repair, not a write-off — here is how to stop it spreading, get your files off, and report it properly.

Understanding Hot Desking and Desk Booking - If your office has removed assigned seating, learn the etiquette of hot desking and how to book a workspace.
Understanding Laptop Battery Myths - Five laptop battery beliefs that were true of older batteries and are not true of yours — overnight charging, deep discharges, chargers, and health.
Understanding Surge Protectors and Battery Backups for Home Offices - What a power strip, a surge protector, and a battery backup each actually protect, how to size a UPS for a desk, and what to never plug into one.
Understanding Your Office Printer or Copier - What your office printer or copier can do — printing, scanning, copying, and faxing — and how to use each feature.