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Printers, laptops, monitors, meeting room kit, and home office network setup.
17 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 a Business Printer — A solo business owner's guide to choosing between Inkjet and Laser printers, and how to reliably connect them to your Wi-Fi network.
- 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 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 — Streaks, Faded Text, and Lines — Fix streaky, faded, or lined printouts from your office printer. Troubleshoot print quality without admin access.
- How to Set Up a Home Office Network for Digital Work — A practical guide to upgrading your home Wi-Fi and network equipment so your Zoom calls stop dropping and large files upload faster.
- 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 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.
Explainers
- 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 — A Quick-Reference Guide — Learn what your office printer or copier can do — printing, scanning, copying, and faxing — and how to use each feature.
Other
- 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.