Contra Costa Times | 02/01/2004 | At last, the PC printer cuts cord: "At last, the PC printer cuts cord
By Thomas J. Fitzgerald
NEW YORK TIMES
For those who have savored the freedom of wireless networks, whether at home, at the office or in an Internet cafe, wires and cables may seem like obsolete relics from the earliest days of personal computing. But even networked homes usually maintain one tether to the past: the printer cable.
It does not have to be that way. Today you can not only print wirelessly from the living room sofa or the kitchen table, but also wirelessly share a single printer among several computers. That way, the printer can be stored anywhere in the house -- centrally located for convenient access, or tucked out of sight. As a bonus, most of the options for wireless printing, from print servers to Bluetooth modules to printers with Wi-Fi technology already built in, are relatively easy to set up."
By Thomas J. Fitzgerald
NEW YORK TIMES
For those who have savored the freedom of wireless networks, whether at home, at the office or in an Internet cafe, wires and cables may seem like obsolete relics from the earliest days of personal computing. But even networked homes usually maintain one tether to the past: the printer cable.
It does not have to be that way. Today you can not only print wirelessly from the living room sofa or the kitchen table, but also wirelessly share a single printer among several computers. That way, the printer can be stored anywhere in the house -- centrally located for convenient access, or tucked out of sight. As a bonus, most of the options for wireless printing, from print servers to Bluetooth modules to printers with Wi-Fi technology already built in, are relatively easy to set up."
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