When you're getting ready to plug an external hard drive or USB flash drive into your favorite device, you have a choice to make. That's because most computers have multiple USB ports, and despite ...

Connecting a computer running HyperTerminal emulator software to the console port of a router lets you access router information and modify settings without using the device's Web-based configuration ...

If you've been using computers for more than a couple of decades, you've probably used a serial port to attach peripherals like your mouse and modem. Until the USB standard rendered them obsolete in ...

The RS-232 connection has been around for decades and it's probably still on your smart TV.

For too many years, the lack of full-featured, affordable USB-C hubs has held back this format. Everyone — including me — remembers how easy multiport USB-A hubs made hooking all our accessories to ...