To identify the specific USB ports and connectors on your devices, you can simply look at their shape and color, or check ...

USB ports have quietly turned into the default power outlet for phones, laptops, headphones, and even monitors, but the ...

A socket that connects to a serial interface (one bit following another over one line). Serial ports are widely used by sensors for data acquisition, and they were standard on early computers for ...

A recently published book addresses the need for and popularity of serial ports. Serial Port Complete Second Edition (Lakeview Research, December 2007, ISBN 978-1931448-06-2) by Jan Axelson explores ...

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 ...

Although all USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports serve the same basic purpose of connecting devices, they are not all created equal. USB ports can vary in compatibility, power output, data transfer ...

Chances are high that most of us deal with USB cables at least once a day. Whether that's because you're plugging in your phone to charge, or connecting a device to your PC, USBs are a common part of ...

USB-C and its Thunderbolt variant are the most up-to-date standards of the USB connector. They allow data-transfer speeds of up to 80Gbps, can fast-charge devices up to 240W, and conveniently fit in a ...

It's not uncommon for USB ports to stop working properly; swap to a different port and change USB cables to troubleshoot. You can also use Device Manager in Windows ...

Ok, the title is a bit misleading. Like most things in life, it really isn’t infinite. But I’m going to show you how you can use a very interesting Linux feature to turn one serial port from a ...

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 ...