That "kludgey" way of fixing the printer is actually a legit fix- plugging it in locally makes it easier for the machine to detect the drivers, and once the drivers are installed, if you point the computer at the printer on the wireless, it says, "Oh, hey, I know what kind of printer that is!" Instead of "I have no idea what that thing you're trying to connect me to is at all." The way I would have done it is to download and run the printer software from the manufacturer on the each machine, which would be the 'proper' way, but your solution might actually be faster.
So, you may not have the 'knowledge,' but it seems you've definitely got good intuition with tech. (And if you ever want to hear the techy way, to fix something, just ask. I'm happy to share what I've learned.)
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Date: 2011-04-08 01:44 pm (UTC)So, you may not have the 'knowledge,' but it seems you've definitely got good intuition with tech. (And if you ever want to hear the techy way, to fix something, just ask. I'm happy to share what I've learned.)