I am far from a computer geek, most if not all printers come with a driver CD, after installing the driver just plug the printer in and go from there. And a lot of newer computer will find and install the driver for from the internet. If your going to use it a lot then you can cheap out with a bubble jet, but they tend to dry out if they are not used regularly, if you don’t see yourself using it a lot, pay the extra and go for a laser jet, they don’t tend to dry out and are a lot faster than the bubble jet types. They do all come with instructions as well that are not that hard to follow.