I am currently struggling with setting up a new printer. I swear it is more difficult now to set up anything, hardware or software, than it was ten years ago. Once upon a time, you just plugged it in, did a test run for the print quality and off you went. Now, I have to download a large range of whatevers and what is a remote printer driver anyway. Do I want it? Can I ignore it? Is it central to functionality and why do all the user reviews I read in advance say it's easy to set up and all the ones on the brand's website say it's difficult?

I have it printing from my mobile and from the desktop, so I suppose that's a start. Instead of feeling cheered by my success, I just feel like a bex and a lie down.