Mother of All Bonehead Questions---AirPort network. What can I do?

This is a very basic question. But, it's been driving me crazy.
Right now I have an AirPort Express plugged into my cable modem. This iMac is getting its internet through said AirPort.
My wife's eMac is plugged into the AP via a cable. That's how it gets internet though it really seems like the eMac has a slower connection. However, the wife doesn't surf much so it's not a big problem. (Though any words of wisdom would be nice.)
I suspect that if I knew what I was doing, the three problems below would go away.
-Our office computer (a Canon all-in-one jobber purchased last year) is hooked up to the eMac via another cable. As it stands now, I can't print anything from my computer without actually moving the printer cable.
-Also, we have one iTunes account. She buys her music and I buy mine. There doesn't seem to be anyway to share this music via the wireless network.
-Finally, our photo collections are slowly drifting apart. She has her film camera and I've got, you know, something from this century. Like the music and printer, I just suspect I should be able to share everything back and forth.
Thus far, the Apple.com website hasn't helped though I'm not very good at navigating it. I have a wireless network; it's working so Apple's happy.
But should I be able to do more?
Thanks,
Brian

Right now I have an AirPort Express plugged into my cable modem. This iMac is getting its internet through said AirPort.
My wife's eMac is plugged into the AP via a cable.
Since the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) only has one Ethernet port, I'm a bit perplexed on how you were able to accomplish this. Are you sure that your base station is an AX? Please refer to the following link to verify: Identifying AirPort hardware

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