Book Description
* With a generous dash of humor and fun, bestselling author Dan Gookin shows people how to select the right machine and tackle typical laptop challenges
* Laptop sales recently surpassed those of desktop machines-a trend that seems likely to continue
* A must for laptop newbies as well as road warriors who need to get the most out of their machines
* Covers synchronizing with the desktop, accessing the desktop remotely, coordinating e-mail pickup between two machines, wireless networking, managing power, and securing a laptop


From the Back Cover
Choose the right laptop, set it up, and hit the road!

Decide what you want your laptop to do,use all its features, and solve problems

Here's the best advice ever to fall into your lap. From how to unpack the box (yes, it DOES matter!) to being selective about software, managing your power, and protecting your connection, this plain-English guide helps you make the most of your laptop and cater to its peculiarities, too. Now you can take it with you!

Discover how to Buy a laptop with the features you need Baby your battery Use a laptop safely on the road Get your e-mail—anywhere Print from your laptop Communicate wirelessly


About the Author
Dan Gookin ignited a phenomenon with the first For Dummies book, DOS For Dummies, in 1991. With over 11 million copies in print, his books have been translated into 32 languages.

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The Barnes & Noble Review
Buying a notebook PC? Get the right one. Already own one? Make the most of it. Dan Gookin￯﾿ﾽs Laptops for Dummies shows you how -- and you￯﾿ﾽll have more than a little fun along the way.

Yup, this is the Dan Gookin whose legendary DOS for Dummies proved that computer books could be fun, all those years ago. But, more important, this book has the information you need to live happily ever after with your notebook. For instance: how to sweet-talk your battery into lasting all the way through that movie. How to use that nifty wireless connection (or set one up, if it didn￯﾿ﾽt come built in).

It￯﾿ﾽs packed with tips: retrieving email from the road, computing in caf￯﾿ﾽs, sending and receiving faxes; making presentations; fixing crazed keyboards; and much more. If you￯﾿ﾽve also got a desktop, Gookin offers step-by-step advice for keeping both computers in sync: how to establish a physical connection (or maybe even use that infrared port); fill your Windows Briefcase; access your desktop remotely (Gookin doesn￯﾿ﾽt like WinXP￯﾿ﾽs Remote Desktop, but offers a better, safer alternative).

Especially important: Gookin￯﾿ﾽs detailed coverage of security. Yes, firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spyware, and so forth. But folks often overlook the obvious: notebooks are ridiculously easy to steal. So Gookin offers a full chapter on protecting yourself: marking and registering notebooks, password-protecting critical data, using locks and other physical safeguards. He even covers secret software that￯﾿ﾽll tell your notebook to phone home and reveal its location first time it￯﾿ﾽs connected to the Internet after it￯﾿ﾽs stolen. Just one of the things you didn￯﾿ﾽt know your notebook could do! Bill Camarda, from the February 2005 Read Only

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