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1  Cover

2  Title Page

3  Copyright

4  Introduction About This Book And Just Who Are You? Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here

5  Part 1: This Laptop Thing Chapter 1: The Portable Computing Quest The History of Portable Computing Modern Laptops Chapter 2: A Laptop of Your Own Do You Need a Laptop? Laptop Shopping Software for Your Laptop Laptop Hardware Buying Decisions Service, Support, and Warranty The Final Step: Buying Your Laptop

6  Part 2: Say Hello to Your Laptop Chapter 3: From Laptop Box to Lap Laptop Box 101 Set Up Your Laptop Bye-Bye, Old Laptop What to Do Next Chapter 4: To Turn On a Laptop Turn On Your Laptop It’s Windows! What’s Next? Chapter 5: To Turn Off a Laptop End Your Laptop Day Shutdown Options and Configuration Chapter 6: Traditional Laptop Tour Around Your Laptop The Pluggable-Innable Holes Look at the Pretty Lights! This Isn't Your Daddy's Keyboard This Isn't Your Momma's Mouse Chapter 7: The Tablet PC Tour Tablet PC Types The Tablet PC Tour The Pen Is Mightier than the Mouse Touchscreen Text Typing Windows Does the Tablet PC Special Tablet PC Software Chapter 8: Your Laptop and Windows The Big Windows Picture Windows and Your Stuff Settings and Options

7  Part 3: Out and About with Mr. Laptop Chapter 9: You and Your Laptop User Accounts The Perfect Display Removable Storage The Software Side Chapter 10: Portable Power The Battery Will Get a Charge Out of This! When the Power Gets Low Chapter 11: The Printing Chapter The Great Printer Hunt Something Needs Printing A Portable Printer for Your Laptop Chapter 12: Expanding Your Laptop's Universe USB Expansion Options The Bluetooth Thing The Laptop Becomes a Desktop Chapter 13: O the Places You’ll Go In the Bag Flying with Mr. Laptop Café Computing In a Hotel Room Mind the Laptop's Temperature Chapter 14: Presentation Information The Show Must Go On To Create a Better Slide Show Chapter 15: A Laptop at Play The Laptop Media Player Expand the Laptop’s Media Universe Media Sharing Laptop Phone Calls eBooks on Your Laptop

8  Part 4: Laptop Networking Chapter 16: The Networking Thing The Big Networking Picture Make the Network Connection Break the Network Connection Chapter 17: Network Life in Laptop Land Network Configuration Your Laptop, Windows, and the Network Chapter 18: Your Files from Afar Files from Here to There Cloud Storage Synchronization

9  Part 5: Security and Maintenance Chapter 19: Internet Safety Security Central Keep Windows Up-to-Date The Malware Scourge Behind the Firewall Safe and Private Browsing Location Information General Security Settings Chapter 20: A More Secure Laptop The Hot Laptop Before Your Laptop Is Stolen Protect Your Data with a Strong Password Back Up Your Data The Laptop Reset Chapter 21: Laptop Troubleshooting The Universal Quick-Fix The Windows Troubleshooter Restore the System Common Problems and Solutions Chapter 22: Laptop Maintenance and Upgrading New Laptop Hardware How ’bout Some New Software? Laptop Maintenance

10  Part 6: The Part of Tens Chapter 23: Ten Battery Tips and Tricks Don't Drop the Battery, Get It Wet, Short It, Play Keep-Away with It, Open It, Burn It, or Throw It Away Reduce the Screen’s Brightness Power Down the Hard Drive Add RAM to Prevent Virtual Memory Disk Swapping Keep Memory Empty Guard the Battery's Terminals Avoid Extreme Temperatures Store the Battery if You Don't Plan to Use It Understand That Batteries Drain Over Time! Deal with the Low-Battery Warning Chapter 24: Ten Handy Laptop Accessories Laptop Bag or Travel Case Spare Battery External Storage Cooling Pad Minivac USB Lamp Full-Size Keyboard and External Mouse Privacy Screen Filter ID Card or Return Service Sticker Theft-Prevention System Chapter 25: Ten Things to Throw in Your Laptop Bag Power Cord and Brick Spare Battery Mouse or Digital Pen Screen Wipes and Cleaner Laptop Lock Removable Media Headphones Office Supplies Cables, Cables, Cables Not the End of the List

11  Index

12  About the Author

13  Advertisement Page

14  Connect with Dummies

15  End User License Agreement