* Builds on the huge success of Laptops For Dummies, now in itssecond edition* Eight minibooks comprising nearly 850 pages give laptop ownersthe detailed information and advice they need to make the most oftheir computers* Offers focused content for new and intermediate laptop users,covering laptop basics and beyond, from synchronizing informationwith a desktop PC and coordinating e-mail between two computers toaccessing the Internet or a desktop computer remotely* Minibooks include laptop basics, software for laptops,accessories to go, traveling with a laptop, security, networking alaptop, sources of power, and upgrading a laptop* Sales of laptops continue to outpace sales of desktop PCs, withretail laptop sales up 24 percent in the 2006 holiday season

Introduction.Book I: Choosing the Best Laptop.Chapter 1: Knowing What You Want, Getting What You Need.Chapter 2: Touring a Modern Laptop.Chapter 3: Microprocessors, Memory, and Operating Systems.Chapter 4: Doing It Yourself versus Calling in the Cavalry.Book II: Setting Up Your Laptop.Chapter 1: Installing or Upgrading an Operating System.Chapter 2: Painting Flames on the Operating System:Customizing.Chapter 3: Transferring Settings, E-mail, and Documents.Chapter 4: Managing Files, Folders, Extensions.Book III: Running Basic Windows Operations.Chapter 1: Opening Windows.Chapter 2: Using Built-in Windows Applications and Gadgets.Chapter 3: Windows Maintenance Utilities.Chapter 4: Honk, Honk! Windows Backup and Restore Utilities.Book IV: Using Common Applications.Chapter 1: Writing Documents.Chapter 2: Crunching Data with Spreadsheets.Chapter 3: Presenting Yourself with PowerPointProfessionalism.Chapter 4: Checking Your Calendar.Book V: Playing with Multimedia.Chapter 1: Walking Through Windows Media Playe.Chapter 2: Feeling the Music, Seeing the Stream.Chapter 3: Hamming It Up for the Webcam.Chapter 4: Gaming with a Laptop.Book VI: Managing Your Power Supply.Chapter 1: Using Your Power for Good Purposes.Chapter 2: Replacing or Upgrading Your Power Source.Chapter 3: Power-Management Utilities.Book VII: Upgrading Your Laptop.Chapter 1: Adding RAM.Chapter 2: Adding or Replacing a Drive: Internal, External, CD,or DVD.Chapter 3: Changing Your Input and Output Options.Chapter 4: Going External with Printer, Network, and SpecialPeripherals.Book VIII: Networking and Linking to the Internet.Chapter 1: Networking with Other Machines.Chapter 2: Managing a Windows Network.Chapter 3: Going Wireless.Chapter 4: Spinning the Web.Chapter 5: Exchanging E-mail, IMs, and Newsgroups.Chapter 6: Communicating with VoIP.Book IX: Protecting Your Laptop.Chapter 1: Traveling with a Laptop.Chapter 2: Guarding Against Intruders.Book X: Troubleshooting Common Problems.Chapter 1: Sweating the Hard(ware) Stuff.Chapter 2: Knowing When Good Software Goes Bad.Index.