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[...]... 10 9 Adding new accounts 10 9 Removing an account .11 0 Disabling the Guest account 11 0 Logging on as administrator 11 0 Do you really, really hate to log on? 11 1 Chapter 7: Expanding Your Laptop’s Universe 11 3 Beyond Your Lap 11 3 The miraculous expandability options of the USB port .11 4 Doing the USB thing 11 6 What are... USB cable? 11 7 Connecting USB gizmos 11 8 USB-powered devices 11 9 Adding a hub 11 9 Adding external USB storage 12 0 Removing external storage 12 3 Using a PC Card 12 4 Inserting a PC Card 12 4 Using the PC Card 12 5 Removing the PC Card 12 5 Adding Some Big Boy Toys 12 6 Using an external keyboard .12 6 Connecting... link .10 1 Laptop-specific icons 10 1 Goodies in the System Tray .10 2 Where Your Programs Lurk 10 3 Installing new software .10 4 Removing old software .10 5 Software you want, software you don’t want 10 7 xi xii Laptops For Dummies Logging On to Windows .10 7 The User Accounts icon 10 7 Changing your password 10 8 Changing your... laptop .15 7 Unsharing a folder .15 9 Networking with No Strings Attached (Wireless Networking) 15 9 The ABGs of 802 .11 16 0 Wireless networking hardware 16 1 Connecting to a wireless network 16 1 Scanning for wireless networks .16 4 What if you don’t know the SSID? 16 4 What is the computer’s MAC Address? 16 6 Renewing your lease 16 6 Accessing... connection! 17 9 Chapter 11 : A Very Merry Modem 18 1 The Modem Hardware 18 1 Where the Modem Dwells in Windows .18 2 Setting the modem’s volume 18 2 Adding special modem command settings 18 4 Options for disabling the modem 18 4 Adding an External Modem 18 5 Setting Up Dialing Rules .18 8 Location, location, location .18 8 Creating... connection 17 2 Getting on the Internet .17 2 Connecting your laptop directly to a DSL or cable modem 17 3 Connecting to a router 17 3 Dial-Up Internet 17 6 Configuring a dial-up connection 17 6 Finding the connection .17 7 Making the dial-up connection 17 8 xiii xiv Laptops For Dummies Dialing a specific connection 17 9 Don’t forget to disconnect... wireless network .16 7 Disconnecting the wireless connection 16 7 Chapter 10 : Laptop to Internet, Hello? 16 9 What You Need to Get on the Internet .17 0 Bonus Laptop Goodies Your ISP Can Offer 17 1 Getting ISP access from all over the country 17 1 Check for Web-based e-mail access 17 1 Connecting Your Laptop to the Internet the Ethernet Way 17 2 The Ethernet... 19 0 Area code madness! To dial or not to dial 19 1 Automatically using a calling card 19 3 Finding the Various Disconnect Timeouts .19 4 The general timeout 19 4 Timeouts for each session .19 4 Putting the Fax into Fax/Modem .19 5 Setting up the fax modem 19 5 To send a fax 19 6 Fax Central 19 9 Canceling a pending fax 19 9 Receiving... programs written by others Figure 1- 3: Radio Shack’s Model 10 0 11 12 Part I: Choosing a Laptop Just for You The Radio Shack Model 10 0 was really all that was needed for portability at the time, which is why the device was a such a resounding success ߜ The Model 10 0 provided the form factor for laptops of the future It was about the size of a hardback novel It ran for hours off of standard AA batteries... Hybrid beasts, or the “lunch buckets” .12 Early PC laptops 13 The search for weightlessness 15 From laptop to notebook 16 The modern notebook 16 The future of the laptop 17 Why You Need a Laptop .18 Why You Don’t Need a Laptop .19 Chapter 2: Buying a Laptop Just for You 21 Buy That Laptop! 22 The five steps . h0" alt="" by Dan Gookin Laptops FOR DUMmIES ‰ Laptops FOR DUMmIES ‰ by Dan Gookin Laptops FOR DUMmIES ‰ Laptops For Dummies ® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 11 1 River Street Hoboken, NJ. the USB port 11 4 Doing the USB thing 11 6 What are the A and B ends of a USB cable? 11 7 Connecting USB gizmos 11 8 USB-powered devices 11 9 Adding a hub 11 9 Adding external USB storage 12 0 Removing. Osborne 1 8 The luggables 9 The Model 10 0 11 Hybrid beasts, or the “lunch buckets” 12 Early PC laptops 13 The search for weightlessness 15 From laptop to notebook 16 The modern notebook 16 The