Laptops for dummies® / / by Dan Gookin

• Autore: Gookin Dan
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2016; ©2016
• Edizione: 6th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (339 p.)
• Disciplina: 004.16
• Soggetto topico: Laptop computers; Computers; Microcomputers
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""About This Book""; ""And Just Who Are You?""; ""Icons Used in This Book""; ""Where to Go from Here""; ""Part I This Laptop Thing""; ""Chapter 1 The Portable Computing Quest""; ""The History of Portable Computing""; ""The Xerox Dynabook""; ""The Osborne 1""; ""The loveable luggables""; ""The Model 100""; ""The lunch buckets""; ""Dawn of the PC laptop""; ""The search for light""; ""Modern Laptops""; ""The notebook""; ""The subnotebook""; ""The tablet PC""; ""Chapter 2 A Laptop of Your Own""; ""Do You Need a Laptop?"" ; ""Why you need a laptop""""Why you don't need a laptop""; ""Laptop Shopping""; ""Things to ignore when buying a laptop""; ""Things to heed when buying a laptop""; ""Software for Your Laptop""; ""The operating system""; ""Other software""; ""Laptop Hardware Buying Decisions""; ""Important laptop hardware guts""; ""Communications options""; ""The green laptop""; ""Service, Support, and Warranty""; ""The Final Step: Buying Your Laptop""; ""Part II Say Hello to Your Laptop""; ""Chapter 3 From Laptop Box to Lap""; ""Laptop Box 101""; ""Removing the laptop from the box"" ; ""Activating Windows""""Signing in to Windows""; ""What's Next?""; ""Migrating your files""; ""Reinstalling your favorite software""; ""Adding other accounts""; ""Chapter 5 To Turn Off a Laptop""; ""End Your Laptop Day""; ""Keeping the laptop on all the time""; ""Finding the shutdown options""; ""Shutting down your laptop""; ""Restarting Windows""; ""Putting Mr. Laptop to sleep""; ""Hibernating the laptop""; ""Locking Windows""; ""Signing out of Windows""; ""Switching to another user""; ""Shutting down when the laptop doesn't want to""; ""Shutdown Options and Configuration"" ; ""Tolerating weird and specific keys""
• Sommario/riassunto: The fast and easy way to get up and running with a laptop Are you new to the world of laptops? You've come to the right place! Laptops For Dummies covers the many topics and issues unique to laptops, including synchronizing with the desktop, coordinating email pick-up between two machines, remotely accessing the desktop, networking, power management, storage, security, and more. This new edition also provides updates to cover the latest technology, current processors, and steps to update memory and hard drive capacities. In business—while they spend most of their time in a desktop docking station—laptops are absolutely essential for providing mobility to professionals. In the home, they've begun to replace desktop PCs, as they now offer larger displays, longer battery power, and speeds equal to desktop computers. Plus, you can do just about everything with a laptop that you can do with a traditional desktop, minus the big, bulky machine and multiple cords. If you're just making the switch over to a laptop, this hands-on, easy-to-follow guide makes the transition easy! Covers the latest hardware and technology updates you need to get up and running with your laptop Includes updates on the new Windows 10 operating system, wireless networking, smartphone tethering, and using productivity applications on laptops Walks you through everything you need to deal with add-ons, networking procedures, and connectivity and communication Presents complex material in a way that makes it simple and accessible Whether you've never logged onto a laptop or are just looking to stay up-to-date with the latest information on operating systems and software, Laptops For Dummies has you covered.
• Titolo autorizzato: Laptops for dummies®
• ISBN: 1-119-04182-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808503203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: --For dummies.