Part I: Choosing a Laptop Just for You.

Chapter 1: Sometimes You Can Take It with You.

Chapter 2: Buying a Laptop Just for You.

Part II: I Have My Laptop, Now What?

Chapter 3: Out of the Box and into Your Lap.

Chapter 4: Laptop Goes On, Laptop Goes Off.

Chapter 5: Basic Laptop Hardware Tour.

Chapter 6: Windows and Your Laptop Software.

Chapter 7: Expanding Your Laptop’s Universe.

Chapter 8: Power Management Madness.

Part III: Between Your Laptop and the World.

Chapter 9: All That Networking Nonsense.

Chapter 10: Laptop to Internet, Hello?

Chapter 11: A Very Merry Modem.

Chapter 12: Online Security.

Chapter 13: Handy Web Browsing and E-Mail Tips.

Chapter 14: The Desktop-Laptop Connection.

Part IV: On the Road Again.

Chapter 15: Before You Hit the Road.

Chapter 16: The Road Warrior (Or Computing in the Strangest of Places).

Chapter 17: Laptop Security.

Chapter 18: Giving a Presentation.

Part V: Troubleshooting.

Chapter 19: Major Trouble and General Solutions.

Chapter 20: Upgrading Your Laptop.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 21: Ten Battery Tips and Tricks.

Chapter 22: Ten Handy Laptop Accessories.

Chapter 23: Ten Things to Throw in Your Laptop Case.

Index.