Laptops For Dummies

Understand your laptop, power it up, and play it safe

Follow Dan's plan for picking the perfect laptop and hit the road

You hold in your hands the next-best thing to a laptop itself -- the complete fun-and-easy guide to choosing and using the laptop that fits your needs. Here's Dan Gookin's should-be-patented five-step process for buying a computer plus the complete laptop lowdown -- power management, wireless access, special security issues, and more.

Discover how to
* Decide what you want and shop accordingly
* Use Windows Vista on your laptop
* Connect external devices via USB ports
* Hook up with a wireless network
* Protect your laptop and your data