Part I: Getting Your Very Own Laptop.

Chapter 1: Sometimes You Can Take It with You.

Chapter 2: Buying a Laptop Just for You.

Part II: Discover Your Laptop.

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

Chapter 4: An Entire Chapter About Turning a Laptop On and Off.

Chapter 5: Basic Laptop Hardware.

Chapter 6: Exploring Windows on Your Laptop.

Chapter 7: Expanding Your Laptop’s Universe.

Chapter 8: Power Management Madness.

Part III: Yesterday Your Lap,Today the World.

Chapter 9: All That Networking Nonsense.

Chapter 10: Laptop to Internet, Hello?

Chapter 11: A Very Merry Modem.

Chapter 12: Internet Security.

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

Chapter 14: The Desktop-Laptop Connection.

Part IV: Hit the Road, Jack.

Chapter 15: On the Road Again . . . .

Chapter 16: Laptop Security.

Chapter 17: Giving a Presentation.

Part V: Troubleshooting.

Chapter 18: Major Trouble and General Solutions.

Chapter 19: Upgrading Your Laptop.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 20: Ten Battery Tips and Tricks.

Chapter 21: Ten Handy Laptop Accessories.

Chapter 22: Ten Thing to Throw in Your Laptop Case.

Index.