Monday, November 3, 2008

Laptops All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

* Builds on the huge success of Laptops For Dummies, now in its second edition
* Eight minibooks comprising nearly 850 pages give laptop owners the detailed information and advice they need to make the most of their computers
* Offers focused content for new and intermediate laptop users, covering laptop basics and beyond, from synchronizing information with a desktop PC and coordinating e-mail between two computers to accessing the Internet or a desktop computer remotely
* Minibooks include laptop basics, software for laptops, accessories to go, traveling with a laptop, security, networking a laptop, sources of power, and upgrading a laptop
* Sales of laptops continue to outpace sales of desktop PCs, with retail laptop sales up 24 percent in the 2006 holiday season