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Joel McNamara Learn to: • Compare features of these small, ultraportable computers to pick the one that works best for you • Set up a netbook and explore free online and downloadable applications • Play games, watch videos, and listen to music on the go with your netbook • Surf the Web and work online from almost anywhere Netbooks Making Everything Easier!™ Open the book and find: • What to compare when choosing a netbook • The different operating systems that run on netbooks • The differences between netbooks and traditional laptops • Tips for making batteries last longer • The best accessories for your netbook • How to keep your netbook running smoothly — and quickly • GPS units that work well with your netbook Joel McNamara has been a computer aficionado since the dawn of the PC. He has served as a developer, technical writer, and manager in various high-tech companies. The author of GPS For Dummies and Secrets of Computer Espionage: Tactics & Countermeasures, he might be considered a Renaissance geek. Computers/Hardware/General $24.99 US / $29.99 CN / £17.99 UK ISBN 978-0-470-52123-6 Go to Dummies.com® for videos, step-by-step examples, how-to articles, or to shop! Want to streamline your life with a netbook? Here’s what you need to know! What’s smaller than a laptop, bigger than a cell phone, and keeps you connected? It’s the netbook, and this “real” book tells you how to pick the right one; use it for work, school, and play; and add bells, whistles, and anything else you might need. The book also covers all the operating systems that run on netbooks, including Linux®, Google™ Chrome, Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, and even Windows® 7. • Out of the box — set up your netbook, charge the battery, and sync it with your primary computer • Get connected — via Wi-Fi, 3G networks, Bluetooth®, or Ethernet • Do some work — explore Microsoft® Works, OpenOffice.org®, Google Apps™, and Zoho® productivity suites • Play time — discover free Internet radio, streaming video, and games you can play on your netbook • Keep up with your peeps — tweet and IM, keep up with Facebook friends, and make Skype phone calls • Even netbooks like accessories — check out ways to expand storage, protect your netbook with a case, and add a mouse • Safety first — find quality antivirus programs, firewalls, and encryption options • The maintenance mantra — learn about backing up and restoring your netbook, troubleshooting, and managing battery life Netbooks McNamara Spine =.76” Start with FREE Cheat Sheets Cheat Sheets include • Checklists • Charts • Common Instructions • And Other Good Stuff! Get Smart at Dummies.com Dummies.com makes your life easier with 1,000s of answers on everything from removing wallpaper to using the latest version of Windows. Check out our • Videos • Illustrated Articles • Step-by-Step Instructions Plus, each month you can win valuable prizes by entering our Dummies.com sweepstakes. * Want a weekly dose of Dummies? Sign up for Newsletters on • Digital Photography • Microsoft Windows & Office • Personal Finance & Investing • Health & Wellness • Computing, iPods & Cell Phones • eBay • Internet • Food, Home & Garden Find out “HOW” at Dummies.com *Sweepstakes not currently available in all countries; visit Dummies.com for official rules. Get More and Do More at Dummies.com® To access the Cheat Sheet created specifically for this book, go to www.dummies.com/cheatsheet/netbooks Spine =.76” Netbooks FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01 521236-ffirs.indd i 01 521236-ffirs.indd i 9/18/09 10:38:25 PM 9/18/09 10:38:25 PM 01 521236-ffirs.indd ii 01 521236-ffirs.indd ii 9/18/09 10:38:25 PM 9/18/09 10:38:25 PM by Joel McNamara Netbooks FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01 521236-ffirs.indd iii 01 521236-ffirs.indd iii 9/18/09 10:38:25 PM 9/18/09 10:38:25 PM Netbooks For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permit- ted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http:// www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies Daily, The Fun and Easy Way, Dummies.com, Making Everything Easier, and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/ or its affi liates in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. 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Library of Congress Control Number: 2009935829 ISBN: 978-0-470-52123-6 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 01 521236-ffirs.indd iv 01 521236-ffirs.indd iv 9/18/09 10:38:25 PM 9/18/09 10:38:25 PM About the Author Joel McNamara started using computers in the early Cenozoic era of personal computing (1980 to be exact). If NorthStar Horizon, ARPANET, PDP-11, Kaypro, and Apple Lisa ring a bell (when dinosaurs roamed the earth), like in the movie Zelig, he was there. Over the years, Joel has worked as a programmer, techni- cal writer, and manager for a number of companies in the high-tech sector. Joel currently consults and writes on things he fi nds interesting. Living in an undisclosed location somewhere in the Pacifi c Northwest, he likes boats of all kinds and is fond of old-school technologies such as celestial navigation and Morse Code. Joel is also the author of ASUS Eee PC For Dummies, GPS For Dummies (1st and 2nd Editions), Geocaching For Dummies, and Secrets of Computer Espionage: Tactics & Countermeasures — all brought to you by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 01 521236-ffirs.indd v 01 521236-ffirs.indd v 9/18/09 10:38:26 PM 9/18/09 10:38:26 PM 01 521236-ffirs.indd vi 01 521236-ffirs.indd vi 9/18/09 10:38:26 PM 9/18/09 10:38:26 PM Author’s Acknowledgments Thanks to ASUS and Dell for loaning me a few of their latest netbook models. And much gratitude to the talented folks at Wiley for transforming a collec- tion of ideas and words into a real, live book — specifi cally acquisitions edi- tors Katie Mohr and Tiffany Ma, project editor Chris Morris, technical editor Jim Kelly, copy editor Virginia Sanders, and anyone else who was involved with this title that I didn’t have a chance to virtually meet. It’s always a plea- sure working with pros. 01 521236-ffirs.indd vii 01 521236-ffirs.indd vii 9/18/09 10:38:26 PM 9/18/09 10:38:26 PM Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments at http://dummies.custhelp.com. For other comments, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 877-762-2974, outside the U.S. at 317-572-3993, or fax 317-572-4002. Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following: Acquisitions, Editorial Sr. Project Editor: Christopher Morris Acquisitions Editor: Katie Mohr, Tiffany Ma Copy Editor: Virginia Sanders Technical Editor: Jim Kelly Editorial Manager: Kevin Kirschner Editorial Assistant: Amanda Graham Sr. Editorial Assistant: Cherie Case Cartoons: Rich Tennant (www.the5thwave.com) Composition Services Project Coordinator: Katherine Crocker Layout and Graphics: Carl Byers, Joyce Haughey, Melissa K. Jester, Melissa K. Smith Proofreaders: Melissa Cossell, Penny Stuart Indexer: Infodex Indexing Services, Inc. Publishing and Editorial for Technology Dummies Richard Swadley, Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Andy Cummings, Vice President and Publisher Mary Bednarek, Executive Acquisitions Director Mary C. Corder, Editorial Director Publishing for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher Composition Services Gerry Fahey, Vice President of Production Services Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services 01 521236-ffirs.indd viii 01 521236-ffirs.indd viii 9/18/09 10:38:26 PM 9/18/09 10:38:26 PM

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