Netbooks: The Missing Manual: The Missing Manual

Biersdorfer Biersdorfer

O'Reilly Media, Aug 27, 2009 - Computers - 336 pages

Netbooks are the hot new thing in PCs -- small, inexpensive laptops designed for web browsing, email, and working with web-based programs. But chances are you don't know how to choose a netbook, let alone use one. Not to worry: with this Missing Manual, you'll learn which netbook is right for you and how to set it up and use it for everything from spreadsheets for work to hobbies like gaming and photo sharing.

Netbooks: The Missing Manual provides easy-to-follow instructions and lots of advice to help you:

• Learn the basics for using a Windows- or Linux-based netbook
• Connect speakers, printers, keyboards, external hard drives, and other hardware
• Get online using a wireless network, a public network, broadband cards, or dial-up
• Write email, browse the Web, transfer bookmarks, and add tools to your web browser
• Use business tools like Google Docs and Office for Netbooks
• Collaborate with others online via instant messaging
• Edit and share photos, play games, listen to music, and watch TV and movies online

You'll also learn about web-based backup and storage, staying secure online -- especially when using wireless networks -- and tips for troubleshooting. Netbooks point to the future of computing, and Netbooks: The Missing Manual will show you how to get there.

About the author

J.D. Biersdorfer is the best-selling author of iPad: The Missing Manual, Best iPhone Apps (Second Edition), Netbooks: The Missing Maunal, and The iPod Shuffle Fan Book. She is the co-author of iPod: The Missing Manual, Google: The Missing Manual (Second Edition), iPhoto '09: The Missing Manual, and The Internet: The Missing Manual. She has authored the weekly technology column "Q&A" for the New York Times since 1998 and often writes about art, books, and design for other sections of The Times. J.D. also co-hosts the independent Pop Tech Jam audio podcast, which explores current events in the world of technology and geek culture.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Netbooks: The Missing Manual: The Missing Manual
• Author: Biersdorfer Biersdorfer
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, 2009
• ISBN: 0596802234, 9780596802233
• Length: 336 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Hardware / Personal Computers / General; Computers / Hardware / Personal Computers / PCs