How to Upgrade and Enhance Your Laptop’s WiFi Capabilities

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">A</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">laptop</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">with the latest and greatestWiFi</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">equipment will communicate no faster or better than the</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">router</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">orwireless</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">access point's top speed. Here are some things you can purchase to boost your</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">wirelessnetwork</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">to the next level.</span><br> </h1><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px">Upgrade your wireless hardware so that it matches the capabilities of your laptop. Current laptops come equipped with 802.11g or 802.11n WiFi circuitry; if your router is an 802.11b device, that is the speed you'll get. The good news: prices for wireless equipment, like most technology, continue to go down even as capabilities improve.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px">Upgrade the standard antenna on your router from the omnidirectional design provided by most manufacturers. An omni antenna is meant to send the signal in all directions; a directional signal allows you to aim the signal where you need it. Check with the maker of your router, or electronics suppliers, for information about purchasing a replacement antenna.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px">Boost the capabilities of an older laptop's wireless hardware by disabling its built-in WiFi circuit and antenna and installing an external adapter that uses the latest technology and has a larger antenna. External WiFi devices may plug directly into your laptop's USBport or attach to it by cable. You can also purchase adapters that plug into a PC Card or ExpressCard slot.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px">Repeat or expand your signal. You can add a wireless amplifier (called a repeater or a range expander) that picks up the signal from your router and then retransmits it. The best use of this sort of device is to place it somewhere near the edge of your existing signal; it then rebroadcasts the signal to cover more territory.</p> <div class="imageBlock" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);width:535px"><img alt="Repeat or expand your signal using a wireless amplifier like the Linksys Wireless-G Range Extender." height="210" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/98/78998.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; height: auto !important;" width="535"></div> <div><br></div>

How to Upgrade and Enhance Your Laptop’s WiFi Capabilities

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How to Upgrade and Enhance Your Laptop’s WiFi Capabilities

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">A</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">laptop</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">with the latest and greatestWiFi</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">equipment will communicate no faster or better than the</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">router</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">orwireless</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">access point's top speed. Here are some things you can purchase to boost your</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">wirelessnetwork</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">to the next level.</span><br> </h1><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px">Upgrade your wireless hardware so that it matches the capabilities of your laptop. Current laptops come equipped with 802.11g or 802.11n WiFi circuitry; if your router is an 802.11b device, that is the speed you'll get. The good news: prices for wireless equipment, like most technology, continue to go down even as capabilities improve.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px">Upgrade the standard antenna on your router from the omnidirectional design provided by most manufacturers. An omni antenna is meant to send the signal in all directions; a directional signal allows you to aim the signal where you need it. Check with the maker of your router, or electronics suppliers, for information about purchasing a replacement antenna.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px">Boost the capabilities of an older laptop's wireless hardware by disabling its built-in WiFi circuit and antenna and installing an external adapter that uses the latest technology and has a larger antenna. External WiFi devices may plug directly into your laptop's USBport or attach to it by cable. You can also purchase adapters that plug into a PC Card or ExpressCard slot.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px">Repeat or expand your signal. You can add a wireless amplifier (called a repeater or a range expander) that picks up the signal from your router and then retransmits it. The best use of this sort of device is to place it somewhere near the edge of your existing signal; it then rebroadcasts the signal to cover more territory.</p> <div class="imageBlock" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);width:535px"><img alt="Repeat or expand your signal using a wireless amplifier like the Linksys Wireless-G Range Extender." height="210" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/98/78998.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; height: auto !important;" width="535"></div> <div><br></div>

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How to Clean Inkjet Printer Cartridges

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You need to clean your inkjetcartridge</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">nozzles about once every three months or whenever theoutput</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">from your</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">printer</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">suddenly starts streaking. You don't need a scrub brush to clean your printer cartridges; instead, your printer can take care of cleaning its own cartridges (with your approval, of course). You can probably access your printer's cartridge-cleaning controls in its Properties dialog box:</span><br> </h1><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/39/82239.image0.jpg?h=400&w=533" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/40/82240.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/39/82239.image0.jpg?h=400&w=533" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 1</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Choose Start→Printers and Faxes to see the available printers on your system.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Or choose Start→Settings→Printers and Faxes, depending on how your Start menu is configured.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"> </div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/41/82241.image2.jpg?h=400&w=360" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/42/82242.image3.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/41/82241.image2.jpg?h=400&w=360" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 2</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Right-click the printer you want to calibrate and then choose Properties from the pop-upmenu that appears.</h2></div> <div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The printer's Properties dialog box appears.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"> </div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/43/82243.image4.jpg?h=400&w=343" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/44/82244.image5.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/43/82243.image4.jpg?h=400&w=343" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 3</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Locate the printer's cleaning options.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You might have to search the tabs (or check your printer's manual).</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"> </div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/45/82245.image6.jpg?h=400&w=359" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/46/82246.image7.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/45/82245.image6.jpg?h=400&w=359" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 4</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Click the appropriate cleaning button.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Your printer cleans the ink nozzles, hopefully giving you perfectly printed pages again.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"> </div></div><div class="conclusion" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Your printer's cartridge-cleaning controls may be available when you run the maintenance programsupplied by your printer manufacturer. If you can't find a cleaning option in the Properties dialog box for your printer, try the maintenance program.</p> <p class="Tip" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">If you refill an inkjet cartridge, you should clean the cartridge nozzles immediately after the refilled cartridge has been reinstalled.</p> </div>

How to Clean Inkjet Printer Cartridges

You need to clean your inkjetcartridge   nozzles about once every three months or whenever theoutput   from your   printer   suddenly starts...

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How to Clean Inkjet Printer Cartridges

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You need to clean your inkjetcartridge</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">nozzles about once every three months or whenever theoutput</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">from your</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">printer</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">suddenly starts streaking. You don't need a scrub brush to clean your printer cartridges; instead, your printer can take care of cleaning its own cartridges (with your approval, of course). You can probably access your printer's cartridge-cleaning controls in its Properties dialog box:</span><br> </h1><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/39/82239.image0.jpg?h=400&w=533" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/40/82240.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/39/82239.image0.jpg?h=400&w=533" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 1</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Choose Start→Printers and Faxes to see the available printers on your system.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Or choose Start→Settings→Printers and Faxes, depending on how your Start menu is configured.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"> </div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/41/82241.image2.jpg?h=400&w=360" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/42/82242.image3.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/41/82241.image2.jpg?h=400&w=360" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 2</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Right-click the printer you want to calibrate and then choose Properties from the pop-upmenu that appears.</h2></div> <div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The printer's Properties dialog box appears.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"> </div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/43/82243.image4.jpg?h=400&w=343" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/44/82244.image5.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/43/82243.image4.jpg?h=400&w=343" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 3</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Locate the printer's cleaning options.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You might have to search the tabs (or check your printer's manual).</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"> </div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/45/82245.image6.jpg?h=400&w=359" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/46/82246.image7.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a disabled href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/45/82245.image6.jpg?h=400&w=359" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 4</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Click the appropriate cleaning button.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Your printer cleans the ink nozzles, hopefully giving you perfectly printed pages again.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"> </div></div><div class="conclusion" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Your printer's cartridge-cleaning controls may be available when you run the maintenance programsupplied by your printer manufacturer. If you can't find a cleaning option in the Properties dialog box for your printer, try the maintenance program.</p> <p class="Tip" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">If you refill an inkjet cartridge, you should clean the cartridge nozzles immediately after the refilled cartridge has been reinstalled.</p> </div>

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Briefcase updates the files on your desktop to match the modified versions from your laptop when you reconnect the two computers.</span><br> </h1><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Open any folder window on your desktop computer.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">For example, open the My Documents window. Or, you can use the desktop.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Right-click a blank spot in the window (or on the desktop) todisplay a shortcut menu.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Choose New→Briefcase from the menu.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Optionally, rename the Briefcase icon.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> The icon is ready to be renamed in Windows Vista; in Windows XP, press the F2 key to give the thing a new name. Otherwise, the name New Briefcase is fine.</p></li></ol><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> You're done. 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You can now use the Briefcase folder to synchronize files between the desktop computer and the laptop.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Follow these steps to add files to your laptop using Windows Briefcase.</p><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Click the Briefcase icon that you have created.</p><div class="imageBlock" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;width:535px"> <img alt="Click the Briefcase icon to open the Briefcase window." height="221" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/19/79219.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="535"><div class="imageCaption" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> Click the Briefcase icon to open the Briefcase window.</div></div></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">(Optional) If the Briefcase window is not in Details view, then in Windows Vista, choose Details from the Views button; in Windows XP, choose View→Details.</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Details view gives you the most information.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Drag files into the Briefcase window just as you would copy those files in Windows.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You can also drag the icons to the Briefcase icon, or you can copy the files and then open the Briefcase icon and paste things there.</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The Briefcase folder itself holds duplicates of the files you copy into it, listing the file's original location and its status, as shown in the above figure.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Close the Briefcase window when you're done with it.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> After filling the Briefcase with files and stuff you want on your laptop, you are now ready to copy the Briefcase to your laptop.</p></li></ol>

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How to Use Windows Briefcase to Move and Synchronize Your Desktop and Laptop Files

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Windows</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Briefcase automatically synchronizes multiple copies offiles. If you use a</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">desktop</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">computer at the office but work from home on a</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">laptop, you can synchronize the files between your laptop and desktop using Windows Briefcase. Briefcase updates the files on your desktop to match the modified versions from your laptop when you reconnect the two computers.</span><br> </h1><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Open any folder window on your desktop computer.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">For example, open the My Documents window. Or, you can use the desktop.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Right-click a blank spot in the window (or on the desktop) todisplay a shortcut menu.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Choose New→Briefcase from the menu.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Optionally, rename the Briefcase icon.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> The icon is ready to be renamed in Windows Vista; in Windows XP, press the F2 key to give the thing a new name. Otherwise, the name New Briefcase is fine.</p></li></ol><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> You're done. All you need to do is create a Briefcase folder on your desktop computer. The laptop doesn't need a Briefcase folder. You can now use the Briefcase folder to synchronize files between the desktop computer and the laptop.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Follow these steps to add files to your laptop using Windows Briefcase.</p><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Click the Briefcase icon that you have created.</p><div class="imageBlock" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;width:535px"> <img alt="Click the Briefcase icon to open the Briefcase window." height="221" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/19/79219.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="535"><div class="imageCaption" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> Click the Briefcase icon to open the Briefcase window.</div></div></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">(Optional) If the Briefcase window is not in Details view, then in Windows Vista, choose Details from the Views button; in Windows XP, choose View→Details.</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Details view gives you the most information.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Drag files into the Briefcase window just as you would copy those files in Windows.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You can also drag the icons to the Briefcase icon, or you can copy the files and then open the Briefcase icon and paste things there.</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The Briefcase folder itself holds duplicates of the files you copy into it, listing the file's original location and its status, as shown in the above figure.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Close the Briefcase window when you're done with it.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> After filling the Briefcase with files and stuff you want on your laptop, you are now ready to copy the Briefcase to your laptop.</p></li></ol>

How to Use Windows Briefcase to Move and Synchronize Your Desktop and Laptop Files

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How to Use the Scanner and Camera Wizard in Windows XP

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Scanner</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">and Camera Wizard inWindows</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">XP allows you to scan in old photos or other documents to make them</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">digital. Scanning is simple, and once you make</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">filesdigital, you can e-mail them or share them with others in a variety of ways. Just place whatever you'd like to scan on your scanner's bed, and let the Scanner and Camera Wizard in Windows XP do the rest.</span><br> </h1><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"> <div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)">1</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline"> Choose Start→AllPrograms→Accessories→Scanner and Camera Wizard.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> After you place a page, a picture, or some other object in your scanner, Windows begins scanning your item when you follow this path. If you have more than one device, you get a Select Device dialog box where you choose which one you want to use. Select one and then click OK. Then you see the opening window of the Scanner and Camera Wizard where you have to click Next. You now see the dialog box that I describe in the next step.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 2</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline">Choose your preferences for scanning and click Next.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">On the second wizard screen that appears, you choose Color Picture, Grayscale Picture, Black and White Picture or Text, or Custom.</p></div> <div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/19/79719.image0.jpg?h=392&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/20/79720.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/19/79719.image0.jpg?h=392&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 3</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Designate information about the file and then click Next.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">In the resulting Scanner and Camera Wizard, you designate a name for a group of pictures or select a group that you've already created (in the first drop-down list), a format for the file, such as .bmp or .jpg (in the second drop-down list), and a location to store the file (in the third drop-down list).</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"><a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/21/79721.image2.jpg?h=400&w=491" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/22/79722.image3.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/21/79721.image2.jpg?h=400&w=491" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 4</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Choose one of three options to finish.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">When the scanning is complete, you can publish these pictures to a Web site, order prints of these pictures from a photo printing Web site, or choose Nothing if you're finished working with these pictures. Note that if you choose Nothing, you get the final wizard window confirming you scanned one item and click Finish. After clicking Finish, you are taken to Windows Explorer, where the file you scanned is highlighted and ready to double-click and edit or view.</p> </div></div>

How to Use the Scanner and Camera Wizard in Windows XP

The   Scanner   and Camera Wizard inWindows   XP allows you to scan in old photos or other documents to make them   digital. Scanning is sim...

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