The Ultimate Guide to Going Mobile - No.2 (February 2009)

In this Ultimate Guide, we'll explain how you can access emails and the web, or your important documents, when you're on the go – whether you're using a netbook, a laptop, or a cybercafe. We set out the different ways of connecting to the net, and explain how you can travel so light that you don’t even need to take a computer with you. Explained in plain English, with step by step guides, the Ultimate Guide will help readers to set themselves free from the home PC.

Content:

First Steps In the first steps section of the magazine, we’ll explain the difference between netbooks and laptops, show readers how to get online, and how to get to grips with a Linux-powered netbooks, as well as the Windows alternatives.

Mobile Computing We’ll look at the different ways of going online, compare mobile broadband services, and show how to use hotspots – as well as how to make your laptop’s battery last longer.

No PC Required In this section, we show readers how to use online applications and services, and how to take all their data with them on a USB key or portable music player.

HARDWARE: Netbooks; laptops; USB keys; mobile phones.

SOFTWARE: Windows and Linux; Open Office; online office suites; remote control; portable applications; synchronisation.

SERVICES: Mobile broadband; Wireless hotspots.