You must know how to use a dozen and a half categories of software on your laptop or office desktop. The categories below often overlap because the list is meant to be exhaustive. The software categories are listed roughly in the order that your boss would expect you to be comfortable with them in 2001. In addition, Sun Microsystems has offers a terrific suite called StarOffice that compares well with Microsoft Office. Best of all, StarOffice is free .
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These are general online guides. More specific online guides can be found elsewhere at the PC Workshop. More than 14,000 definitions of computer terms and concepts. Hardware Consider your laptop as your mobile office, replacing the traditional briefcase, filing cabinet, and desktop. The major differences between a laptop and a desktop PC are the size of the monitor and the mouse.