Gateway Solo 9300 - Travel Tips; Modem; Files

126 Travel Tips and Accessories
Travel tips
These tips can make traveling with your notebook more convenient and
trouble-free. For more information about your notebook and how to solve
common problems, double-click the
HelpSpot or QuickAnswers icon on the
Windows desktop. This chapter provides information on:
■ Using the modem
■ Transferring files
■ Protecting your notebook from loss and theft
■ Managing your notebook’s power efficiently
Modem
■ Take a telephone cord to connect the modem to telephone jacks. If you
are traveling internationally, take telephone jack adapters or an acoustic
handset coupler.
■ Take a telephone line protector.
■ Take a telephone line tester to check for unsafe lines, especially if you
are traveling internationally.
■ Take a list of ISP dial-up numbers with you so you can connect to your
ISP while outside of your usual calling area. A list of country dialing codes
may be especially useful.
■ Download entire Web sites that you frequently refer to for off-line
viewing if you will be traveling for extended periods without access to
an Internet connection.
Files
■ Copy your working files from your desktop computer to your notebook
before you travel.
■ If you need to access your desktop computer files from your notebook
while traveling, set up the desktop computer for remote access.
■ Take extra diskettes for transferring files between computers and backing
up files.