Toshiba SATELLITE A500 - Manual (Page 33)

33 Contents
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Chapter 4: Exploring Your Computer’s Features................... 131
Exploring the desktop ...........................................131
Finding your way around the desktop .............132
Setting up for communications.............................134
Connecting your computer to a network .........134
Connecting a modem to a telephone line ........135
An overview of using the Internet .........................137
The Internet ....................................................137
The World Wide Web .....................................137
Internet Service Providers ..............................137
Connecting to the Internet .............................138
Surfing the Internet.........................................138
Internet features..............................................138
Uploading to, and downloading files
from, the Internet .....................................139
Exploring audio features .......................................140
Recording sounds...........................................140
Using external speakers or headphones..........140
Using the Web Camera .........................................141
Using an ExpressCard
® .........................................142
Inserting an ExpressCard ® ..............................142
Removing an ExpressCard ® ............................142
Using the Memory card reader..............................143
Inserting memory media.................................144
Removing memory media...............................144
Using the i.LINK ® port ..........................................145
Using the eSATA/USB combo port........................145
Chapter 5: Utilities.................................................................... 146
TOSHIBA Assist ....................................................147
Connect...........................................................148
Secure.............................................................149
Protect & Fix ...................................................150
Optimize..........................................................151
TOSHIBA Application Installer...............................152