Tab key, 200
table or work surface, 463
Task Scheduler, 613-614
Taskbar, customizing, 421-425
tax software, 525-526
TCP/IP connections, 690-692
technical support
by e-mail, 23
evaluating, 22-23
finger-pointing, 24
online resources, 23
personal support team, 20
telephone support, 21-22
telephone
ergonomics, 462
support, 21-22
television, using as monitor, 361
testing
everything while under warranty, 409
game controllers, 283-286
memory, 115
scanners, 584-585
for spyware, 833
for viruses, 833
text recognition software, 588-589
text size, of browsers, 738
text-to-speech translation, 483
theft of computers, 12, 775-776
themes, 439-442
Themes tab, display settings, 420-421
time, setting, 425-426
touchpads, 321-322, 333-334
tower computers, 55-56
tracking and recovery software and services, 386
trains, using laptops on, 395
transporting computers
desktop computers, 9-10
laptop computers, 10-11
traveling with laptops
AC adapter for, 352
finding place to print, 399-401
moving through airports, 393-395
other Internet connections, 399
sending backup data home, 401-402
on trains and airplanes, 395
Wi-Fi hotspots, 395-399
troubleshooting
avoiding reformatting drive, 833-835
blue screen failures, 830-832
bypassing the hard drive, 832
looking for help
collective wisdom of Internet, 829
keeping notes, 829-830
Microsoft Knowledge Base, 828-829
other manufacturers' tech support centers, 829
trying solutions, 829
plan for
identifying symptoms, 824-825
isolating problem, 827-828
looking for simple fix, 827
opening Windows Event Viewer, 825-826
restarting computer, 826-827
System Restore Tool, 832-833
testing for viruses and spyware, 833
turning computer on and off
configuring power button, 270-272
reset pushbutton, 272
Restart command, 273
Windows shut down, 272-273
TV, using as monitor, 361
TWAIN standard, 584
tweaking Windows
deleting unneeded items, 429-430
TweakUI program, 430-431
typematic delay and rate, 203-204
typewriter keys, 197-198