Exchanging Data With Another Computer; Transferring Files - Toshiba TE2100 Series User Manual

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Exploring Your Options

Exchanging data with another computer

You can personalize the taskbar to include not only shortcut icons
but also your favorite Internet URL addresses.
DEFINITION: URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator,
which is the address that defines the route to a file on the
Web or any other Internet facility. Generically, it is known as
the Web site address.
System tray
The System tray displays icons of tasks or programs that run
continuously in the background. To learn more about each task,
position the cursor over the icon for a few moments and a short
description of the task appears.
Typical tasks in the System tray are Current time, Power usage
mode, Mouse properties, and speaker volume.
To activate a specific task, double-click the appropriate System
tray icon.
Exchanging data with another computer
To transfer a large amount of information between computers, you
can use the Windows
synchronization program and the computer's parallel port.

Transferring files

You can transfer files to another computer using your infrared port,
or with an adapter cable.
To transfer files through the parallel port, you need an optional
LapLink
1 Connect the cable.
2 Load the transfer program on both computers.
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XP Professional Briefcase, or a specialized
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compatible parallel cable.