Windows Vista in a Nutshell

Mobile Computing

Windows Vista includes numerous features for mobile computing, as well as for synchronizing files between mobile PCs and a network or other computers. For wireless topics related to mobile computing, see the "Wired and Wireless Connections, Management, and Configuration" section, earlier in this chapter.

Mobile PC Control Panel

Links to mobility settings.

To open

Control Panel → Mobile PC

Description

The Mobile PC Control Panel (Figure 7-50) provides a central place for all of your mobile settings. As with many other Control Panels, it primarily links to other Control Panel applets, although links directly below those applets let you accomplish some tasks without first going through the individual applets.

Figure 7-50. The Mobile PC Control Panel, which provides a central location for all of your mobile settings

See also

"Windows Mobility Center,” "Power Options,” "Tablet PC,” "Pen and Input Devices,” and "Sync Center"

Offline Files

Work with files stored on a network when you’re not connected to it.

To open

Control Panel → [Network and Internet] → Offline Files

Description

The Offline Files dialog (Figure 7-51) lets you turn on (and off) and configure Windows Vista’s Offline Files feature, which allows you to work with files stored on a network (either server-based or peer-to-peer), when you’re not actually connected to the network. Windows XP also ...