Laptop Tips Having a laptop is more convenient for most active people than being tied to a desk with an unportable computer. Students, novelists, salespeople and entrepreneurs rely on their laptops to do their work or homework, stay in touch with friends, write memos and analyze spreadsheets. A good laptop can be as powerful as you need it to be. And that's why laptops are more expensive (sometimes much more) than a desktop PC. Just look at the flyers from office supply stores and electronic retailers to compare the pricing. Here are some tips to help you do that. They're not just advice about not spilling hot coffee or chips and guacamole on your keyboard, or not tossing your laptop across the room to a friend—many are suggestions that most of us wouldn't even think about. Here are 10 for you to put into action...if you haven't already: 1...