I am technologically ignorant. I am trying to set up a home office and give myself as much flexibility as possible. I’d ideally like to have as few wires in my office as possible. Also, I’m purchasing a new laptop computer. But I don’t know anything about WI-FI, Bluetooth, or internet access providers such as Sprint or Verizon. Can someone explain to me if I need all of them, or just one or two of them. Also, does WI-FI, Bluetooth etc eliminate the need for wires going from the fax machine to the computer to the printer and scanner etc? Any help would be greatly, greatly appreciated. Or if you know of a good "dummies" guide please let me know. Thanks

First, I live in a rural area and my only options for internet access is dialup or satellite. The cost of the satellite is prohibitive, not to mention the fact that I have heard it is not reliable. That leaves us with dialup. We have Verizon telephone service, and the fastest I am ever able to connect is 33.26, but usually it is 28. This is with a 56 k modem. Is there something I can do to increase my speed? I can not access YouTube because of the slow connection, and downloading even songs takes a ridiculous amount of time-forget anything more than a song.

My daughter is getting a laptop for Christmas. It is a gift from her grandfather, who gets all of the grandchildren a computer at a certain age range. I am picking it out, and have chosen one with WiFi. I know there are some places that offer free WiFi and some that charge, but is that all she will need to connect? There is also an option for a Wireless card with Bluetooth-I know what Bluetooth is, exactly how does that work on the wireless card?

Her father and I are going to get her a docking station for the laptop for her January birthday, and I am wondering how to network my all in one print/scan/copy/fax to her laptop, so that both computers can share the same equipment?

I think that is all for now…again, thank you very much for your time.