Help Me, LAPTOP: Simple Needs Are Not So Simple    • MORE  When
it comes to laptop features, is it ever possible to have it all?
That seems to be the problem plaguing reader Megan, who is
looking for a robust machine that can handle her everyday
computing tasks and also withstand the antics of her house
companion -- a lively, 5-month old puppy with a penchant for
knocking her laptop off her bed. In Megan’s words:  “I don't
need anything fancy. I'm not a gamer, at least not on the
computer. I'm not a designer or a professional of anything. All
I want is a computer that will do the few things I need it to do
quickly, without complaint, and will do it for a long time in
spite of my clumsy, abusive lifestyle.  What I do:    • Internet
surfing. Entirely too much of it.   • Multi-tasking. My friends
constantly make fun of me for having 12 windows open at any
given time.   • Instant messaging. My fiancé and I are stationed
on nearly opposite ends of country. Skype is my hero.   •
Movement. I am not good at that whol