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Take Control of Your iPadby Tonya Engst
TidBITS 2011; US$ 15.00Tonya walks you through the entire iPad experience: Handle the hardware: Learn about the hardware components in your iPad model that make it unique, and get ideas for which accessories you should considering purchasing. Also, see where all the ports and buttons are on your iPad, plus find out how to turn it on and off, and how to reset and restore in case of a problem. For iPad 2 and third-generation iPad users, the ebook also describes how to use the camera for photos and videos, or to place a FaceTime video call. Get started: Learn how to answer the questions asked by the iPad's Setup Assistant, and get help with important configuration options that the Setup Assistant doesn't cover, including security, Bluetooth, tethering, Picture... more...
Sams Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hoursby Lauren Darcey; Shane Conder
Pearson Education 2010; US$ 31.99Full Color! In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, learn how to build powerful applications for the world’s first complete, open, and free mobile platform: Android. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll build a fully-featured Android application from the ground up and master the skills you need to design, develop, test, and publish powerful applications. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Android development tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes... more...
Android Cookbookby Ian F. Darwin
O'Reilly Media 2012; US$ 43.99Jump in and build working Android apps with the help of more than 200 tested recipes. With this cookbook, you’ll find solutions for working with the user interfaces, multitouch gestures, location awareness, web services, and device features such as the phone, camera, and accelerometer. You also get useful steps on packaging your app for the Android Market. Ideal for developers familiar with Java, Android basics, and the Java SE API, this book features recipes contributed by more than three dozen developers from the Android community. Each recipe provides a clear solution and sample code you can use in your project right away. Among numerous topics, this cookbook helps you: Use guidelines for designing a successful Android app ... more...
iPad: The Missing Manualby J. D. Biersdorfer
O'Reilly Media 2012; US$ 19.99Apple’s third-generation iPad has a new, razor-sharp Retina display and a robust processor that will dazzle you with their looks and speed, but you won’t get far without an owner’s manual to all the tablet’s features. This comprehensive guide shows you how to transfer media to your iPad, sync and shop wirelessly, tap into WiFi and 4G cellular networks, and use iTunes for media management. The important stuff you need to know: Build your media library. Fill your iPad with music, photos, movies, TV shows, games, eBooks, and more. Sync wirelessly. Keep your iPad’s apps, media, and email messages current without cabling up. Capture stunning images. Take photos and HD video with the tablet’s... more...
Palm Enterprise Applicationsby Ray Rischpater
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 29.99See how the Palm Computing platform can enhance your company's business. With the dramatic increase in the use of Palm enterprise applications in business, you may be wondering how this new technology will impact your organization. Handheld devices have the ability to play very critical roles in the enterprise, integrating information, reducing redundancy, and making data mobile, which in turn directly impact the profitability of a company. Consider this book a "technical briefing," one that will help you understand exactly how the use of Palm devices can impact your bottom line. Palm Enterprise Applications offers a comprehensive look at the past, present, and future of the Palm Computing platform in the enterprise. Author Ray Rischpater... more...
Handheld Computers for Doctorsby Mohammad Al-Ubaydli
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2003; US$ 39.95This is the first book to address the uses of handheld computers within clinical practice and considers the many different possible applications of handheld computers in a medical environment. The book champions the idea that handheld computers have a significant role to play in the future of clinical practice. It shows why and how these devices can help reduce paperwork, and how to use the technology without waiting for the IT department's latest expensive, complicated and overdue solution. The book is in three sections: Explains that handhelds, far from futuristic gadgets, are today's technology benefiting clinicians around the world. The ten chapters guide the user through all possible applications of these machines. Looks... more...
Piloting Palmby Andrea Butter; David Pogue
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 27.95The definitive behind-the-scenes story of the visionary team that launched the handheld industry. Palm insider Andrea Butter and New York Times columnist David Pogue -- with full, exclusive cooperation of the company's founders and more than fifty key Palm and Handspring executives -- tell the riveting tale of the start of an industry constantly in the headlines. The origins of this volatile industry began with the tiny team who beat staggering odds to turn the PalmPilot into a billion-dollar market and later took their ultimate vision to Handspring, now Palm's most powerful rival. Many of today's current events relating to the competition in this industry are forecasted in this important business drama. The authors take an unprecedented... more...
Making Win32 Applications Mobileby Nancy Nicolaisen
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 45.00In an increasingly mobile world, millions of developers with Windows programming experience need to quickly transfer their skills to creating compact, asynchronous CE applications. This book presents a roadmap to guide developers through the intricate tasks of porting and reworking Win32 applications to enable them to run efficiently and usefully on Windows CE-based mobile devices. * Presents a set of metrics for developers to determine when and how best to proceed in porting Win32 applications * Shows developers how to understand the embedded-system bias inherent in Windows CE and how to write applications that use this as a strength * Covers Unicode, which is mandatory for Windows CE, and explains how to consider the effect of various screen... more...
10 Minute Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2002, Adobe Readerby Joe Habraken
Pearson Education 2001; US$ 11.99This is the eBook version of the printed book. Because most people don't have the luxury of sitting down uninterrupted for hours at a time to learn Outlook, this 10-Minute Guide focuses on the most often used features, covering them in lessons designed to take 10 minutes or less to complete. In addition, this guide teaches the user how to use Outlook without relying on technical jargon. By providing straightforward, easy-to-follow explanations and lists of numbered steps that tell the user which keys to press and which options to select. more...
Sony CLI For Dummiesby Denny Atkin
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 21.99Shows users how to make the most of Sony's popular Palm OS PDA, the CLIE Sony holds the second largest share of the U.S. PDA market-12.1 percent Guides new and intermediate users through the all the latest CLIE features and functions, from using Graffiti and working with Microsoft Office and PDF files to scheduling appointments, checking e-mail, and beaming data Covers cool multimedia features such as taking digital photos, producing slide shows, recording and watching movies, transferring music, and creating reminders using the built-in voice recorder Written in a friendly, accessible style by PDA guru Denny Atkin, Editorial Director of Handheld Computing magazine more...









