Book Description
Android is new, Android is open, and Android is fun. It’s also serious about business. Android for Work shows you how to harness the power of Android to stay productive and take your office on the road. This book also sheds light on the often daunting task of finding the right Android phone for the business user.

Whether this is your first smartphone, your first Android smartphone, or your first attempt to make your phone into a productivity tool, Android for Work gets you started. You’ll learn how to manage email and tasks, but you’ll also learn how to weed through the sea of games to find specialized productivity tools for a variety of professions.

For those that are more interested in an enterprise wide deployment, the book includes an appendix of information on administering Android phones, creating custom interfaces, and creating specialized apps for your enterprise. You’ll also learn more about integrating Android with other Google Apps for enterprise.

What you’ll learn

• Select the Android phone that is right for you
• Integrate your work email and calendar tools
• Navigate business trips and meetings with ease
• Find specialized apps for your profession Continue Reading »

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ActionScript 3.0 from novice to master

If you want to build interactive applications on the desktop, in the browser, or on mobile devices, this new edition of the ActionScript 3.0 Bible is all you need. If you’re a beginner, it guides you through the whole ecosystem of the Flash Platform, ActionScript 3.0 language and syntax, object oriented programming, and even error handling techniques and debugging tips. For intermediate programmers, the Bible is packed with detail on every part of the expansive Flash Player 10.1 API. For experienced programmers, it includes interactive examples with real-world applications, a UML table of contents for finding the right chapter immediately, and comprehensive coverage of the very latest features including multitouch, Pixel Bender, and more.

• Massively updated and revised
• Program for mobile devices including iPhone, Palm WebOS, Android 2.0, and more
• Learn AS3 you’ll use in Flash Professional CS5, Flash Builder 4, Flex 4, and AIR 2
• Run and modify over 200 new examples in your browser, with no software or setup required
• Use the speedy new Vector class
• Interface with web services in any language
• Display print-quality text with the Flash Text Engine and Text Layout Framework
• Learn 3D math and program your own 3D engine with AS3
• Write and run powerful pixel shaders with Pixel Bender
• Synthesize and analyze sound digitally
• Display, analyze, and capture audio and video

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You can choose from thousands of apps to make your Android device do just about anything you can think of — and probably a few things you’d never imagine. There are so many Android apps available, in fact, that it’s been difficult to find the best of the bunch — until now.

Best Android Apps leads you beyond the titles in Android Market’s “Top Paid” and “Top Free” bins to showcase apps that will truly delight, empower, and entertain you. The authors have tested and handpicked more than 200 apps and games, each listed with a description and details highlighting the app’s valuable tips and special features. Flip through the book to browse their suggestions, or head directly to the category of your choice to find the best apps to use at work, on the town, at play, at home, or on the road.

Discover great Android apps to help you:

• Juggle tasks
• Connect with friends
• Play games
• Organize documents
• Explore what’s nearby
• Get in shape
• Travel the world Continue Reading »

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In this handy new Pocket Guide, mobile device expert Jason O’Grady reveals the secrets to using the DROID. He covers everything from how to make phone calls, send text messages and email to synching  data with your Google account. In addition he covers how to surf the web with the built-in browser, use the phone’s GPS, Google Maps, how to download and use apps found on the app store, and much more. This handy, low-priced book is packed with quick results for people who want to jump in and master DROID by Motorola phone.

• Snappy writing and eye-catching graphics walk readers through the most common features of the DROID Phone
• Jason O’Grady is a leading expert on mobile technology; his O’Grady’s PowerPage blog has been publishing daily news on mobile technology since 1995
• Covers popular features including the camera, keyboard, search, music, and Android Market

About the Author
Jason O’Grady developed an affinity for Apple computers after using the original Lisa and in 1984 he got a 128k Mac. He started writing one of the first daily Apple online publications (O’Grady’s PowerPage) in 1995. After winning a major legal battle with Apple in 2006 O’Grady set a precedent that independent journalists are entitled to the same protections under the first amendment as the main stream media. He has written for the 8th and 9th editions of the MacBible (PeachPit Press) and has contributed to major Mac publications including a staff position at MacWEEK. Continue Reading »

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In this handy new Pocket Guide, mobile device expert Jason O’Grady reveals the secrets to using Google’s Nexus One smartphone. All of the common features are covered including Web browsing, Google Apps, IM/text/email, digital camera, video, music player, and more. With this essential companion readers will be mastering their Nexus One in no time!

Review
The Nexus One manual (pdf only) is very good as far as smart phone manuals go. Even so, The Nexus One Pocket Guide is very worthwhile. O’Grady offers lots of tips and tidbits that are not the in the manual. The Pocket guide is an enjoyable read and no matter how intuitive the Android OS is, you WILL learn things you don’t know. O’Grady is a very gifted technical writer and has created a guide that does more just rehash the manual. If you recently got a Nexus One (or any Adroid phone) get this book!

About the Author
Jason D. O’Grady developed an affinity for Apple computers after using the original Lisa, and this affinity turned into a bona-fide obsession when he got the original 128 KB Macintosh in 1984.
He started writing one of the first Web sites about Apple (O’Grady’s PowerPage; www.powerpage.org) in 1995 and is considered to be one of the fathers of blogging. He has been a frequent speaker at the Macworld Expo conference and a member of the conference faculty. Continue Reading »