Great book! Will want to keep your device charged
341393
Great book! Will want to keep your device charged, it's a page turner! Author writes in a way that makes it easy to not put down!  Beautifully written! Would suggest to my friends as a must read!
3839300
For those of us who grew up in the digital age, operating an Android phone or tablet seems like second nature. And with that ability comes unintended consequences, like being drafted into the role of tech support by friends, neighbors, and co-workers. Thankfully, for you and them, there's books like this.

If you're one of the technically savvy, no longer will you be the first person your technically-unsophisticated parents/friends/co-workers hound when something goes wrong or can't figure out how to take a picture. Throw this book their way. If you're not one of the technically savvy, no longer will you need to bother that frazzled co-worker/neighbor whose title is not "Tech Support". You can turn to this book.

I like the format and readability of this book. Nearly every page is filled with large color photos. The beginning starts with the total basics, showing you the front and back of your device: important features, where the buttons are, and what they do. All the screenshots are clearly labeled with high-contrast numbered circles (in red). The screenshots are on the right half of the page, and the corresponding numbered explanations are on the left side, in a blue colored column. This layout is consistent and easy to follow.

The book is broken up into topics so you can easily find the answer to what you're looking for. There's not a lot of text. Just follow along with the ample screenshots. Very useful for reference so you can get the most of out of your tablet and maybe discover how to use some new features you didn't know about. Since Samsung Tabs run on Android, the topics presented here are useful to other Android tablets (like the Motorola Xoom, Amazon Fire, and Asus Iconia). And best of all, this book is very economically priced.
3050511
I think this is a great book.

Just recently got to the point in my life where I need to get and use a PDA and decided to buy this book to go along with it. As someone "new" to this, it was exactly what I needed to hit the ground running with using my new Palm gizmo. I found it extremely well written and easy to read.

Before buying this book, I read over a lot of the reviews here on Amazon, and noticed that some of them are less than positive, and I'd like to address that in light of my own experience with this book. Most of the complaints seem to fall in the area of being, "Most of this stuff I already know.....". And that is probably going to be true for most people who have been using a Palm PDA for awhile. This book mainly covers the "Basics", stuff that someone who has used one of these devices has already figured out. There might be just a few bits here or there that an experience user might find new or interesting. With a title of, "How to Do Everything with Your Palm Powered Device" - I expected the book to cover just what it did - "Everything", which to me basically means the entry level stuff, the intermediately level stuff, and a smattering of advance user stuff. As a new user, there was a lot of basic information that I needed to know, and which this book covered in detail - the bulk of the book is dedicated to doing that. As I gain more experience with using the device, I imagine that I'm going to appreciate more of the intermediate stuff as well.

So my advice, if you need to know "Everything" as I did - this is the book for you. I'm guessing it knocked more than a year off my learning curve for using my new PDA. If you are familiar with the basic operation of one of these devices, there may be some stuff that you might find interesting too - but most likely not a whole book worth.
4927554
The book explains in a simple manner what can be a complex technical issue: how to make the most out of GoogleVoice without jail breaking your phone. After reading the book I immediately called T-Mobile and requested the unlock code for my phone in order to use it on my upcoming trip to London. With the unlock code and the recipes that Mr. Tpper includes in his book you will be able to have your cake and eat it too. In other words, you will be able to use your phone abroad over WiFi to make local calls in the country you are visiting plus calls to the US and Canada for free!, or for way less than roaming if you do it through 3G. If you are a regular international traveler and have always wished to use your phone abroad without paying the outrageous roaming charges, then you must get this book. It will pay for itself in no time. Even if you are not a regular traveler, the book explains in plain English how to legally bypass your cell phone company and thus save minutes by using WiFi hot spots to make phone calls. No matter what your travel habits are, this book will save you money.
4020479
I have a Computer Science Bachelor degree and am the CEO and Founder of a small start up founded 6 months back in Chandigarh, India. We wanted to start creating games for touch enabled smartphones and tablets and this book helped a lot as it had 4 awesome features in it:-
1) Post Mortems of many successful touch screen games
2) Developer Interviews with many talented and famous iOS and Android developers.
3) Links to external GDCVault talks and many other interesting articles.
4) Fresh, exciting funny writing style of the author.

What this book contains?
Advice, tips, hints and analysis of how to go about designing touch screen games and why some games are more popular than others presented in a fun and fresh way so that the reader does not doze off while reading. The author goes into sufficient detail and there is enough information here to get you started on your own mobile game adventure :)

What this book is not aimed for?
This book does teach you how to program or how to create art for your touch screen games, it focuses only on the designing of the games!

Overall! A must buy for any one who is thinking of designing/developing games for today's modern touch screen enabled smartphones and tablets! :)
2475813
There are two types of reviews. First is the shipping. It was fast and flawless and I highly recommend the seller. The second aspect is the book and its subject. I am finding the information of great help as I begin my research with the idea of adding solar panels to my motorhome. I want to add solar energy to charge my RVj batteries while boondocking and avoid using the generator whenever possible. The book may be a bit dated (copyright 1993) on some aspects due the fast changing world of photovoltaics. For example the charge controller technology and battery charge function of newer devices are much better. However, this is still a great book with a great deal of information in one source.
3495647
awesome book, make sure you have a flashlight to charge up the stickers!! attempts to charge from overhead lighting will be futile.
4521409
The Kindle Fire is my new best buddy!! I so love this thing that I even bought this book. My purpose of buying it is to optimize my usage and get even more ways to effectively use it. All the directions I need are in here.  I do not regret buying this book because of the tips I got handy.
2834777
Seeing these cell phones are infamous for USB ports crapping out, I was informed about charging via battery. The batteries/plugs are a life saver! To those reading this that have these cells and don't feel like buying another or discerned that pics/vids etc...are lost forever, don't fret. I highly recommend buying a few so that way your cell is ready at all times, other than the two minutes it takes to change battery and power on. No regrets at all. Package was a day later than promised though.
4174382
Received for a gift this past Christmas and use mine all the time! Just bought one to gift for family members so I am not sure about this recent purchase... The only problems I have with mine is remembering to push the button to start charging my device otherwise it's great for my iPhone 6 and my kindle on the go. It sure beats being a wall hugger at the airport and being able to charge both my devices on the ground or in the air...
3583030
I learned quite a bit from this book.  Helped me set up an iphone and an android phone for maximum efficiency.  All the details are here.
2494374
Apparently the problem I had with the display under 8.1 is a common one. I was able to find the issue quickly and followed the steps outlined to cure the screen locking and requiring a password every time the display shut down to save energy. Looking forward to other tips that I can uncover. But the peace of mind that the aforementioned incident afforded me was well worth the price of the book. Everything else is gravy.
2905905
I purchased this for my KINDLE Fire HDX and it works great. I would like to share some info I found while shopping for a new cord...1-Long cords greatly increase charging time. 2-You should NOT use a device while charging(it reduces the battery's life, this is why the chords that come with devices are short). Lastly, 3-At least every once in awhile you should let your battery die completely and then fully charge it before using it.
Now let me state, I've had my KINDLE for two years before learning these tips and did NOT have any issues, but these tips are for getting the maximum out of your batteries life. Kindle's are notorious for not having a battery that can be replaced so for that very reason it's why I wanted to share this info with others. This cord is only 1 foot. The standard cord that comes with kindle's  3 feet-and when I stated long cords increase charging time I'm referring to the super long cords like 10+ feet.
I do recommend this cord if you don't need the extra length to charge your device. I hope the tips come in handy for others. Thank you for taking time to read this.
1705926
I am so glad that I bought this book.  I have been using IPhone for about 3 years, so I had a lot to learn about Android as well as the Samsung Galaxy.  This is a very high-end phone, and I wanted to explore all of the features that I had just paid for.  This book definitely gave me my money's worth for being a competent, happy new Galaxy S5 owner.

My minor criticism is that the book did not give enough coverage or priority to some of the newest features of the Galaxy S5.  It seemed like it was a somewhat hasty update of a previous Galaxy S/4 book.  For all that, the book was reasonably complete, and very, very clearly written and illustrated.
683581
I am currently testing this. After fully charging the bank by house current, I am seeing how many charges I get for my Kindle Fire. I usually read my Kindle in the morning and run it down to about 60%. Then I plug it in to recharge. So far, I have gotten 4 full charges (4 days) just from my charger bank. I have not tested the solar capability, but I suspect the manufacturer and everyone else is right in that it will take quite a bit of time for a full charge. The flashlight on mine works well, unlike some of the other reviewers who had complaints. The reason I got this is that I just got back from three weeks in Scotland and there were plenty of times I had WiFi but no battery left on my Kindle Fire. I anticipate this unit will also charge my cell phone for several days of usage, as my "dumb" phone (not an android or iphone) charges faster than my Kindle Fire. I see this as a good transition to low tech, direct current (DC) electrical use. We are currently selling our house/farm and I am planning on getting into solar in our next place. Based on my current research, I think I will go directly to DC rather than an inverter system. It has become bloody obvious to me that all my electronics are powered by DC and require a converter to plug into the grid. Why not skip the intermediary step?
4355438
If you can tell by my title, this book was almost written for a person like me. For a living I work in the IT field, I carry a blackberry and laptop with me for work, I carry an iphone for personal use and the ipad is a hybrid work device and personal toy. I am so immersed in technology I often miss the "now" of life. That's one reason why when I read a story on this book I wanted to read it. I won't give you a book report on this as others have. What I will say is this book is NOT a book telling you to ditch all technology and live off the grid. It is however a book to give you tips on how to live WITH technology. Some basic tips like having a tech free weekend where you don't carry the cell phones. It's the little tips to slowly get you from a part of your life where you are out of balance to regain the balance many of us have lost.

If you use your blackberry a little too much or are addicted to your laptop, rss feeds or any other technological vice I recommend reading this book. Yes some of the concepts are very simple to grasp, but often times it's things we don't think about that when pointed out make all the difference. I really enjoyed this book and have started to implement some of what I have learned over the last few days into my life. At least now I try to carry only one cell phone at all times instead of 2. :) Perhaps the next step is no cell phones.
843763
Keeping this review short as I am writing on an Android phone. This is an excellent guide to setting up your device and finding best in class apps, and learning how to use them. A curious omission is how to set up printing to a WiFi or wired printer. I strongly recommend the Printer Share app from the Google Play site (formerly Anroid Market).