How to Do Everything Nexus One
Author: Smith, Bud
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-174872-8
ISBN-10: 0071748725
©2010 | 1st Edition | 336 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: July 2010
Price: US$ 24.99
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Tap into every feature of your Nexus One
How to Do Everything: Nexus One reveals how to master all the versatile features of Google’s new “super phone.” Nexus One includes several features that surpass the iPhone: a thinner, lighter handset; a larger screen with twice the resolution; voice-enabled text entry; better battery life; and a 5 megapixel camera with built-in flash. Readers will learn how to map routes, use Google Voice, Gmail, and other mail services, use Google Apps, play games, take and upload photos and video, download and play music, synch the phone with a Mac or PC, and much more.
The book is organized to match the user’s process in buying, setting up, and using the Nexus One. Chapters 2-7 match the order of icons users will encounter on the Nexus One home screen. Later chapters add detail on downloading software and content for the phone and extending it with add-on hardware. Pre-loaded Google services such as Gmail, Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Navigation, and Google Voice are also covered.
- Take advantage of all Nexus One and Android apps
- Connect to data and voice networks, including Google Voice
- Make calls and send text and multimedia messages
- Master the hardware and software controls, including voice recognition
- Design your home screen and get apps
- Load and manage contacts
- Use Gmail and email, set up accounts, and chat with Google Talk
- Browse the web with Google Chrome
- Get spoken turn-by-turn directions with Google Maps Navigation
- Snap photos and capture videos
- Load and play music
About the Author
Bud Smith (Oakland, CA) is one of the top authors working in technology today. Beginning in 1984, he’s written more than fifteen books, selling more than a million copies in total. Published books include nine editions of Creating Web Pages for Dummies (Wiley) and Internet Marketing for Dummies (Wiley). Topics Bud has written about include the first book on Google Voice, using Google applications, using Word Press, AutoCAD, and more. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, including all major European languages, Japanese, Chinese, and Russian. His current bestseller is Creating Web Pages For Dummies, now in its Ninth Edition; the recently released Google Voice For Dummies is the first book on the topic, and the sales outlook is promising as Google Voice and Android expand.
Bud has also worked for a wide range of technology companies, including Apple, IBM, Microsoft, AltaVista and others. He has served as a technical writer, project manager, and marketing director, taking an active role in development of QuickTime software, GPS devices, and software, Web services, and portable computer hardware for the blind, among other products.
Bud holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of San Francisco and completed an MSc at the London School of Economics in 2007, both in Information Systems. Today, he is a full-time author living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Review
1. SciTech Book News, April 2011
This comprehensive guide to Google’s flagship smart-phone provides clear instructions for getting the most out of the hardware and its Android operating system. Beginning with familiarizing the user with phone features, the work provides information on setup and configuration, administering contacts, voice and e-mail, the use of Internet and mapping features and multimedia features including music and video players. Step-by-step instructions, tips and tricks and numerous screen shots are provided throughout. This volume deals with stock Android and Google applications only and does not provide instructions for third-party software. Smith is an experienced technology writer. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
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