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Android for Work

Productivity for Professionals

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Authors:
  1. Marziah Karch
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  1. Steve Anglin
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  2. Douglas Pundick
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  3. Clay Andres
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  4. Mark Beckner
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  6. Gary Cornell
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  7. Jonathan Gennick
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  8. Jonathan Hassell
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  9. Michelle Lowman
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  10. Matthew Moodie
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  12. Jeffrey Pepper
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  17. Tom Welsh
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  18. Mary Tobin
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  19. Damon Larson
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  • 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 will show you how to get started.

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Buying and Activating an Android Phone

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 1-13

  3. Using Your Phone for the First Time

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 15-26

  4. Going Online with Android

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 27-38

  5. Android Calling

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 39-50

  6. Managing Texting

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 51-60

  7. Wrangling Your E-mail

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 61-77

  8. The Calendar

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 79-92

  9. Android in a Microsoft World

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 93-102

  10. Photos and Video

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 103-120

  11. Web Browsing

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 121-138

  12. Social Media and Work

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 139-157

  13. Maps and Mobile

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 159-172

  14. The Remaining Android Apps

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 173-186

  15. The Android Market

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 187-210

  16. General Business Applications

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 211-231

  17. Specialized Apps for Professionals

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 233-254

  18. Advanced Customization and Troubleshooting

    • Marziah Karch
    Pages 255-266

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 267-291
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About this book

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.

About the author

Marziah Karch takes a special delight in the challenge of explaining new gadgets and complex technology to beginning audiences. She is the author of multiple books on technology topics. Marziah writes for About.com and GeekMom.com. Her articles have also appeared in Wired magazine.Marziah was a senior educational technologist for Johnson County Community College in the Kansas City metro area for 14 years before she began working as a senior instructional designer for NWEA in Portland, Oregon. She holds a Master's in instructional design and is a doctoral student in Library and Information Management. When she's not feeding her geek side with new gadgets or writing about technology, Marziah enjoys keeping Portland weird with her husband and two children.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Android for Work

  • Book Subtitle: Productivity for Professionals

  • Authors: Marziah Karch

  • Editors: Steve Anglin, Douglas Pundick, Clay Andres, Mark Beckner, Ewan Buckingham, Gary Cornell, Jonathan Gennick, Jonathan Hassell, Michelle Lowman, Matthew Moodie, Duncan Parkes, Jeffrey Pepper, Frank Pohlmann, Ben Renow-Clarke, Dominic Shakeshaft, Matt Wade, Tom Welsh, Mary Tobin, … Damon Larson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-3001-4

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Marziah Karch 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4302-3000-7Published: 01 September 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-3001-4Published: 26 January 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 312

  • Topics: Mobile Computing, Computer Applications

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