How to Do Everything Palm Pre


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Maximize the power of your Palm Pre! This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to get the most out of the innovative smartphone built on the Palm webOS platform. How to Do Everything: Palm Pre helps you navigate the interface, load data from various sources, and use all the communication features--phone, email, and messaging. You'll surf the Web, snap photos, enjoy multimedia, download cool apps, and keep your Pre running at peak performance. This one-stop resource covers it all! Configure and customize your Pre Connect to data from multiple sources Make calls and send emails, texts, and instant messages Connect to wireless networks and access the Internet Load contacts, calendar items, memos, and tasks Navigate with GPS Listen to music, watch videos, and take photos Install and use third-party apps Secure, troubleshoot, and maintain your Pre About the Authors: Rick Broida is the author or coauthor of more than a dozen books, including How to Do Everything with Your Zune. He writes for PC World, Popular Science, Wired, CNET's Cheapskate Blog, and BNET's Business Hacks. Dave Johnson is the author or coauthor of more than three dozen books, including How to Do Everything with Your Digital Camera. He writes regularly for PC World and blogs daily for BNET's Business Hacks.




How to Do Everything Adobe Acrobat X


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Unlock the full potential of Adobe Acrobat X! Now it's easier than ever to create interactive electronic documents that retain the look and feel of the originals. How to Do Everything: Adobe Acrobat X shows you how to create, secure, optimize, and distribute PDFs. Get tips for adding multimedia features, collaborating with other users, streamlining document reviews, and collecting different file types in a PDF Portfolio. Based on Acrobat X Pro, which includes all the features of Acrobat X Standard and more, this hands-on guide helps you maximize the capabilities of this powerful software in no time. Convert virtually any document to PDF Use Quick Tools and set Acrobat preferences Create PDF documents in authoring applications, including Microsoft Office 2010 Capture PDF documents from a scanner or Web page Create navigation devices, including bookmarks, thumbnails, and links Use the Action Wizard and JavaScript to add interactivity Review, edit, and annotate PDF documents Add digital signatures and document security Optimize PDF documents for print, CD/DVD applications, the Web, and other uses Use Acrobat online Create interactive PDF forms Add multimedia elements




How to Do Everything BlackBerry Storm2


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Maximize the Power of Your BlackBerry Storm2 Master all the versatile capabilities of the hot handheld that's taking the world by storm. How to Do Everything: BlackBerry Storm2 shows you how to set up and customize your device, make calls, manage contacts, send and receive messages, snap photos, and capture video footage. You'll learn how to download and install all kinds of apps, map with GPS, play games, listen to music, create playlists, and so much more. This hands-on guide covers it all! Make phone calls, use e-mail, and access the web Use various messaging options, including BlackBerry Messenger, SMS, and MMS Take photos and capture video Customize with ring tones, wallpaper, and themes Download applications from BlackBerry App World Connect to Wi-Fi hotspots Navigate with BlackBerry Maps and GPS Tether your BlackBerry to your computer Load and play music, create playlists, and set up synching Use the calendar and clock and manage appointments Secure, back up, restore, and troubleshoot your BlackBerry Storm2. About the Author: Joli Ballew is a technical author, technical author, technology trainer, community college instructor, and gadget expert. She has written more than 30 books, including How to Do Everything: Netbook, How to Do Everything with Windows Vista Media Center, and others.




How to Do Everything


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Maximize the power of your iPhone 5 Master the versatile features of your iPhone 5 and stay organized, connected, informed, and entertained. How to Do Everything: iPhone 5 covers iOS 6 and the new capabilities added to the core functions and apps, such as Contacts, Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Safari, Mail, Camera, Maps, FaceTime, and iTunes. You’ll also learn how to use iCloud, Notification Center, and Siri. Plus, discover tips on finding and downloading additional apps that can dramatically increase your iPhone’s performance. This hands-on guide covers it all! Get assistance from Siri and use the Dictation feature Import and sync data from your computer, iCloud, and other iOS devices Discover preinstalled apps and download additional apps Make and receive calls, use voicemail, and set up custom ringtones Manage Contacts and stay organized with Calendar, Reminders, and Notes Surf the Web with Safari Shoot, edit, and share photos and videos Navigate with turn-by-turn directions using the newly redesigned Maps app Manage e-mail accounts, use text messaging, and connect to social media networks, including Facebook and Twitter Video chat via FaceTime or Skype Experience multimedia entertainment and read e-books and digital editions of newspapers and magazines Play exciting single- and multi-player games Protect and troubleshoot your iPhone 5




Netbooks: The Missing Manual


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Netbooks are the hot new thing in PCs -- small, inexpensive laptops designed for web browsing, email, and working with web-based programs. But chances are you don't know how to choose a netbook, let alone use one. Not to worry: with this Missing Manual, you'll learn which netbook is right for you and how to set it up and use it for everything from spreadsheets for work to hobbies like gaming and photo sharing. Netbooks: The Missing Manual provides easy-to-follow instructions and lots of advice to help you: Learn the basics for using a Windows- or Linux-based netbook Connect speakers, printers, keyboards, external hard drives, and other hardware Get online using a wireless network, a public network, broadband cards, or dial-up Write email, browse the Web, transfer bookmarks, and add tools to your web browser Use business tools like Google Docs and Office for Netbooks Collaborate with others online via instant messaging Edit and share photos, play games, listen to music, and watch TV and movies online You'll also learn about web-based backup and storage, staying secure online -- especially when using wireless networks -- and tips for troubleshooting. Netbooks point to the future of computing, and Netbooks: The Missing Manual will show you how to get there.




How to Do (Just About) Anything on the Internet


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Useful and straightforward answers to hundreds of questions about getting online and using the web. I's just like having a helpful tech-savvy friend sitting next to you, showing youexactly what to do to make the most of the internet. Google, Twitter, Skype--are these and other technological terms a foreign language to you? If so, it's time to learn the vocabulary and find out how the internet can make your life easier, better--and a lot of fun! In an easy to use format, here are useful and straightforward answers to hundreds of questions about getting online and using the world wide web. •Inside You'll discover how to: •Choose the right computer and internet deal for you •Find Out anything you want to know on the web • Your Privacy--and avoid scams •Keep in Touch with friends and family •Use Facebook and other social networks •Store and Edit your digital photos online •Buy anything you want securely •Search the best holiday rental, doctor, garden center or whatever else you need




How to Do Everything Nexus One


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Tap into every feature of your Nexus One This hands-on guide shows you how to maximize the powerful Android superphone and its integrated phone, email, and web access functionality. How to Do Everything: Nexus One covers all the revolutionary capabilities, including voice recognition and the 5 megapixel camera, as well as built-in Google services like Google Voice, Gmail, Google Maps with turn-by-turn navigation, and Google Earth. Get tips for customizing your device, managing contracts, texting, shooting video, downloading apps, playing music, and much more. This one-stop resource covers it all! 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




Getting StartED with Netbooks


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You've found your perfect communications partner. Tiny, light, and inexpensive, netbooks are an ideal match if you need to keep in touch with work, family, and friends wherever you go. Tech mag guru Nancy Nicolaisen helps you to make the right choices about your netbook, from empowering you as a savvy shopper to showing you how netbooks and other mobile Internet devices can make your life easier, perhaps even better! Share the visions and aspirations of major market innovators in exclusive interviews about the global mobile future and see where netbooks could take you tomorrow.




How to Do Everything Kindle Fire


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Maximize Kindle Fire's multimedia, entertainment, and Internet capabilities, use apps, and read eBooks--virtually anywhere! How to Do Everything: Kindle Fire makes it easy for you to enjoy all of the exciting multimedia content, entertainment-related apps, and personal productivity features of Amazon's Kindle Fire. Learn how to register, set up, and customize your Kindle Fire; browse, download (or stream) and experience TV shows, movies, games, music, audiobooks, and other multimedia content; use Gallery to organize and view photos; surf the web; manage your email accounts; access, use, and edit Microsoft Office files...and of course, use the Kindle fire as a powerful eBook reader. Set up and get started using your Kindle fire right away Get connected to the Internet and use Amazon's Cloud Drive Master the Navigation Bar, Favorites Bar, Carousel, and other Home Screen features Load your Kindle Fire with music from Amazon's MP3 Music Store (and other sources), and listen to your digital music library anywhere Transfer files and data to and from your computer wirelessly or via USB link Manage your contacts and schedule Quickly find the best deals on anything you're shopping for online Read bestsellers, your favorite authors, or the latest issues of popular newspapers and magazines Discover the best apps to dramatically enhance the capabilities of your Kindle Fire Play thousands of popular games Manage your Facebook and/or Twitter accounts while on the go




How to Do Everything Windows 8


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Tap into the power of Windows 8 Maximize the versatile features of Windows 8 on all your devices with help from this hands-on guide. Discover how to customize settings, use the new Start screen and Charms bar, work with gestures on a touchscreen PC, organize and sync data in the cloud, and set up a network. How to Do Everything Windows 8 covers email, video conferencing, web access, peripheral devices, security, and troubleshooting. You’ll also get tips for using the entertainment apps to enjoy music, video, photos, games, and much more. Customize Windows 8, group tiles on the Start screen, pin icons to the taskbar, and change settings Manage and back up your files and sync them to the cloud Share files with a Windows 8 Homegroup Surf the web with both versions of Internet Explorer 10, use tabs, organize favorites, and protect your privacy online Print, scan, and fax with Windows 8 Communicate via built-in apps—Mail and Messaging—and add Skype Connect to social networks, including Facebook and Twitter, using the People app Enjoy the Music and Video apps and the Xbox Music free streaming service and video store View, manage, and share photos with the new Photos app—including your Facebook, Flickr, and SkyDrive photos Use all the built-in Windows 8 apps and get more from the Windows Store Keep Windows 8 running smoothly and securely Troubleshoot problems and reset or recover your PC