Tips and Tricks
2 total works
Covers All Android (TM) Smartphones and Tablets Running Android 4.4 (KitKat (R)) or 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Unlock the Power of Your Android (TM) Smartphone or Tablet
Discover hundreds of tips and tricks you can use right away with your Android device to get more done, and have more fun.
You'll learn how to use your Android smartphone or tablet as a powerful communication, organization, and productivity tool as well as a feature-packed entertainment device. You will dig deep into the settings and capabilities of both Android itself and the preinstalled apps, developing the knowledge and skills to exploit them to the fullest.
Easy to understand and non-technical, Android Tips and Tricks is perfect for beginners-and for more experienced users ready to get more productive or move to newer devices. It covers all new and recent Android smartphones and tablets running Android 4.4 (KitKat (R)) or 4.3 (Jelly Bean)-with bonus coverage of today's top Android "skins": Samsung TouchWiz and HTC Sense.
Here's just a sampling of what this book's tips, tricks, and strategies will help you do:
* Connect to wireless and cellular networks, keyboards and Bluetooth devices, and even VPNs
* Transform your device into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and share Internet connections via USB or Bluetooth
* Secure Android with screen and SIM locks, location settings, and encryption
* Sideload apps from any source and keep bad apps from loading
* Take Gmail to pro level with signatures, vacation responders, labels, archiving, advanced search, and secure two-step verification
* Manage multiple email accounts together: POP, IMAP, web mail, and Exchange
* Get more out of your Google Chrome browser, and share bookmarks across all your devices
* Chat via text, audio, or video on Google Hangouts-and customize it to work just the way you want
* Enjoy your music everywhere, whether it's stored locally or in the cloud
* Easily capture, edit, and share top-quality photos and videos
* Transform your smartphone or tablet into a total social networking hub
* Squeeze more battery life from any Android device
Guy Hart-Davis is the co-author of My Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and My HTC One, and the author or lead author of nearly 100 computer books.
Windows 10 Tips and Tricks (includes Content Update Program)
by Guy Hart-Davis
Easily Unlock the Power of Your New Windows 10 Computer
Discover hundreds of tips and tricks you can use right away with your Windows 10 computer to get more done and have more fun.
You’ll learn how to use your Windows 10 computer both as a powerful communication, organization, and productivity tool and as a feature-packed entertainment device. Guy Hart-Davis shows you strategies for making the most of Microsoft’s robust built-in apps, from the new Edge browser to your Cortana personal assistant.
Easy to understand and nontechnical, Windows 10 Tips and Tricks is perfect for beginners--and for more experienced users ready to get more productive or move to a new computer. Whether you’re running Windows 10 on a desktop, a laptop, or a tablet, get this book and run it better!
Here’s just a sampling of what this book’s tips, tricks, and strategies will help you do:
- Set up your Windows 10 computer and make it work just the way you want
- Navigate Windows 10 like a pro
- Make the most of Windows’ resurrected and improved Start menu
- Explore the web faster, smarter, and more safely with Microsoft Edge
- Enter text whatever way you like best--including the on-screen keyboard and handwriting panel
- Communicate via email, Skype, and much more
- Quickly find whatever you’re looking for, wherever you’ve stored it
- Share your device with others and still keep it secure
- Connect to wireless networks more reliably, with better performance--even hidden networks!
- Use multiple displays at once--even TV screens
- Give yourself faster access to the apps and files you need the most
- Protect your privacy and choose which notifications to receive
- Organize and share your media library
- Supercharge your productivity with virtual desktops and other shortcuts
- Improve performance, fix problems, and keep Windows 10 working reliably
In addition, this book is part of Que’s exciting new Content Update Program. As Microsoft updates features of Windows 10, sections of this book will be updated or new sections will be added to match the updates to the software. The updates will be delivered to you via a FREE Web Edition of this book, which can be accessed with any Internet connection. To learn more, visit www.quepublishing.com/CUP.
How to access the web edition: Follow the instructions in the book to learn how to register your book to access the FREE Web Edition.