How to Do Everything with Your Web Phone
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-07-219412-8 (ISBN)
Description
Russell Shaw introduces Web phone technology and explains the difference between Web-enabled and other types of "smart" phones. He provides guidance in selecting the right phone, options, and accessories. This book demystifies getting connected, surfing and searching wireless sites, sending and receiving email, instant messaging, and more. Popular add-ons, accessories, and functions such as playing MP3s, downloading and creating ring tones, using solar batteries, and playing games are also discussed. Useful personal finance and business applications - from managing your schedule to accessing your bank account - are revealed in detail, and there is a section on troubleshooting, along with tips on international travel and a section on creating your own wireless site.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
glossary
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 203 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-07-219412-8 (9780072194128)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Russell Shaw (Portland, OR) is a widely published author-journalist whose speciality is making technology understandable to laypersons. He writes regularly on consumer electronics for such publications as Investor's Business Daily and Smart Computing, and for Web sites such as MyPrimeTime.com, Quicken.com, and eWork. A mobile computing enthusiast, Russell uses a Kyocera SmartPhone, an Internet-enabled Palm VII, a BlackBerry pager, a Yahoo! Mobile Messenger device, and a Compaq Presario laptop.
Content
PART I: Getting Started Ch. 1: Introduction to the Wireless Web Ch. 2: Fun and Useful Stuff You Can Do with Your Phone Ch. 3: What Web-Enabled Phones Are Ch. 4: Test-Driving the Wireless Web from Your PC Ch. 5: How Web-Enabled Cell Phones Work Ch. 6: Choosing a Web-Enabled Cell Phone Ch. 7: Get to Know Your Web-Enabled Cell Phone Ch. 8: Performing Basic Operations Ch. 9: Surfing the Wireless Web Ch. 10: Sending and Receiving E-Mail Ch. 11: Touring High-Tech Phones PART II: Using Your Web-Enabled to Manage Daily Activities Ch. 11: Getting Up-to-the-Minute News and Information Ch. 12: Managing Your Schedule Ch. 13: Managing Your Phone Book Ch. 14: Making Memos to Yourself Ch. 15: Managing Your Investments Ch. 16: Managing Your Finances PART III: Using Your Web-Enabled to Manage Business Activities Ch. 17: Organizing a Trip Ch. 18: Traveling Internationally Ch. 19: Interacting with Your Intranet Ch. 20: Keeping in Constant Contact Ch. 21: Using Your Cellular Phone as a PC Modem PART IV: Fun Stuff Ch. 22: Games Ch. 23: Instant Messaging Ch. 24: Buying and Selling on the Wireless Web Ch. 25: The Best of the Wireless Web PART V: Technical Stuff Ch. 26: Must Have Accessories Ch. 27: Creating Your Own Wireless Site Ch. 28: Dealing with Problems Ch. 29: The Future of Wireless Glossary