Treo Essentials [Paperback]

Michael Morrison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 3, 2005

Make your Treo smartphone live up to its name. Treo Essentials will show you how to get the most out of your Treo 600 or 650 smartphone without making you feel anything but smart. You already know the basics and this book will take you beyond them. You'll learn how to synchronize with a PC, launch applications while making a phone call, and take and share pictures. You'll find out how to use e-mail and instant messaging, and how to secure your Treo with passwords, work over virtual private networks and use anti-virus protection software. There's so much more to your Treo 600 or 650 smartphone than meets the eye. Let Treo Essentials help you uncover its mysteries!

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From the Back Cover

Make your Treo smartphone live up to its name. Treo Essentials will show you how to get the most out of your Treo 600 or 650 smartphone without making you feel anything but smart. You already know the basics and this book will take you beyond them. You'll learn how to synchronize with a PC, launch applications while making a phone call, and take and share pictures. You'll find out how to use e-mail and instant messaging, and how to secure your Treo with passwords, work over virtual private networks and use anti-virus protection software. There's so much more to your Treo 600 or 650 smartphone than meets the eye. Let Treo Essentials help you uncover its mysteries!

About the Author

Michael Morrison is a writer, developer, toy inventor, and author of a variety of computer technology books and interactive Web-based courses. Michael has been using wireless handheld devices for over a decade, dating back to early HP handheld calculators. Michael is the creative lead at Stalefish Labs, an entertainment company whose products include a social/trivia game called 'Tall Tales: The Game of Legends and Creative One-Upmanship' (http://www.talltalesgame.com). Michael’s previous books include Special Edition Using Pocket PC 2002, The Unauthorized Guide to Pocket PC, Beginning Mobile Phone Game Programming, and Sams Teach Yourself Wireless Java in 21 Days.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Que (September 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789733285
• ISBN-13: 978-0789733283
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,773,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Morrison is a writer, developer, toy inventor, and author of a variety of computer technology books and interactive web-based courses. In addition to his primary profession as a writer and freelance nerd for hire, Michael is the creative lead at Stalefish Labs (http://www.stalefishlabs.com), an entertainment company he co-founded with his wife, Masheed. The first commercial debut for Stalefish Labs is a traditional social/trivia game called Tall Tales: The Game of Legends and Creative One-Upmanship. When not glued to his computer, playing hockey, skateboarding, or watching movies with his wife, Michael enjoys hanging out by his koi pond while he daydreams about new Web creations. You can visit Michael on the Web and discuss this book at http://www.michaelmorrison.com/.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A readable instruction book, December 12, 2005

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This review is from: Treo Essentials (Paperback)

The poor excuse for an instruction manual provided with the excellent Treo 650 is so "non-user-friendly" (very small, gray type, dense copy) that I bought his book as a "substitute manual"

The book is a readable, inviting, instruction manual. All the information in it is buried somewhere in the supplied (free)factory manual but this book avoid eyestrain and frustration. That was worth it for me.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good overview of Treo 650 capabilities, April 23, 2006

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Jerry Saperstein (Evanston, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Treo Essentials (Paperback)

The Treo 650 is an extraordinary device, combining in one package a cell phone (with data modem capabilities) and the awesome power of the Palm OS as a personal digital assistant. The online manual that ships with the Treo 650 is not intended for easy reading.

Morrison's book, however, which covers much the same territory is.

Treo Essentials doesn't go much beyond the manual: it is simply easier to deal with and merits consideration on that point alone. Morrison has a clear writing style and the book is adequately illustrated.

It's a handy, but not absolutely essentially, reference.

Jerry

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the price, December 10, 2006

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Donald R. Capper (Proctorville, OH, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Treo Essentials (Paperback)

I have owned first the Treo 600 and then the 650. I first purchased "Now you know Treo" to try and pick up some tips to help me maximize the use of the device. I did not find that book helpful. I just recently picked up "Treo Essentials" and found it very helpful. I am only about 1/4 through the book and have picked about 5 new things that I didn't fully understand or know even though I have been using a Treo device for several years. My recommendation is buy "Essentials" and skip "Now you know". "Essentials" is much more detailed than "Now you know" but still easy to read and understand.