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Treo Fan Book: your brain on silicon
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by Jeff Ishaq
Sales Rank: 668407
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Discount: 22 %
List Price: $14.95
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Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. November 17, 2004
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0596008163
ISBN-13: 978-0596008161
Product Dimensions:
5.8 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
Book Description
What's tiny enough to fit in your pocket but mighty enough to serve as your full-featured mobile phone, your Palm-powered organizer, your wireless email, text messaging, and web-browsing tool, and even your digital camera? Why, it's your all-in-one Treo smartphone from palmOne! And you can master the revolutionary little device in no time flat with the new Treo Fan Book. Not much bigger than the Treo itself but jam-packed with all the information you need to learn about each and every feature and capability of this combined phone/PDA, Treo Fan Book is a full-color, reasonably priced treasure trove of tips and tools to make instant experts of even smartphone neophytes. More than 200,000 Treo's have already shipped, and the popularity of the powerful, pint-sized device is growing. This quick and accessible guide to the bestselling smartphone is the perfect choice for yourself or gift for the Treo aficionado in your life. Author Jeff Ishaq can help anyone become immediately Treo savvy. A Palm OS® Certified Developer who has been producing software for Palm OS devices since their inception in 1996--and who develops popular shareware for the Treo 600--he is well known amongst the Palm community, and he has been named a Handspring Developer's Community Host for his participation in their Treo 600 community. Ishaq has an approach and writing style that will make learning the Treo quick, painless, and fun for all. Designed for new and eager Treo users, this unbeatable reference guide contains just the information you need (including the basics, such as using the phone, finding your way around the organizer features, and surfing the web)--and then plenty more that you want (things like mobile living with the Treo, such as using it as an MP3 player; selecting available accessories; and taking advantage of countless troubleshooting tips). The Treo Fan Book helps you make the very most of your new, do-all gadget.
Customer Reviews & Comments
Sprint, at least, offers a thick, albeit electronic (PDF), user manual for the Treo 600 and 650. Granted it is terse and obviously intended for the user who has some understanding of Personal Digital Assistants (PDA). "Treo Fan Book" is intended for the absolute beginner with no prior Palm device experience. It succeeds in that purpose. Beginners, in fact, will appreciate the often clear instructionss on using the basic functions. The book was obviously just being finished when the Treo 650, because it references the device only in passing. Many of the function descriptions are too minimalist and could have been assisted by illustrations. For example, there is a reference to a "Power"S button, but the author never tells precisely what he is referring to. The book was published in 2004 and with its scant information to the Treo 650 (which has since had a ROM update which introduced a number of new features, including DUN (Dial-Up Networking",) "Treo Fan" is now very much out-of-date. In reality, there is little information here that couldn't be found in the Treo manual or in the many forums and web sites devoted to the Treo. Overall, "Treo Fan" has limited value to the Treo user who will now most likely be starting with the 650 or 700w (Windows Mobile version). Best to look for another guide. Jerry
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