Marziah Karch takes a special delight in the challenge of explaining new gadgets and complex technology to beginning audiences. She is the author of multiple books on technology topics. Marziah writes for About.com and GeekMom.com. Her articles have also appeared in Wired magazine.Marziah was a senior educational technologist for Johnson County Community College in the Kansas City metro area for 14 years before she began working as a senior instructional designer for NWEA in Portland, Oregon. She holds a Master's in instructional design and is a doctoral student in Library and Information Management. When she's not feeding her geek side with new gadgets or writing about technology, Marziah enjoys keeping Portland weird with her husband and two children.

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• 1. Buying and Activating an Android Phone 2. Using Your Phone for the First Time 3. Going Online With Android 4. Android Calling 5. Managing Texting 6. Wrangling Your Email 7. The Calendar 8. Android in a Microsoft World 9. Photos and Video 10. Web Browsing 11. Social Media and Work 12. Maps and Mobile 13. The Remaining Android Apps 14. The Android Market 15. General Business Applications 16. Specialized Apps for Professionals 17. Advanced Customization and Troubleshooting 18. Appendix A Resources Managing Enterprise-Wide Android Deployment 19. Appendix B Resources for Developing Android Apps

Marziah Karch takes a special delight in the challenge of explaining new gadgets and complex technology to beginning audiences. She is the author of multiple books on technology topics. Marziah writes for About.com and GeekMom.com. Her articles have also appeared in Wired magazine.Marziah was a senior educational technologist for Johnson County Community College in the Kansas City metro area for 14 years before she began working as a senior instructional designer for NWEA in Portland, Oregon. She holds a Master's in instructional design and is a doctoral student in Library and Information Management. When she's not feeding her geek side with new gadgets or writing about technology, Marziah enjoys keeping Portland weird with her husband and two children.

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• 1. Buying and Activating an Android Phone 2. Using Your Phone for the First Time 3. Going Online With Android 4. Android Calling 5. Managing Texting 6. Wrangling Your Email 7. The Calendar 8. Android in a Microsoft World 9. Photos and Video 10. Web Browsing 11. Social Media and Work 12. Maps and Mobile 13. The Remaining Android Apps 14. The Android Market 15. General Business Applications 16. Specialized Apps for Professionals 17. Advanced Customization and Troubleshooting 18. Appendix A Resources Managing Enterprise-Wide Android Deployment 19. Appendix B Resources for Developing Android Apps