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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• * What Is Android? Choosing the Right Tablet * Getting Started * Typing, Copy, and Search * Syncing Your Tablet With Google * Setting up Other Accounts * Understanding Connection: Wi-Fi, 3G, and 4G * Icons and Widgets, and Tabs * Email and Instant Messaging * Managing Contacts * Working With Calendars * Using Maps * Browsing the Web * The Android Market * Alternative App Markets * Social Media * Video Conferencing and Skype * Reading E-books, Newspapers, and Magazines on Your Tablet * Taking Notes and Working With Documents * Viewing Videos and Movies on Your Tablet * Creating Photos, Videos, and Art on Android * Listening to Music * Games on Tablets * The Clock, Calculator, and Other Utilities * Connecting Your Tablet to Keyboards, Docks, Computers, and TVs* Troubleshooting* App Guide

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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• * What Is Android? Choosing the Right Tablet * Getting Started * Typing, Copy, and Search * Syncing Your Tablet With Google * Setting up Other Accounts * Understanding Connection: Wi-Fi, 3G, and 4G * Icons and Widgets, and Tabs * Email and Instant Messaging * Managing Contacts * Working With Calendars * Using Maps * Browsing the Web * The Android Market * Alternative App Markets * Social Media * Video Conferencing and Skype * Reading E-books, Newspapers, and Magazines on Your Tablet * Taking Notes and Working With Documents * Viewing Videos and Movies on Your Tablet * Creating Photos, Videos, and Art on Android * Listening to Music * Games on Tablets * The Clock, Calculator, and Other Utilities * Connecting Your Tablet to Keyboards, Docks, Computers, and TVs* Troubleshooting* App Guide