Mobile Internet For Dummies

by Michael J. O'Farrell, John R. Levine

You’re on the go all the time — maybe for business, maybe because it’s a byproduct of your busy lifestyle. But either way, your life would be easier if you had Internet access wherever you are. Well, when it comes to the Internet, you CAN take it with you! You just need the right stuff, and Mobile Internet For Dummies tells you what that is, how to find it, and how to use it. This easy-to-follow guide is packed with tips on choosing the best mobile device, software, and service provider for your needs, but that’s not all. You’ll see how to use your mobile Web browser, find made-for-mobile content (and create your own) and much more. Mobile Internet For Dummies explains how the Mobile Internet differs from the garden-variety Internet, and shows you how With the help of Mobile Internet For Dummies , you’ll be able to stay connected wherever you happen to be, and maybe even make it pay off with a bit of income.

Genres: Nonfiction

296 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Dale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mobile Internet for Dummies is a useful book if you have a smartphone and want to make more effective use of it. It has lots of links to mobile-enabled websites, including links to directories of mobile-enabled sites. There are pointers to downloadable software that enable or enhance instant messaging, email, games, and so on. There's even a fairly large section on creating mobile content, via blogs, picture sites, mobile-enabled content management systems (CMS), and development kits.

Obviously mobile technology changes rapidly, so this is not a book with a long shelf-life. It was published this summer (2008), and seems to be up to date. Hopefully there will be revised editions as technology moves forward.

I use my smartphone all the time: to read bloglines, ap news, reuters news, wikipedia (via the wapedia front-end); email with gmail; google notebook, mobipocket reader, and on and on. But this book pointed me (or at least reminded me) that facebook and twitter both have mobile-enabled interfaces, as does blogger. And I had never heard of eBuddy before - a web-based front-end to all the major IM systems.

So this is a good resource to let you take better advantage of the technology you already own.