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How to Shop on Your Kindle Fire
This chapter shows you how to use the Shop app to buy a variety of things right from your Kindle Fire with a few taps.
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By Scott McNultyFeb 4, 2013
Get the Most out of Mail and Outlook.com with Your Microsoft Surface Tablet
This chapter from Microsoft Surface: Visual QuickStart Guide focuses on the Mail app and how it, along with People and Calendar, uses Outlook.com to do more on the tablet.
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By Joni BlecherJan 23, 2013
iPhone App Anthem: Using Apps & the App Store
Scott Kelby and Terry White show you how to download iPhone apps to your computer, get apps from your iPhone's app store, delete, update and rearrange apps, quickly switch to another app, cut the app clutter by creating folders, access more apps at the bottom of your screen, use Apple's own downloadable apps, and access your audio controls while in another app.
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By Scott Kelby, Terry WhiteJan 22, 2013
Taz GoldsteinFilmmaking with Your iPad or iPhone: Prepping the Shoot
Preparing for a shoot takes many forms. It might be knowing where to look for a hard-to-find prop. It might be having the right tools mastered for your next location scout. It might be understanding the importance of a release form. It all comes down to this: The more you prepare, the greater your chances for success.
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By Taz GoldsteinJan 2, 2013

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Blogs

Keely HildPeachpit Publisher Nancy Ruenzel to Speak at Books in Browsers 2012 Event in San Francisco

This Friday, our publisher Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel will be speaking at the third annual Books in Browsers 2012: Authors, Tools, & Readers event at the Internet Archive in San Francisco.

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By Keely HildCommentsOctober 25, 2012
Topics: Publisher's Notes,Peachpit Commons,Design,Gadgets and Digital Lifestyle
Keely HildUser Group Q&A: Austin Adobe User Group

We've recently revamped our User Group newsletter to a more streamlined format!  One of the new features of our newsletter is our User Group Q&A.  Each month we will select one User Group that has been exceptional in their communication with meeting updates, giveaway requests and book reviews and ask them to share some insights and tips with us.  This week, we turn the spotlight on the Austin Adobe User Group!

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By Keely HildCommentsSeptember 19, 2012
Topics: Apple,Digital Audio, Video,Digital Photography,Design,Gadgets and Digital Lifestyle,Adobe,Web Design & Development,Adobe Photoshop,Productivity
Keely HildPeachpit's Sweet CS6 Sweepstakes!
Do you "like" our eBook Deals of the Week, our helpful articles and chapter excerpts, our podcasts and newsletters?  Most importantly, do you "like" our books, eBooks, videos, and authors?!  Enter our Facebook Sweet CS6 Sweepstakes today!
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By Keely HildCommentsSeptember 13, 2012
Topics: Apple,Digital Audio, Video,Digital Photography,Design,Gadgets and Digital Lifestyle,Web Design & Development,Adobe Photoshop,Productivity
Ben WaldieiOS Productivity: Printing from Your iPhone or iPad via Your Mac

AirPrint was introduced with iOS 4.2, and lets you to print right from your iOS device.  Now you can be super productive, right?  Only if you have an AirPrint enabled printer at your disposal.  Although there are hundreds of printers available that support AirPrint these days, what if you're like me, and have older printers that iOS doesn't recognize?  Your Mac can help.

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By Ben WaldieCommentsSeptember 3, 2012
Topics: Wireless Networking,Apple,Gadgets and Digital Lifestyle,iPhone,iPad,Productivity

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