Chapter 2: Installing the Software Tools
In This Chapter
Putting Android tools on your laptop or desktop
Tweaking your installation settings
There are two kinds of people — people who love tools, and people who don’t have strong feelings about tools. (As far as I know, no one dislikes tools.) I’m a tool lover because I enjoy the leverage that tools give me. With the right tool, I can easily do things that would otherwise require monumental effort. And I can do these things over and over again, getting better with practice using the tools so that the tasks I’m dealing with become easier as time goes on.
Of course, my tool-o-philia isn’t always a good thing. I’m not handy with skills like carpentry, car repair, or plumbing, but I can’t resist buying greasy old screwdrivers and other such tools at garage sales. Among other things, I have what I think is the world’s biggest monkey wrench, which I bought several years ago for only seven dollars. But I’d be useless (if not dangerous) using the wrench, so it sits in my attic waiting for my kids to deal with it when, years from now, they inherit my house full of junk.
But software tools are great. They’re not greasy; many good tools are free; and if you lose a tool, you can usually find it by searching your computer’s hard drive.
Anyway, ...
