5. The Multipurpose Xoom

In This Chapter

Managing the Xoom’s Clock and Alarm

Using the Calendar App

Working with Contacts

Handling Email

Chatting with Google Talk

Working with Documents

Tablet computers are relatively new, and as with all new computing devices, many people initially think that they’re only gaming devices or novelties. Indeed, plenty of users probably view tablet computers as being toys at worst or as adjuncts to desktop or laptop computers at best. I wouldn’t disagree with that view, actually, but if you want to make a tablet computer like the Motorola Xoom your main computing device, you certainly can.

In this chapter, I look at basic computing tasks that most users perform on their desktop or laptop computers but that you ...

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