Chapter 10

Getting from Here to There

In This Chapter

arrow Exploring your world with Maps

arrow Adding layers to the map

arrow Finding your location

arrow Sharing your location

arrow Searching for places

arrow Using your tablet as a navigator

arrow Adding a navigation Home screen shortcut

Stupid kidnappers. They frisked me for a phone but left the Galaxy tablet. I suppose they thought it might be a picture frame. Or perhaps they didn't even look inside the fine, imitation leatherette case, figuring it was portfolio. That was a mistake.

Even from inside the uncomfortable trunk, I could use the tablet. The screen was bright, the cellular signal was clear. The Maps app told me that I was somewhere in Seattle.

Seattle! Had they driven that far? It wasn't that important: Using the tablet, I knew not only where I was, but where ...

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