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Overview
The new iPhone 3G is here, and New York Times tech columnist David Pogue is on top of it with a thoroughly updated edition of iPhone: The Missing Manual. With its faster downloads, touch-screen iPod, and best-ever mobile Web browser, the new affordable iPhone is packed with possibilities. But without an objective guide like this one, you'll never unlock all it can do for you.
In this new edition, there are new chapters on the App Store, with special troubleshooting and sycning issues with iTunes; Apple's new MobileMe service, and what it means to the iPhone; and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync compatibility.
Each custom designed page in iPhone: The Missing Manual helps you accomplish specific tasks with complete step-by-step instructions for everything from scheduling to web browsing to watching videos. You'll learn how to:
- Use the iPhone as a phone -- get a guided tour of 3G's phone features and learn how much time you can save with things like Visual Voicemail, contact searching, and more
- Figure out what 3G means and how it affects battery life, internet speed, and even phone call audio quality.
- Treat the iPhone as an iPod -- listen to music, upload and view photos, and fill the iPhone with TV shows and movies
- Take the iPhone online -- learn how to get online, use email, browse the Web, and use the GPS
- Go beyond the iPhone -- discover how to use iPhone with iTunes, sync it with your calendar, and learn about The App Store where you can pick from hundreds of iPhone-friendly programs
Teeming with high-quality color graphics and filled with humor, tips, tricks, and surprises, iPhone: The Missing Manual quickly teaches you how to set up, accessorize, and troubleshoot your iPhone. Instead of fumbling around, take advantage of this device with the manual that should have been in the box. It's your call.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780596554019 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | O'Reilly Media, Incorporated |
| Publication date: | 08/05/2008 |
| Series: | Missing Manual Series |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 376 |
| File size: | 13 MB |
| Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
About the Author
David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.
Table of Contents
The Missing Credits; Acknowledgments; The Missing Manual Series; Introduction; About the iPhone; About This Book; Part 1: The iPhone as Phone; Chapter 1: The Guided Tour; 1.1 Sleep Switch (On/Off); 1.2 Sim Card Slot; 1.3 Headphone Jack; 1.4 The Screen; 1.5 Screen Icons; 1.6 Home Button; 1.7 Silencer Switch, Volume Keys; 1.8 The Bottom and the Back; 1.9 iPhone 4 Special Bits; 1.10 In the Box; 1.11 Seven Basic Finger Techniques; 1.12 Charging the iPhone; 1.13 Battery Life Tips; 1.14 The Home Screen; Chapter 2: Typing, Editing, & Searching; 2.1 The Keyboard; 2.2 Connecting a Real Keyboard; 2.3 Cut, Copy, Paste; 2.4 Spotlight: Global Search; Chapter 3: Phone Calls & FaceTime; 3.1 Dialing from the Phone App; 3.2 The Favorites List; 3.3 The Recents List; 3.4 The Contacts List; 3.5 The Keypad; 3.6 Voice Dialing; 3.7 Answering Calls; 3.8 Fun with Phone Calls; 3.9 Overseas Calling; 3.10 FaceTime; Chapter 4: Voicemail, Texting, & Other Phone Tricks; 4.1 Visual Voicemail; 4.2 Text Messages (SMS); 4.3 Chat Programs; 4.4 Call Waiting; 4.5 Call Forwarding; 4.6 Caller ID; 4.7 Bluetooth Earpieces and Car Kits; 4.8 Custom Ringtones; 4.9 GarageBand Ringtones; 4.10 Nike + iPhone; 4.11 Talking Buttons—and Accessibility; Part 2: Pix, Flix, & Apps; Chapter 5: The iPhone as iPod; 5.1 List Land; 5.2 Artists, Songs, Videos; 5.3 Cover Flow; 5.4 The Now Playing Screen (Music); 5.5 Controlling Playback (Music); 5.6 Multi(music)tasking; 5.7 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones; 5.8 Controlling Playback (Video); 5.9 Zoom/Unzoom; 5.10 Familiar iPod Features; 5.11 The Wireless iTunes Store; Chapter 6: Taking Photos, Shooting Video; 6.1 Opening Photos; 6.2 Photo Wallpaper; 6.3 Three Ways to Send Photos or Videos; 6.4 Headshots for Contacts; 6.5 Taking Still Photos; 6.6 Capturing the Screen; 6.7 Recording Video; 6.8 Geotagging; Chapter 7: All About Apps; 7.1 Welcome to App Heaven; 7.2 Two Ways to the App Store; 7.3 Organizing Your Apps; 7.4 Folders; 7.5 App Preferences; 7.6 App Updates; 7.7 How to Find Good Apps; 7.8 Multitasking; 7.9 Troubleshooting Apps; Chapter 8: Maps, Apps, & iBooks; 8.1 Calendar; 8.2 YouTube; 8.3 Stocks; 8.4 Maps; 8.5 Weather; 8.6 Voice Memos; 8.7 Notes; 8.8 Clock; 8.9 Calculator; 8.10 Compass; 8.11 iBooks; Part 3: The iPhone Online; Chapter 9: Getting Online; 9.1 A Tale of Three Networks; 9.2 Sequence of Connections; 9.3 The List of Hot Spots; 9.4 Commercial Hot Spots; 9.5 How to Turn Off 3G; 9.6 Airplane Mode and WiFi Off Mode; 9.7 Tethering; Chapter 10: The Web; 10.1 Safari Tour; 10.2 Zooming and Scrolling; 10.3 The Address Bar; 10.4 Bookmarks; 10.5 Web Clips; 10.6 The History List; 10.7 Tapping Links; 10.8 Saving Graphics; 10.9 AutoFill; 10.10 Searching the Web; 10.11 Audio and Video on the Web; 10.12 Manipulating Multiple Pages; 10.13 RSS: The Missing Manual; 10.14 Web Security; 10.15 Web Applications; Chapter 11: Email; 11.1 Setting Up Your Account; 11.2 The “Two-Mailbox Problem”; 11.3 Downloading Mail; 11.4 What to Do with a Message; 11.5 Writing Messages; 11.6 Surviving Email Overload; Part 4: Connections; Chapter 12: Syncing with iTunes; 12.1 The iTunes Window: What’s Where; 12.2 Five Ways to Get Music and Video; 12.3 Playlists; 12.4 Authorizing Computers; 12.5 TV, Movies, and Movie Rentals; 12.6 Automatic Syncing; 12.7 12 Tabs to Glory; 12.8 Info Tab (Contacts, Calendars, Settings); 12.9 The Apps Tab; 12.10 The Ringtones Tab; 12.11 The Music Tab; 12.12 The Movies & TV Shows Tabs; 12.13 The Podcasts & iTunes U Tabs; 12.14 The Books Tab; 12.15 The Photos Tab (Computer→iPhone); 12.16 One iPhone, Multiple Computers; 12.17 One Computer, Multiple iPhones; 12.18 Conflicts; 12.19 One-Way Emergency Sync; 12.20 Backing Up the iPhone; Chapter 13: MobileMe; 13.1 The Setup; 13.2 How It Works; 13.3 MobileMe on the iPhone; 13.4 MobileMe Photos and Videos; 13.5 Find My iPhone; Chapter 14: The Corporate iPhone; 14.1 The Perks; 14.2 Setup; 14.3 Exchange + Your Stuff; 14.4 A Word on Troubleshooting; 14.5 Virtual Private Networking (VPN); Chapter 15: Settings; 15.1 Airplane Mode; 15.2 WiFi; 15.3 Carrier; 15.4 Notifications; 15.5 Sounds; 15.6 Brightness; 15.7 Wallpaper; 15.8 General; 15.9 Mail, Contacts, Calendars; 15.10 Phone; 15.11 Safari; 15.12 Messages; 15.13 iPod; 15.14 Photos; 15.15 Store; 15.16 App Preferences; Part 5: Appendixes; Setup and Signup; Activation; AT&T Fringe Cases; Upgrrrrrrading an Older iPhone; Accessorizing the iPhone; Proper Shopping for the iPhone; Protecting Your iPhone; Making the iPhone Heard; Power to the iPhone; Snap-On Accessories; Double-Dipping: iPod Accessories; Troubleshooting & Maintenance; First Rule: Install the Updates; Reset: Six Degrees of Desperation; iPhone Doesn’t Turn On; Doesn’t Show Up in iTunes; Phone and Internet Problems; Email Problems; Problems That Aren’t Really Problems; iPod Problems; Warranty and Repair; Where to Go From Here;
David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.