iPhone: The Missing Manual
Reviewed by Robert Pritchett
Authors: David
Pogue and Derrick Story
O'Reilly
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596521677/index.html
Released: August
2008
Pages: 376
$30 USD, $39 CND
ISBN-13: 9780596521677
Requirements: iPhone 3G
Strengths: Provides what isn't really found elsewhere in one location.
Weaknesses: None found. |
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Introduction
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.
What
I Learned
Dang! There
is a lot going on inside this thin miracle of technology!
This is
the 2nd edition of this book and it is focused on the iPhone 3G.
I found
out about the no-ring switch on the side of the iPhone, the hidden sensors and
what they do, ways to use the magic of the keyboard and shortcuts that make
it the best unit so far that acts
like the long-awaited Dynabook.
Conclusions
If you
have an iPhone3 G, you might as well get this book to go with it. Missing is
the eBook version.
