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iPhone: The Missing Manual

By
David Pogue
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media / Pogue Press
Released:
July 2007
Pages:
304
Description
As you'd expect of Apple, the iPhone is gorgeous. iPhone: The Missing Manual is a book as breathtaking as its subject. Written by New York Times columnist and Missing Manual series creator David Pogue, this book shows you how to get the most out of your new Apple iPhone.
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Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1 The Guided Tour

    1. Sleep Switch (On/Off)

    2. SIM Card Slot

    3. Audio Jack

    4. The Screen

    5. Screen Icons

    6. Home Button

    7. Silencer Switch, Volume Keys

    8. The Bottom and the Back

    9. In the Box

    10. Seven Basic Finger Techniques

    11. The Keyboard

    12. Charging the iPhone

    13. Battery Life Tips

  2. Chapter 2 Phone Calls

    1. Making Calls

    2. Answering Calls

    3. Fun with Phone Calls

    4. Editing the Contacts List

    5. Favorites List

    6. Recents List

    7. The Keypad

    8. Overseas Calling

  3. Chapter 3 Fancy Phone Tricks

    1. Visual Voicemail

    2. SMS Text Messages

    3. Chat Programs

    4. Call Waiting

    5. Caller ID

    6. Call Forwarding

    7. Bluetooth Earpieces and Car Kits

  4. Chapter 4 Music and Video

    1. List Land

    2. Other Lists

    3. Customizing List Land

    4. Cover Flow

    5. The Now Playing Screen (Music)

    6. Controlling Playback (Music)

    7. Multi(music)tasking

    8. Controlling Playback (Video)

    9. Zoom/Unzoom

    10. Familiar iPod Features

  5. Chapter 5 Photos and Camera

    1. Opening Photos

    2. Flicking, Rotating, Zooming, and Panning

    3. Deleting Photos

    4. Photo Controls

    5. Photo Wallpaper

    6. Photos by Email—and by Text Message

    7. Headshots for Contacts

    8. The Camera

  6. Chapter 6 Getting Online

    1. A Tale of Two Networks

    2. Sequence of Connections

    3. The List of Hot Spots

    4. Commercial Hot Spots

    5. Turning Off the Antennas—and Airplane Mode

  7. Chapter 7 The Web

    1. Safari Tour

    2. Zooming and Scrolling

    3. The Address Bar

    4. Bookmarks

    5. History List

    6. Tapping Links

    7. Searching the Web

    8. Audio and Video on the Web

    9. Manipulating Multiple Pages

    10. Pop-up Blocker

    11. Cookies, Cache, and Other Security Options

    12. RSS: The Missing Manual

  8. Chapter 8 Email

    1. Setting Up Your Account

    2. The "Two-Mailbox Problem"

    3. Reading Mail

    4. What to Do With a Message

    5. Writing Messages

    6. Surviving Email Overload

    7. Virtual Private Networking (VPN)

  9. Chapter 9 Maps and Apps

    1. Calendar

    2. YouTube

    3. Stocks

    4. Maps

    5. Weather

    6. Clock

    7. Calculator

    8. Notes

  10. Chapter 10 iTunes for iPhoners

    1. The iTunes Window: What's Where

    2. Five Ways to Get Music

    3. Playlists

    4. Authorizing Computers

    5. Geeks' Nook: File Formats

  11. Chapter 11 Syncing the iPhone

    1. Automatic Syncing

    2. Manual Syncing, Four Ways

    3. What's On Your iPhone?

    4. Syncing Music and Audio Books

    5. Syncing Podcasts

    6. Syncing Video

    7. Syncing Photos (Computer→iPhone)

    8. Syncing Photos (iPhone→Computer)

    9. Syncing Contacts

    10. Syncing Bookmarks

    11. Syncing Your Calendar

    12. Syncing Email Settings

    13. Syncing With Multiple Computers

    14. Conflicts

    15. One-Way Emergency Sync

  12. Chapter 12 Add-Ons: Accessories and Web Apps

    1. Web Applications

    2. iPhone Application Launchers

    3. iPhone Accessories

    4. iPod Accessories

    5. Protecting Your iPhone

  13. Chapter 13 Settings

    1. Airplane Mode

    2. Wi-Fi

    3. Carrier

    4. Usage

    5. Sounds

    6. Brightness

    7. Wallpaper

    8. General

    9. Mail

  1. Appendix Setup and Signup

    1. Activation, Step by Step

    2. Pay-As-You-Go Plans

  2. Appendix Troubleshooting and Maintenance

    1. First Rule: Install the Updates

    2. Reset: Six Degrees of Desperation

    3. iPhone Doesn't Show Up in iTunes

    4. Battery Won't Fully Charge

    5. Phone and Internet Problems

    6. Can't Send Email

    7. Problems That Aren't Really Problems

    8. iPod Problems

    9. Warranty and Repair

    10. Battery-Life Tips

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Product Details
Title:
iPhone: The Missing Manual
By:
David Pogue
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media / Pogue Press
Formats:
  • Print
  • Ebook
  • Safari Books Online
Print Release:
August 2007
Ebook Release:
June 2009
Pages:
304
Print ISBN:
978-0-596-51374-0
| ISBN 10:
0-596-51374-7
Ebook ISBN:
978-0-596-15833-0
| ISBN 10:
0-596-15833-5
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About the Author

  1. David Pogue

    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. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "For Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music). In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.

    David and his wife Jennifer Pogue, MD, live in Connecticut with their three young children. His web site is www.davidpogue.com.

    View David Pogue's full profile page.

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