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iPhone: The Missing Manual, Third Edition

Covers All Models with 3.0 Software-including the iPhone 3GS

By
David Pogue
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media / Pogue Press
Released:
July 2009
Pages:
416
Description
The new iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3.0 software have arrived, and New York Times tech columnist David Pogue is on top of it with a thoroughly updated edition of iPhone: The Missing Manual. Each custom-designed page helps you use your iPhone for everything from web browsing to watching videos. The iPhone is packed with possibilities, and with this handy book, you can explore them all.
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Table of Contents

  1. The Phone as Phone

    1. Chapter 1 The Guided Tour

      1. Sleep Switch (On/Off)
      2. SIM Card Slot
      3. Headphone 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. Charging the iPhone
      12. Battery Life Tips
      13. The Home Screen

    2. Chapter 2 Typing, Editing, & Searching

      1. The Keyboard
      2. Cut, Copy, Paste
      3. Spotlight: Global Search

    3. Chapter 3 Phone Calls

      1. Dialing from the Phone App
      2. The Favorites List
      3. The Recents List
      4. The Contacts List
      5. The Keypad
      6. Voice Dialing (iPhone 3GS)
      7. Answering Calls
      8. Fun with Phone Calls
      9. Overseas Calling

    4. Chapter 4 Voicemail, Texting, & Other Phone Tricks

      1. Visual Voicemail
      2. Text Messages (SMS)
      3. Chat Programs
      4. Call Waiting
      5. Call Forwarding
      6. Caller ID
      7. Bluetooth Earpieces and Car Kits

  2. Pix, Flix, & Apps

    1. Chapter 5 Music and Video

      1. List Land
      2. Cover Flow
      3. The Now Playing Screen (Music)
      4. Controlling Playback (Music)
      5. Multi(music)tasking
      6. Bluetooth Stereo Headphones
      7. Controlling Playback (Video)
      8. Zoom/Unzoom
      9. Familiar iPod Features
      10. The Wireless iTunes Store

    2. Chapter 6 Camera, Photos, & Video

      1. Opening Photos
      2. Photo Wallpaper
      3. Three Ways to Send Photos or Videos
      4. Headshots for Contacts
      5. Taking Still Photos
      6. Capturing the Screen
      7. Recording Video (iPhone 3GS)
      8. Geotagging

    3. Chapter 7 Maps and Apps

      1. Calendar
      2. YouTube
      3. Stocks
      4. Maps
      5. Weather
      6. Voice Memos
      7. Notes
      8. Clock
      9. Calculator
      10. Compass (iPhone 3GS)

    4. Chapter 8 Ringtones, Nike, & Talking Buttons

      1. Ringtones
      2. iTunes Ringtones
      3. GarageBand Ringtones
      4. Nike + iPhone 3GS
      5. Talking Buttons—and Accessibility
      6. White on Black
      7. Zooming
      8. Mono Audio
      9. Speak Auto-text

  3. The iPhone Online

    1. Chapter 9 Getting Online

      1. A Tale of Three Networks
      2. Sequence of Connections
      3. The List of Hot Spots
      4. Commercial Hot Spots
      5. How to Turn Off 3G
      6. Airplane Mode and Wi-Fi Off Mode
      7. Tethering

    2. Chapter 10 The Web

      1. Safari Tour
      2. Zooming and Scrolling
      3. The Address Bar
      4. Bookmarks
      5. Web Clips
      6. The History List
      7. Tapping Links
      8. Saving Graphics
      9. AutoFill
      10. Searching the Web
      11. Audio and Video on the Web
      12. Manipulating Multiple Pages
      13. RSS: The Missing Manual
      14. Web Security
      15. Web Applications

    3. Chapter 11 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

    4. Chapter 12 The App Store

      1. Welcome to App Heaven
      2. Two Ways to the App Store
      3. Shopping in iTunes
      4. Organizing Apps
      5. App Preferences
      6. App Updates
      7. Troubleshooting Apps
      8. How to Find Good Apps
      9. The Crazy Future of Apps

  4. Connections

    1. Chapter 13 iTunes for iPhoners

      1. The iTunes Window: What's Where
      2. Five Ways to Get Music
      3. Playlists
      4. Authorizing Computers
      5. TV, Movies, and Movie Rentals

    2. Chapter 14 Syncing the iPhone

      1. Automatic Syncing
      2. Manual Syncing
      3. Eight Tabs to Glory
      4. Info Tab (Contacts, Calendars, Settings)
      5. The Ringtones Tab
      6. The Music Tab
      7. The Photos Tab (Computer→iPhone)
      8. The Podcasts Tab
      9. The Video Tab
      10. The Applications Tab
      11. One iPhone, Multiple Computers
      12. One Computer, Multiple iPhones
      13. Conflicts
      14. One-Way Emergency Sync
      15. Backing Up the iPhone

    3. Chapter 15 MobileMe

      1. The Setup
      2. MobileMe on the iPhone
      3. MobileMe Photos and Videos
      4. Find My iPhone

    4. Chapter 16 The Corporate iPhone

      1. The Perks
      2. Setup
      3. Exchange + Your Stuff
      4. A Word on Troubleshooting
      5. Virtual Private Networking (VPN)

    5. Chapter 17 Settings

      1. Airplane Mode
      2. Wi-Fi
      3. Carrier
      4. Sounds
      5. Brightness
      6. Wallpaper
      7. General
      8. Mail, Contacts, Calendars
      9. Phone
      10. Safari
      11. Messages
      12. iPod
      13. Photos
      14. Store
      15. App Preferences

  5. Appendixes

    1. Appendix Setup and Signup

      1. Activation
      2. AT&T Fringe Cases
      3. Upgrading an Older iPhone

    2. Appendix Accessories

      1. Proper Shopping for the iPhone
      2. Protecting Your iPhone
      3. Making the iPhone Heard
      4. Power to the iPhone
      5. The Pico Projector Era
      6. Double-Dipping: iPod Accessories

    3. Appendix Troubleshooting and Maintenance

      1. First Rule: Install the Updates
      2. Reset: Six Degrees of Desperation
      3. iPhone Doesn't Turn On
      4. Doesn't Show Up in iTunes
      5. Phone and Internet Problems
      6. Email Problems
      7. Problems That Aren't Really Problems
      8. iPod Problems
      9. Warranty and Repair
      10. Where to Go From Here
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    Product Details
    Title:
    iPhone: The Missing Manual, Third Edition
    By:
    David Pogue
    Publisher:
    O'Reilly Media / Pogue Press
    Formats:
    • Print
    • Ebook
    • Safari Books Online
    Print Release:
    August 2009
    Ebook Release:
    July 2009
    Pages:
    416
    Print ISBN:
    978-0-596-80429-9
    | ISBN 10:
    0-596-80429-6
    Ebook ISBN:
    978-0-596-55963-2
    | ISBN 10:
    0-596-55963-1
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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. In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.

      View David Pogue's full profile page.

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