The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
| Version |
Location |
Description |
Submitted by |
Date submitted |
| Printed |
Page 03
last paragraph |
"The web site also offers corrections and updates to the book".
Not true. None of the errata corrections by readers have been verified. As of this errata posting (July 4th 2009) the five errata that I took the time to log, (under 'anonymous', pages 12, 15, 28, 43, 311), back in December 08 have yet to be verified. Additionally, the web site holds no updates to the book. Given that the 2nd edition was published in September 08 and there have been two major system software updates since, I think it is fair to say that the promise of "corrections and updates to the book" is unfounded and genuine errata.
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Peter Boisseau |
Jul 04, 2009 |
| Printed |
Page 15
final paragraph |
Quote: "... you can plug the dock's USB cable into the included two-prong outlet".
Incorrect. All UK plugs are three-pronged, having an earth, neutral and live prong.
Further background info: if the device being powered has no metal parts, or is 'Double Insulated' then the Earth prong is not used. However, it is present on all UK plugs. In fact a two pronged plug will not go into a UK three pronged socket as - when inserted - the Earth prong activates a shuttering device that opens up the Live and Neutral sockets to allow entry.
Also, technically this AC adapter is not an 'outlet', (it's not letting anything out!) If anything, it's an inlet. Letting current flow IN. However, in the UK we simply call it a plug, or A/C adapter plug.
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Anonymous |
Nov 20, 2008 |
| Printed |
Page 28
4th paragraph |
Quote: "The little white two-prong cube".
Incorrect. All UK plugs have three prongs.
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Anonymous |
Nov 20, 2008 |
| Printed |
Page 28
2nd paragraph |
Not so much an error but a missing piece of advice: should the iPhone be left on or turned off while charging and the reason for doing either ie faster charging? A google search does not throw up a definitive answer on this.
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Fidopete |
Dec 07, 2008 |
| Printed |
Page 43
4th Paragraph (Note) |
To my knowledge the UK carrier 02 does not distinguish between weekday and weekend calls. So "saving those conference calls for the weekends" will cost the same.
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Anonymous |
Nov 20, 2008 |
| Printed |
Page 111
First paragraph of Better Geotagging |
The text "First, when you email a photo from the iPhone, all EXIF data (invisible time, date, and camera-setting details) are stripped away - including geotagging information. Those co-ordinates are preserved only when you sync your photos with iTunes." is out of date.
My iPhone 3G running software version 2.2 (5G77) preserves both the EXIF and GPS information when a photo is emailed. The photo resolution is reduced from 1600 by 1200 to 800 by 600 pixels.
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Richard47 |
Jan 21, 2009 |
| Printed |
Page 311
1st Paragraph |
Quote: Set Automatically refers to the phone's built-in clock ... the iPhone finds out what time it is from an atomic clock...etc
My UK iphone has NO 'Set Automatically' heading/function in the Date & Time setting panel, only the ability to set Time Zone, along with Date and Time, manually.
(which begs the question; do UK iphones have no atomic clock function?!)
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Anonymous |
Nov 20, 2008 |
| Printed |
Page 311
first paragraph |
Quote: 'Set Automatically refers to the phone's built-in clock ... the iPhone finds out what time it is from an atomic clock' ...etc
As an update to my previous atom clock comments. I can confirm that the UK carrier O2 does NOT provide an atomic clock function on the 3G iPhone. Should Pogue publishing ever get round to confirming this errata, be aware that if you call an Apple helpline in the UK for confirmation you are likely to be put through to a help desk in Ireland, where the operator will promise you the facility exists. He/she will even get out their own iphone to double check and then doubly confirm! This is a good moment to ask them where they are based and which carrier they are with...
To restate:
The UK iphone has NO 'Set Automatically' heading/function in the Date & Time setting panel, only the ability to set Time Zone, along with Date and Time, manually.
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Peter Boisseau |
Jul 04, 2009 |