Publisher: O'Reilly Media / Pogue Press Released: December 2011 Pages: 544
With the iOS5 software and the new iPhone 4S device, Apple has another world-class hit on its hands. This sleek, highly refined pocket computer comes with everything—cellphone, iPod, Internet, camcorder—except a printed manual. Fortunately, David Pogue is back with the latest edition of his witty, crystal-clear, colorful guide: the world's most popular iPhone book. - Use it as a phone. Learn the basics as well as time-saving tricks and tips for contact searching by voice, texting, and more.
- Manage your stuff in the cloud. Sync and back up your contacts and media across all of your devices with iCloud.
- Get things done. Ask Siri to send reminders, place calls, and more.
- Master notifications. Use the Notification Center to find missed messages, calendar invitations, friend requests, and more.
- Connect with other iPhone owners. Send unlimited iMessages to friends, family, and colleagues who are also running iOS5.
- Treat it as an iPod. Master the ins and outs of iTunes, and listen to music, upload and view photos, and fill the iPhone with TV shows and movies.
- Take the iPhone online. Make the most of your online experience to browse the Web, read and compose email, use social networks, or send photos and audio files.
- Go beyond the iPhone. Learn how to use the App Store, and how to multitask between your apps, organize them in folders, and read ebooks in iBooks.
Whether you have a brand-new iPhone or want to update an earlier model with the iOS5 software, this beautiful full-color book is the best, most objective resource available. |
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The iPhone as Phone -
Chapter 1 The Guided Tour - Sleep Switch (On/Off)
- Home Button
- Screen
- Cameras and Flash
- Sensors
- Headphone Jack
- Silencer Switch, Volume Keys
- SIM Card Slot
- Microphone, Speakerphone, Connector
- Antenna Band
- In the Box
- Seven Basic Finger Techniques
- Charging the iPhone
- Battery Life Tips
- The Home Screen
- Notifications
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Chapter 2 Typing, Editing & Searching - The Keyboard
- Connecting a Real Keyboard
- Cut, Copy, Paste
- The Definitions Dictionary
- Spotlight: Global Search
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Chapter 3 Phone Calls & FaceTime - Dialing from the Phone App
- The Favorites List
- The Recents List
- The Contacts List
- The Keypad
- Answering Calls
- Fun with Phone Calls
- FaceTime
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Chapter 4 Speech Recognition—and Siri - Voice Control (iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4)
- iPhone 4S: Speak to Type
- iPhone 4S: Siri
- Advanced Siri
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Chapter 5 Voicemail, Texting & Other Phone Tricks - Visual Voicemail
- Text Messages (SMS)
- iMessages
- More Free Text Messages
- Chat Programs
- Call Waiting
- Call Forwarding
- Caller ID
- Bluetooth Earpieces and Car Kits
- Custom Ringtones
- GarageBand Ringtones
- Talking Buttons—and Accessibility
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Pix, Flix & Apps -
Chapter 6 The iPhone as iPod - List Land
- Playlists
- Genius
- Artists, Songs, Albums…
- Cover Flow
- The Now Playing Screen (Music)
- Controlling Playback (Music)
- Multi(music)tasking
- Bluetooth Stereo Headphones
- Familiar iPod Features
- The iTunes Store
- The Videos App
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Chapter 7 Taking Photos, Shooting Video - Taking Still Photos
- Recording Video
- Capturing the Screen
- Photo Stream
- Opening Photos
- Editing Photos
- Printing Photos
- Photo Wallpaper
- Three Ways to Send Photos or Videos
- Headshots for Contacts
- Geotagging
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Chapter 8 All About Apps - Welcome to App Heaven
- Two Ways to the App Store
- Organizing Your Apps
- Folders
- App Preferences
- App Updates
- How to Find Good Apps
- Multitasking
- AirPrint: Printing from the Phone
- Troubleshooting Apps
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Chapter 9 The Built-In Apps - Calculator
- Calendar
- Clock
- Compass
- Find My Friends
- Game Center
- iBooks
- Maps
- Newsstand
- Notes
- Reminders
- Stocks
- Voice Memos
- Weather
- YouTube
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The iPhone Online -
Chapter 10 Getting Online - A Tale of Three Networks
- Sequence of Connections
- The List of Hotspots
- Commercial Hotspots
- How to Turn Off 3G (AT&T iPhones)
- Airplane Mode and WiFi Off Mode
- Personal Hotspot (Tethering)
- Twitter
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Chapter 11 The Web - Safari Tour
- Zooming and Scrolling
- The Address Bar
- Bookmarks
- The Reading List
- Web Clips
- The History List
- Tapping Links
- Saving Graphics
- AutoFill
- Searching the Web
- Manipulating Multiple Pages
- Reader
- Audio and Video on the Web
- RSS: The Missing Manual
- Web Security
- Web Applications
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Chapter 12 Email - Setting Up Your Account
- The “Two-Mailbox Problem”
- Downloading Mail
- What to Do with a Message
- Writing Messages
- Surviving Email Overload
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Connections -
Chapter 13 Syncing with iTunes - The iTunes Window: What’s Where
- Five Ways to Get Music and Video
- Playlists
- Authorizing Computers
- TV, Movies, and Movie Rentals
- Automatic Syncing—with a Cable
- 12 Tabs to Glory
- Info Tab (Contacts, Calendars, Settings)
- The Apps Tab
- The Tones Tab
- The Music Tab
- The Movies and TV Shows Tabs
- The Podcasts and iTunes U Tabs
- The Books Tab
- The Photos Tab (Computer→iPhone)
- One iPhone, Multiple Computers
- One Computer, Multiple iPhones
- One-Way Emergency Sync
- WiFi Sync
- Backing Up the iPhone
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Chapter 14 iCloud - What iCloud Giveth
- iCloud Sync
- Photo Stream
- Find My iPhone
- Email
- Video, Music, Apps: Locker in the Sky
- iTunes Match
- The Price of Free
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Chapter 15 The Corporate iPhone - The Perks
- Setup
- Exchange + Your Stuff
- A Word on Troubleshooting
- Virtual Private Networking (VPN)
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Chapter 16 Settings - Airplane Mode
- WiFi
- Carrier
- Notifications
- Location Services
- Sounds
- Brightness
- Wallpaper
- General
- iCloud
- Mail, Contacts, Calendars
- Twitter
- Phone
- FaceTime
- Safari
- Messages
- Music
- Video
- Photos
- Notes
- Store
- App Preferences
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Appendixes -
Appendix Signup and Setup - Buying a New iPhone
- A New iPhone: “PC-Free” Setup
- Upgrading an Older iPhone to iOS 5
- Software Updates
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Appendix Accessorizing the iPhone - Proper Shopping for the iPhone
- Protecting Your iPhone
- Making the iPhone Heard
- Power to the iPhone
- Health & Fitness
- Snap-On Accessories
- Video Output
- iPod Accessories
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Appendix 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
- The Battery Replacement Program
- Where to Go from Here
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- Title:
- iPhone: The Missing Manual, 5th Edition
- By:
- David Pogue
- Publisher:
- O'Reilly Media / Pogue Press
- Formats:
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- Print
- Ebook
- Safari Books Online
- Print:
- December 2011
- Ebook:
- December 2011
- Pages:
- 544
- Print ISBN:
- 978-1-4493-0177-4
- | ISBN 10:
- 1-4493-0177-0
- Ebook ISBN:
- 978-1-4493-0176-7
- | ISBN 10:
- 1-4493-0176-2
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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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