The new iPhone 3G is here, and New York Times tech columnist David Pogueis on top of it with a thoroughly updated edition of iPhone UK: TheMissing Manual. With its faster downloads, touch-screen iPod, andbest-ever mobile Web browser, the new affordable iPhone is packed withpossibilities. But without an objective guide like this one, you'llnever unlock all it can do for you.
In this new edition, there are new chapters on the App Store, withspecial troubleshooting and sycning issues with iTunes; Apple's newMobileMe service, and what it means to the iPhone; and MicrosoftExchange ActiveSync compatibility.
Each custom designed page in iPhone UK: The Missing Manual helps youaccomplish specific tasks with complete step-by-step instructions foreverything from scheduling to web browsing to watching videos. You'lllearn how to:
* Use the iPhone as a phone -- get a guided tour of 3G's phonefeatures and learn how much time you can save with things like VisualVoicemail, contact searching, and more * Figure out what 3G means and how it affects battery life, internetspeed, and even phone call audio quality. * Treat the iPhone as an iPod -- listen to music, upload and viewphotos, 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 canpick from hundreds of iPhone-friendly programs
Teeming with high-quality colour graphics and filled with humour, tips,tricks, and surprises, iPhone UK: The Missing Manual quickly teaches youhow to set up, accessorize, and troubleshoot your iPhone. Instead offumbling around, take advantage of this device with the manual thatshould have been in the box. It's your call.
David Pogue is the personal-technology columnist for the New York Times. Each week, he contributes a print column, an online column and an online video. His daily blog, "Pogue's Posts," is the Times's most popular blog.
David is also an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News and a frequent guest on NPR's "Morning Edition." His trademark comic tech videos appear each Thursday morning on CNBC.
With over 3 million books in print, David is one of the world's bestselling how-to authors. He launched his own series of complete, funny computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now includes 60 titles.
David graduated summa cum laude from Yale in 1985, with distinction in Music, and he spent ten years conducting and arranging Broadway musicals in New York.
He's been profiled on both "48 Hours" and "60 Minutes."
Comments about oreilly iPhone UK: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition:
Like most people I tend to use things for one or two basic purposes and fail miserably to get the most out of them. It took me three years to discover I could change gear on my Honda by touching a device on my steering wheel. So when I bought my iPhone I decided to get a decent understanding of the capabilities of my new phone and how to use them as quickly as possible. There is any amount of material on the web I can access with my iMac, Macbook or iPhone but none are as comforting as thumbing through a good book.
This edition is delightfully laid out, easy to understand and full of useful tips. I use it as a signpost to further discovery. It has been invaluable and already I am making far more use of my iPhone than any previous mobile phone simply because I have a much better training aid through this book.
