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The missing manual has enabled me to actually use my iPhone. The info that comes with the phone is minimal and virtually worthless. The online manual is OK but is not at all as user friendly and thorough as the missing manual. I purchased this book based on positive reviews and have not been disappointed!

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When you read David Pogue's biography on his website, you discover some interesting tidbits that you never knew before. For example, I knew that Mr. Pogue's background before becoming a technology guru was as a Broadway composer and performer. What I did NOT know was that he grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, on the east side of Cleveland. I've lived in the Cleveland area my whole life and recently worked near Shaker Heights in Beachwood, so I feel a little obligated to show some love to a fellow Northeast Ohioan, even if he's moved to The Big Apple (note to LeBron – Don't follow David Pogue). There's no need for the geographical nepotism, though, as I have nothing but praise for David Pogue's latest edition of iPhone: The Missing Manual.

Pogue started "The Missing Manual" series of books in 1999 as an answer to the dry, highly technical manuals which come with many pieces of technology, both hardware and software. These books have become even more invaluable now that manuals are either a PDF file on a CD or kept on a website for download. Some people just want to know how their technology works without having to take a Master's level course first. David Pogue's writing is down to earth, funny, and USEFUL, taking a look at every feature the iPhone has to offer and breaking it down into how it's useful and how it works. You actually ENJOY reading and learning about technology.

Much like his biography, there are plenty of details about the iPhone which you may already know as you discovered them on your own or through research on the Internet, while there are plenty of other details which make you go, "I HAD NO IDEA!!!". One such detail was the ability on an iPhone 3GS to set the lighting level of the camera by tapping on the viewfinder. The iPhone analyzes the lighting level of that particular location and adjusts the entire picture accordingly. My wife has owned a 3GS for almost a year and had no idea this was available. My "lowly" 3G can't even do that, so I had no idea, myself. Now, imagine reading an entire book full of these little facts. You really do become an iPhone expert as a result.

This was my first excursion into "The Missing Manual" series and I am definitely going to check out other titles available, both by David Pogue and by other contributers. If they're written as well as the iPhone edition, then technology has become much more accessible to the common user. I highly recommend reading "iPhone: The Missing Manual, 3rd Edition" and hope that you find it as useful and entertaining as I have.

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Please keep in mind that the best book in the world is not much use to an older customer with vision that requires good contrast between the type and the background. I found this copy to be far too difficult to read.

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This book covers all models with the 3.0 software including the newly releases 3GS. There are numerous tricks to doing just about anything with the iPhone and I quickly found my new favorite one on taking a screen shot of my screen using the built in features-if you want to know how you'll need to bribe me or buy the book! The "Seven Basic Finger Techniques" really help you in understanding how the phone works and the battery tips he includes really work. I like the way the three networks that AT&T has are explained in the book-very easy to understand and to read.

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iPhone is a very intuitive device, easy to learn and use.

Also, it comes with quite a nice manual as well, however this book outshines it thanks to the writing style and topic organization

Finally - it also comes in electronic format, so you can spear some trees!

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i got to see see some of the chapters of the book and it was a nice experience. I am excited to read it compaletely and try out some hands on exercise from it.:)Thanks Oreilly!