Overview

My iPhone, Second Edition   Step-by-step instructions with callouts to iPhone photos so that you can see exactly what to do. Help when you run into the few iPhone limitations. Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your iPhone.     Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your iPhone working just the way you want. The tasks include:     • How to use all the essential features of iPhone 3G such as the cell phone, visual voice mail, conference calling, and contact information.   • How to add network connections and switch between them; surf the web using full-featured web pages just like on a computer; and receive and manage your email, from all your accounts, including Microsoft Exchange, wherever you are.   • How to configure MobileMe to keep all your contacts, email, and events current on your device wirelessly.   • How to use an iPod and and iTunes 8 to listen to music and podcasts or watch movies, TV shows, and music videos.   • How to take quality photos and view them, email them, or transfer them to a computer.   • How to find, download, install, manage, and use thousands of iPhone applications.   • How use Maps to find any location, plan a route to it, and then track your route with GPS.   • How to customize the way iPhone looks and works with your own wallpaper, Home screen button layouts, ringtones from your favorites songs, and more.   CATEGORY:  Apple Digital Media COVERS:  Apple iPhone USER LEVEL:  Beginning-Intermediate   Quote from front cover.   “As easy as the iPhone is to admire and use, Miser unlocks all of its secrets and offers frank, useful advice for getting the most out of the most amazing product of this century (so far!).” –Mark A. Kellner, Technology Columnist, The Washington Times

Full Product Details

Author:   Brad Miser
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780789738233

ISBN 10:   0789738236
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   15 October 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Replaced By:   9780789742315
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

P   Getting Started with iPhone................................. 3         Touring iPhone...................................... 4             Getting to Know iPhone’s External Features......... 4             Knowing Why It’s Called a Multi-Touch Interface... 5         Preparing iTunes................................. 13         Using MobileMe with iPhone............. 17         Using this Book................................... 23 1    Making, Receiving, and Managing Calls.......... 27         Configuring Phone Settings............... 28             Creating Your Own Ringtones... 28             Setting Phone Sounds................ 31             Configuring Phone Settings....... 33             Other Phone Settings................. 36         Making Calls........................................ 36             Dialing with the Keypad.............. 37             Dialing with Contacts.................. 38             Dialing with Favorites................. 39             Dialing with Recents................... 40             Managing In-Process Calls........ 41         Receiving Calls................................... 46             Answering Calls.......................... 46             Answering Calls When You’re Already on a Call. 48         Managing Calls................................... 49             Working with Missed and Recent Calls................ 49             Adding Caller Information to Favorites................. 51             Using iPhone’s Headset for Calls 52         Using Visual Voicemail...................... 52             Recording a Greeting................. 53             Listening to and Managing Voicemails................ 55         Getting Information About Your Cell Account............... 61 2    Managing Contacts............................................. 65         Configuring How Contacts Are Displayed................... 65         Getting Contact Information onto iPhone...................... 67             Moving Contacts from MobileMe or Exchange Accounts to iPhone........... 67             Moving Contacts from a Windows PC to iPhone 69             Moving Contacts from a Mac to iPhone............... 70             Creating New Contacts While Using iPhone....... 71             Creating Contacts on iPhone Manually................ 78         Using Contacts on iPhone................. 87         Changing or Deleting Contacts......... 89             Changing Contacts via Syncs.... 90             Adding or Removing Information for an Existing Contact Manually.................. 91             Adding Information to an Existing Contact While Using iPhone............................. 93             Deleting Contacts Manually....... 95 3     Listening to Audio and Watching Video........... 97         Using iTunes to Add Audio and Video Content to iPhone.................................................. 98             Importing Audio CDs to the iTunes Library.......... 98             Purchasing Audio and Video from the iTunes Store            100             Renting Movies from the iTunes Store............... 103             Subscribing to Podcasts in the iTunes Store.... 104             Building Audio and Video Playlists..................... 106             Building Audio and Video Smart Playlists......... 107             Moving Content from the iTunes Library onto iPhone........................................ 111         Using the iTunes Store Application to Add Audio and Video to iPhone.................................... 115             Downloading Audio Content from iPhone’s iTunes Store Application.............................. 116         Listening to Music............................. 119             Using the Cover Flow Browser to Find and Play Music.......................................... 119             Using Playlists to Find Music... 122             Using Artists to Find Music...... 124             Using Genres to Find Music.... 126             Using the More Menu to Find Music................... 128             Playing Music............................ 129             Viewing Albums........................ 131         Controlling Audio Content with the iPod Control Bar 132             Configure the iPod Control Bar 132             Use the iPod Control Bar......... 133         Finding and Listening to Podcasts. 134         Finding and Watching Video........... 136             Finding Video............................ 136             Watching Video........................ 137             Deleting Video.......................... 138         Customizing iPhone for iPod........... 139             Building and Editing an On-The-Go Playlist....... 139             Using the iPhone Genius......... 142             Configuring iPhone’s iPod Toolbar.................... 145         Configuring iPhone’s iPod Settings 146 4    Connecting to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices, and VPNs................................................................... 153         Connecting to the Internet................ 154             Connecting to the Internet via Wi-Fi Networks... 154             Connecting to the Internet via 3G 165             Connecting to the Internet via EDGE.................. 167         Connecting to Bluetooth Devices.... 167         Connecting to VPNs......................... 170 5    Emailing............................................................. 175         Configuring Email Accounts on iPhone 176             Using MobileMe to Configure Email Accounts on iPhone........................................... 177             Syncing Email Accounts with a Windows PC.... 179             Syncing Email Accounts with a Mac................... 180             Configuring Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, or AOL Email Accounts on iPhone Manually.................. 181             Configuring Other Email Accounts on iPhone Manually................................ 183             Performing Advanced Configuration of Email Accounts on iPhone.......................... 187             Configuring Exchange Email Accounts on iPhone Manually................................ 191         Configuring General Email Settings 194             Configuring How Email is Retrieved................... 194             Configuring Global Email Settings 196         Managing Email Accounts............... 200             Changing Email Account Configurations........... 200             Disabling Email Accounts........ 201             Deleting Email Accounts.......... 202         Working with Email........................... 203             Receiving and Reading Email. 203             Sending Email........................... 207             Replying to Email...................... 211             Forwarding Email..................... 212             Viewing Messages in a Folder 218 6    Surfing the Web................................................ 221         Configuring Safari Settings............. 222         Moving Favorites or Bookmarks from a Windows PC to iPhone......................................... 225             Moving Favorites or Bookmarks from a Windows PC onto iPhone via Sync................. 226             Moving Favorites or Bookmarks from a Windows PC onto iPhone Using MobileMe.... 227         Moving Bookmarks from a Mac to iPhone................. 228             Moving Favorites from a Mac onto iPhone via Sync........... 229             Moving Bookmarks from a Mac to iPhone Using MobileMe........................................... 230         Browsing the Web on iPhone.......... 232             Moving to Websites via Bookmarks................... 232             Moving to Websites by Typing a URL................ 234             Viewing Websites..................... 236             Searching the Web................... 238             Returning to Previous Websites 239             Saving and Organizing Bookmarks.................... 240             Creating a Bookmark on the Home Screen...... 247             Emailing a Link to a Webpage 248             Completing Web Forms........... 250             Opening and Managing Multiple Webpages at the Same Time.................................. 251 7    Text Messaging................................................. 255         Configuring the New Text Message Sound............... 257         Sending Text Messages.................. 258         Receiving and Replying to Text Messages................ 261         Working with Text Messages.......... 262             Conversing in Text.................... 263             Clearing a Conversation.......... 265             Deleting a Conversation.......... 266 8    Working with Date & Time and the Calendar 269         Configuring iPhone’s Date, Time, and Calendar Settings           270         Using iPhone as a Clock................. 275             Telling Time with iPhone.......... 275             Using the Clock Application.... 276             Setting and Using Alarms........ 279             Changing Alarms...................... 282             Managing Alarms...................... 284             Using iPhone as a Stopwatch. 284         Working with Calendars................... 287             Syncing a Calendar with MobileMe on a Windows PC...................................... 288             Syncing a Calendar with MobileMe on a Mac... 289             Syncing iPhone’s Calendar with a MobileMe or Exchange Account............................ 290             Configuring iPhone Push Calendar Syncing..... 291             Syncing iPhone’s Calendar with Outlook on Windows PCs.................................... 293             Syncing iPhone’s Calendar with iCal on Macs.. 294             Using iPhone’s Calendar......... 295             Adding Events to the Calendar by Accepting Invitations........................................... 304 9    Taking, Storing, and Viewing Photos............. 309         Taking Photos with iPhone.............. 309         Moving Photos from a Computer onto iPhone.......... 312             Moving Photos from a Windows PC onto iPhone 313         Moving Photos from Email onto iPhone 316         Viewing and Working with Photos on iPhone............ 318             Viewing Photos Individually..... 318             Viewing Photos as a Slideshow 321             Deleting Photos from iPhone.. 325             Using a Photo as Wallpaper.... 326             Emailing a Photo...................... 327             Assigning a Photo to a Contact 328             Sending a Photo to MobileMe. 331         Moving Photos from iPhone to a Computer............... 332 10  Working with iPhone Applications.................... 337         Using iTunes to Find and Install iPhone Applications 338             Downloading Applications from the iTunes Store 338             Moving Applications from Your Library onto iPhone 340         Using the App Store to Find and Install iPhone Applications........................................... 341         Using iPhone Applications You Install 346         Maintaining iPhone Applications.... 347         Removing Applications from iPhone 351             Finding Your Way with Maps....... 353             Finding a Location by Searching 353             Finding a Location with Bookmarks................... 356             Finding Your Current Location. 359             Working with Maps................... 361             Getting Directions..................... 364 11  Customizing iPhone.................... 369         Customizing the Home Screen....... 370         Accessing iPhone Settings............. 373         Using Airplane Mode........................ 373         Configuring General Sound Settings 374         Setting Screen Brightness............... 376         Setting Wallpaper............................. 377         Configuring General Settings.......... 378 12 Maintaining iPhone and Solving iPhone Problems.............. 391         Maintaining iPhone........................... 391             Maintaining iTunes.................... 392             Maintaining iPhone’s Software 394             Maintaining iPhone’s Power.... 396             Cleaning iPhone’s Screen....... 400         Solving iPhone Problems................ 400             Restarting iPhone..................... 401             Restarting the Computer and iTunes.................. 401             Resetting iPhone...................... 402             Restoring iPhone...................... 404             Reinstalling iTunes.................... 406             Getting Help with iPhone Problems.................... 407 TOC, 0789738236, 9/23/08

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Brad Miser has written extensively about technology, with his favorite topics being the amazing “i” gadgets, iPhone and iPod, that make it possible to take our lives with us while we are on the move. In addition to My iPhone, Brad has written many other books, including Absolute Beginner’s Guide to iPod and iTunes; Sleeping with the Enemy: Running Windows on a Mac (digital Shortcut); Special Edition Using Mac OS X Leopard; Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Homeschooling; Teach Yourself Visually MacBook Air; and MacBook Pro Portable Genius.He has also been an author, development editor, or technical editor on more than 50 other titles.He has written numerous articles and has been a featured speaker on various topics at Macworld Expo, at user group meetings, and in other venues.   Brad is or has been a sales support specialist, the director of product and customer services, and the manager of education and support services for several software development companies. Previously, he was the lead proposal specialist for an aircraft engine manufacturer, a development editor for a computer book publisher, and a civilian aviation test officer/engineer for the U.S. Army. Brad holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo and has received advanced education in maintainability engineering, business, and other topics.   In addition to his passion for silicon-based technology, Brad likes to ride his steel-based technology, also known as a motorcycle, whenever and wherever possible.   Originally from California, Brad now lives in Brownsburg, Indiana, with his wife Amy; their three daughters, Jill, Emily, and Grace; and a rabbit named Bun-Bun. Brad would love to hear about your experiences with this book (the good, the bad, and the ugly).You can write to him at bradmacosx@mac.com.        

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