Iphone for Dummies EBOOK
Author(s): Edward C Baig
Congratulations! The iPhone you just bought is one heck of a wireless telephone, complete with a capable 2-megapixel digital camera. But it's way more than that: it's also a gorgeous widescreen video iPod and the smallest, most powerful Internet communications device yet. So now that you've got it, what do you do with it? That's where "iPhone For Dummies" comes in.
Apple's iPhone, puts the world virtually in your pocket. But because it does so much, there's a lot to know about using it! This full-color guide shows you how to find and play music and videos; use the full-featured keyboard; get driving directions and stock quotes; send e-mail; take, browse, and organize photos; work with contacts and appointments -- and even talk on the phone. You'll find out how to: Activate your own serviceMaster the multitouch interfaceTurn on the speaker phoneUse Visual VoicemailGet video, podcasts, and RSS feedsSurf the Web with your iPhoneBrowse your iTunes library and create playlistsSend and receive text messages and notesChoose wallpaper and ringtonesTroubleshoot problemsLock your iPhone and secure your stuff
"iPhone For Dummies" comes complete with tantalizing lists of awesome accessories, wonderful widgets, and fantastic things to wish for--once you finally stop gushing and drooling and playing with your sparkly, new iPhone long enough to wish for anything else!
General Information
- :
- : For Dummies
- : For Dummies
- : 01 January 2008
- : United States
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Edward C Baig
- : Electronic book text
- : 621.38456
- : 256
- : illustrations
More About The Product
Edward C. Baig writes the weekly Personal Technology column in "USA TODAY" and is co-host of the weekly "USA TODAY"'s Talking Tech podcast. He is also the author of "Macs For Dummies," 9th Edition, for Wiley Publishing. Before joining "USA TODAY" as a columnist in 1999, Ed spent six years at "Business Week, " where he wrote and edited stories about consumer tech, personal finance, collectibles, and travel, among other topics. He received the Medill School of Journalism 1999 Financial Writers and Editors Award for contributions to the ""Business Week" Investor Guide to Online Investing." That followed a three-year stint at "U.S. News & World Report," where Ed was the lead tech writer for the News You Can Use section but also dabbled in other subjects. He recalls fondly putting together features on baseball card investing, karaoke machines, and the odd things people collect, including Pez dispensers, vintage radios, and magic memorabilia.
Ed began his journalist career at "Fortune" magazine, gaining the best basic training imaginable during his early years as a fact checker. Through the dozen years he worked at the magazine, Ed covered leisure-time industries, penned features on the lucrative dating market and the effect of religion on corporate managers, and also started up "Fortune"'s Products to Watch column.
Bob LeVitus, often referred to as "Dr. Mac," has written or co-written 50 popular computer books, including "Dr. Mac: The OS X Files" and "Mac OS X Leopard For Dummies" for Wiley Publishing; "Stupid Mac Tricks" and "Dr. Macintosh" for Addison-Wesley; and "The Little iTunes Book," 3rd Edition and "The Little iDVD Book," 2nd Edition for Peachpit Press. His books have sold more than a million copies worldwide. Bob has penned the popular Dr. Mac column for the "Houston Chronicle" for the past ten years and has been published in dozens of computer magazines over the past fifteen years. His achievements have been documented in major media around the world. (Yes, that was Bob juggling a keyboard in "USA Today" a few years back!)
Bob is considered one of the world's leading authorities on Mac OS. From 1989 to 1997, he was a contributing editor and columnist for "MacUser" magazine, writing the Help Folder, Beating the System, Personal Best, and Game Room columns at various times. In his copious spare time, Bob heads up a team of expert technical consultants who do nothing but provide technical help and training to Mac users via telephone, e-mail, and Internet-enabled remote control software, which allows them to see and control your Mac no matter where in the world you may be. If you're having problems with your Mac, you ought to give them a try.
