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Take Control of Your iPhone
by Ted Landau
Ebook: $15.00

Take Control of Your iPhone, Second Edition

This book has been replaced by Take Control of iPhone OS 3.

iPhone OS 3? iPhone 3GS? iTunes 9?We have replaced Take Control of Your iPhone with Take Control of iPhone OS 3. Buy that version instead.

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  • Contents & Intro
  • FAQ
  • Apps
  • Blog

Taking the Murphy's Law approach that if something can go wrong, it probably will, Ted explains how your iPhone figures out where in the world it is, how it connects to Internet and cellular data networks, and how it communicates with your Mac. You'll learn key details of syncing with iTunes and via MobileMe, how to manage your apps, and ways you can share files with your Mac. The ebook helps you get the most life from your iPhone battery and connect a Bluetooth headset, and it provides tricks for typing more quickly and accurately. Ted also provides a cornucopia of helpful advice for making the most of the main built-in iPhone apps, including iPod, Phone, Mail, Maps, and Safari.

But that's not all—extensive problem-solving sections help you solve network problems, resolve sync conflicts, avoid crashes, and, if necessary, restore an ailing iPhone from backup.

Take Control of Your iPhone is cheap insurance if you have a problem the night before you take your iPhone on a long trip.
                                                       —David Weeks, in MyMac.com

Questions answered in this ebook include:

  • How do I transfer photos to and from my iPhone?
  • Can I delete an app, but get it back later?
  • How do I handle sync-related problems?
  • How do the various volume controls work together?
  • What's the best way to increase battery life?
  • Can I make my own ringtones?
  • What should I know before I travel to another country?
  • How should I set up my passwords if I am concerned about theft?
  • What are the pros and cons of jailbreaking?
  • How do I put an often-used Web page on my Home screen?
  • How can I do a Google search using my voice?
  • How do I get started with syncing via Exchange?
  • How do I know if my iPhone is broken and needs a repair?

Syncing: For a different approach to learning about iPhone syncing, consider Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard, which helps you get set up and looks at sync conflicts, explaining how syncing works generally so you can understand what's happening and devise a solution. Take Control of Your iPhone has more under-the-hood details on syncing from the iPhone's perspective, but fewer big-picture explanations of how Leopard orchestrates syncing.

Book Info

  • 183 pages
  • Version 2.0
  • Updated 11-Feb-09
  • 5.2 MB download
  • ISBN: 1933671548
  • Free sample with Table of Contents, Introduction, Quick Start, and section starts.

About the Author

Landau, Ted headshotThanks to books like Sad Macs, Bombs & Other Disasters, innumerable magazine articles, and the founding of MacFixIt, Ted Landau has become the undisputed guru of Macintosh troubleshooting. He is also a professor emeritus of psychology and in 1984 was the U.S. National Othello Champion.

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