- ISBN13: 9780596804299
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
If you have a new iPhone 3GS, or just updated your 3G with iPhone 3.0, iPhone 3.0: The Missing Manual will bring you up to speed quickly. New York Times tech columnist David Pogue gives you a guided tour of every feature, with lots of tips, tricks, and surprises. You’ll learn how to make calls and play songs by voice control, take great photos, keep track of your schedule, and more. This entertaining book offers complete step-by-step instructions for doing everythin… More >>
iPhone: The Missing Manual: Covers All Models with 3.0 Software-including the iPhone 3GS
The book was in great condition and got to me quickly. It was a last minute Christmas present, so I was very happy to see it in time! Thank you!
Rating: 5 / 5
This book and phone should have been in the same box. It is a must have.It covers everything about the Iphone. Worth the money.
Rating: 5 / 5
Huge thanks to writers of this book! Its a “must have”, as far as I’m concerned.
Rating: 5 / 5
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.
Rating: 5 / 5
New to iPhone, new to texting and email on a cell phone, transitioning from PDA + cell phone; new to almost all advanced features. This book reads well, has right-on tips & instructions, and helped this Nervous Ned feel at home and get it right the first time, every time.
Rating: 5 / 5