iPhone: The Missing Manual: The book that should have been in the box
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About the Author David Pogue is the founder of Yahoo Tech, having been groomed for the position by 13 years as the personal-technology columnist for the New York Times. He’s also a monthly columnist for Scientific American and host of science shows on PBS’s “NOVA.” He’s been a correspondent for “CBS Sunday Morning” since 2002.With over 3 million books in print, David is one of the world’s bestselling how-to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the “for Dummies” series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music); in 1999, he launched his own series of complete, funny computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now includes 120 titles.David graduated summa cum laude from Yale in 1985, with distinction in Music, and he spent ten years conducting and arranging Broadway musicals in New York. He’s won two Emmy awards, two Webby awards, a Loeb award for journalism, and an honorary doctorate in music. Read more
Reviews
.Reviewed by C J Singh (Berkeley, California).iPhone 7: “The Missing Manual: the book that should have been in the box” is an apt subtitle of this comprehensive book. This updated edition covers all models with iOS 10 software. I enjoyed reading the previous editions, learning a lot from David Pogue’s lucid expository style laced with humor. The Current Edition, the tenth, retains all of the earlier features. Great!Here are some examples of Pogue’s writing style that has made this book a world-wide bestseller: (All page numbers below refer to the Current Edition: the iPhone 7 book.)“How do you make the point that the iPhone has changed the world? The easy answer is ‘use statistics’ – I billion sold, 2 million apps available on the iPhone App Store. 140 billion downloads” (page 1) “So what is the iPhone ? Really the better question is what isn’t the iPhone?” Listing its multiple features, he concludes “calling it a phone is practically an insult.” (pages 1- 3).“The touchscreen is your mouse, keyboard, dialing pad, and notepad. You might expect it to get fingerprint and streaky. But the modern iPhone has an oleophobic screen. That may sound like an irrational fear of yodeling, but it’s actually a coating that repels grease. A single light out wipe on your clothes restores the screen to its right-out-of-the-box crystal sheen” (pages 22-23)“The iPhone’s onscreen buttons are nice and big, giving your fleshy fingertips a fat target. You can't use a fingernail or a pen tip; one skin contact works. You can also buy an iPhone stylus. But a fingertip is cheaper and harder to misplace” (page 33).“Making the Keyboard Work: Some people have no problem tapping those virtual keys; others struggle for days. Either way, here are some tips. Don’t be freaked out by the tiny narrow keys. Apple knows your fingertip is fatter than that. So as you type, use the whole pad of your finger to match the skinny keys. You’ll be surprised at how fast and accurate this method is. (Tap don’t mash.) This may sound like New Age hooey, but trust the keyboard. Don’t pause to check the result after each letter. Just plow on” (page 73).“The fourth button, Custom, lets you type or dictate a new message on the spot. ‘I’m in a meeting and frankly, your call isn’t worth getting fired for’ comes to mind” (page 128).“Voice Command: Believe it or not. Siri is a spinoff from a Department of Defense research project called CALO (Cognitive Assistant that Learns and Organizes)…In a very real way, therefore Siri represents your tax dollars at work. The spinoff was run by the Stanford Research Institute, SRI. But that not where Siri’s name came from. Siri it turns out, is a Norwegian word meaning ‘beautiful woman who leads you to victory’,” (page 146).The publisher, O’Reilly Media, has rightly claimed:“The Missing Manuals are witty, well written guides to computer products that don’t come with printed manuals (which is just about all of them). Each book features a handcrafted index; cross-references to specific page numbers, not just ‘see Chapter 14’; and an ironclad promise never to put an apostrophe in the possessive pronouns ‘its’.” As a professional editor/writer, I admire this promise because far too many recent books commit this particular error. Not you, smart reader equipped with a smart phone.(See my review of Pogue's macOS Sierra book.)The iPhone 7 book comprises 18 Chapters organized into Five Parts as follows.Part One: The iPhone as Phone1. The Guided Tour2. The Lock Screen & Notifictions3. Typing, Editing & Searching4. Phone Calls & Face Time5. Siri Voice Command6. Texting & Messages7. Large Type, Kid Mode & AccessibilityPart Two: Pix, Flix & Apps8. Music & Videos9 The Camera10. All About Apps11. The Built-in AppsPart Three: The iPhone Online12. Getting Online13. Safari14. EmailPart Four: Connections15. Syncing with iTunes16. iCloud17. Continuity – iPhone Meets Mac18. The Corporate iPhone19. SettingsPart Five: AppendixesA. Signup & SetupB. Troubleshooting & MaintenanceA five-star book.========================If you have a Kindle version of the iPhone 6s, you might find my earlier review of interest to you.24 of 25 people found the following review helpful5.0 out of 5 stars iPhone 6: A BRILLIANT, LUCID MANUAL LACED with WIT, January 6, 2016This review is from: iPhone: The Missing Manual (Paperback).Reviewed by C J Singh (Berkeley, California).This review cites Kindle Locations as well as Paperback Page Numbers.I enjoyed reading the earlier editions of this comprehensive book, learning a lot from David Pogue’s lucid expository style laced with humor.iPhone 6: The Missing Manual, 9th edition, is an apt subtitle of this comprehensive book – it covers all models with iOS 9 software, including the latest 6s and 6s Plus. ...
