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  • Tony Bove

    iPod & iTunes For Dummies, 6th Edition + DVD (Side by Side Bundle Version) (For Dummies)
    * What the book covers: Introducing the different iPod models, getting started with your iPod, setting up iTunes and your iPod, shopping at the iTunes store, bringing content into iTunes, playing content in iTunes, sharing content from your iTunes library, managing photos and videos, synchronizing devices with iTunes, burning CDs from iTunes, playing iPod content, getting wired for playback, fine-tuning the sound, choosing an encoding format, going mobile, using your iPod as a hard drive, synchronizing personal info with your iPod, updating and troubleshooting, maintaining battery life, and more.
    * What's on the DVD:Provides step-by-step instructions for completing the following tasks: Setting Up Your iPod, Getting to Know the Controls, Locating Your Content on Your iPod, Playing Music on Your iPod, Adjusting and Limiting the Volume, Charging and Maintaining Your Battery, Getting to Know iTunes, Playing Your iPod through iTunes, Importing Music into iTunes, Ripping Music from a CD in iTunes, Burning Music to a CD in iTunes, Installing Software Upgrades, Setting Up an Account at the iTunes Store, Buying and Downloading Content from iTunes, Searching for and Sorting Content in iTunes, Retrieving Song Information Online, Editing Content Information in iTunes, Creating Playlists, Cross-Fading Playback on Your iPod, Synchronizing Your iPod with iTunes, and Backing Up Your Music.
    * Series features: Information presented in the straightforward but fun language that has defined the Dummies series for more than fifteen years.
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  • Paul McFedries, David Pabian

    iPhone 3G Portable Genius
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  • Martin Trautschold, Gary Mazo

    BlackBerry® 8800 & 8300 Curve Made Simple (Blackberry Made Simple Guide Book)
    Both beginners and advanced users will learn a great deal from this new comprehensive guide to the BlackBerry® 8800 and 8300 Curve Smartphones. Among the many Topics covered are: Email setup and use, Phone, voice dialing, three-way / conference calling, speed dial, SMS text messaging, PIN messaging, Bluetooth Headsets, Mapping and GPS, Music and Videos, BlackBerry as Tethered Modem, Troubleshooting, Synchronizing between your Windows or Mac computer, Backup and Restore, Calendar, Tasks, Memo Pad, Camera, Media player, Typing Tips, Address Book tips, Search, Advanced email, Installing and Removing Third Party Software and includes a Third Party Software Guide. This truly is the "Definitive" guide to the BlackBerry.
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  • Edward C. Baig, Bob LeVitus

    iPhone For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
    The iPhone 3G is here! You’ll want to make the most of it, and iPhone For Dummies, 2nd Edition is ready to help. Master the multitouch interface, send text messages, enjoy rich-HTML e-mail, use GPS maps, and more, with this full-color guide to show you how!

    Edward C. Baig and “Dr. Mac” Bob LeVitus, two giants of Mac-dom, have packed this colorful little book with tips on every cool feature of the iPhone 3G. They’ll show you how to find and download hundreds of cool apps from the new Apps Store, sync up your contact lists with MobileMe, browse the Internet, take photos, download music, and much more. For example:

    • Use 3G wireless technology to surf the Web faster, send and receive e-mail, and talk on the phone, all at once
    • Play music, watch videos on the widescreen display, or download a game from the App Store
    • Navigate Web sites or photos using tap, flick, and pinch
    • Get turn-by-turn directions, view a map, get live traffic information, or find services near your location with the GPS feature
    • Synchronize data, calendar entries, and address books between your desktop and your iPhone
    • Snap, share, sync, and save photos
    • See how the touch screen lets you type, surf, dial, download, play music, and more, all with a simple tap
    • Use the new scientific calculator
    • Find out what Microsoft Exchange has to offer

    You already love your iPhone. With iPhone For Dummies, 2nd Edition, you’ll find more to love!

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  • Robert Kao, Dante Sarigumba

    BlackBerry For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
    What’s part PDA, part smartphone, and part media player? Your BlackBerry, naturally! Whether it’s the popular Pearl, the sleek Curve, or the hardworking 8800, your BlackBerry handheld device is loaded with features to make your life easier—if you can figure out how to use them.

    BlackBerryFor Dummies,2nd Edition comes to the rescue with just what you need to know to get the most from this amazing device.   It covers the newest BlackBerry models and all the latest developments, like SureType vs. QWERTY keyboards and the new trackball navigation method. You’ll discover how to set up your BlackBerry as a full-fledged PDA, but also how to use the camera, play music and videos, make phone calls, and know where you are with GPS. BlackBerryFor Dummies, 2nd Edition shows you how to:

    • Surf the Web and send and receive e-mail
    • Keep your calendar, contacts, and to-do list
    • Make your BlackBerry a mobile mini-office
    • Sync data with your desktop
    • Install a MicroSD card for extra memory
    • Watch movies and listen to music
    • Let your BlackBerry double as a laptop modem
    • Protect your personal information
    • Use your BlackBerry almost anywhere in the world

    Because the BlackBerry world changes so quickly, BlackBerryFor Dummies, 2nd Edition features a companion Web site that maintains the latest news and updates, so you’ll always be up to date. It’s a pretty sweet deal!

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  • Christopher Breen

    iPhone Pocket Guide, The (3rd Edition) (Pocket Guide)
    Here is your essential companion to Apple’s iPhone! The iPhone Pocket Guide, Third Edition covers all iPhone models including the new iPhone 3G. Unlike other iPhone books, The iPhone Pocket Guide, Third Edition was written based on the final release of iPhone 2.0 software and the iPhone 3G, and the content accurately reflects the design of your iPhone 3G and how you will use it. Author Christopher Breen has been covering the iPod and iPhone from the first day of their releases. This affordably priced Pocket Guide incorporates snappy writing and eye-catching graphics as Breen steers you through how to:
     
    • Set up and quickly start using your phone/iPod/Internet device.
    • Download applications from the App Store.
    • Make and receive calls and send text messages with your phone.
    • Keep everything in sync between your Windows PC or Mac and your iPhone.
    • E-mail family and friends using your carrier’s wireless network or a Wi-Fi hotspot.
    • Listen to songs and podcasts, and watch movies and TV shows (and YouTube!).
    • Browse the Web using the built-in Safari browser.
    • Figure out where you are with the iPhone’s location services.
    • Fix common problems, and learn what to do if you can’t fix them yourself.

    Sample Pages from iPhone Pocket Guide

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  • Erica Sadun

    Taking Your iPod touch to the Max (Technology in Action)

    Fast and fun to read, Taking Your iPod touch to the Max gives you all the tips and techniques you could ever think of to make the most of your Apple iPod touch. Erica Sadun is an expert at hacking devices to discover undocumented tricks, and this book reveals everything and more about the functionality of the iPod Touch. But before that, Sadun will give you the best, most efficient, and fun–to–read introduction to the basics of using the iPod touch that you will ever find.

    What you’ll learn

    • iPod touch basics
    • E–mail using iCal
    • Surfing the Web with iPod Touch using Safari
    • Expanding the main menu using third–party software
    • Using iTunes, games, iBooks, etc.
    • Connecting to the TV and ripping DVDs
    • Hacking OS X Leopard to run apps on the iPod touch
    • Getting contract–free VOIP
    • Saving on accessories and what you really need.

    Who is this book for?

    Anyone who has an iPod touch and wants to get more out of it, learn how to connect to other devices, or tinker with it.

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  • Scott Kelby, Terry White

    The iPhone Book: How to Do the Most Important, Useful & Fun Stuff with Your iPhone, 2nd Edition
    Fully updated to cover Apple's new iPhone 3G  this show-me-how-to-do-it book skips all the confusing techno-jargon and just tells you, in plain simple English, exactly how to use the iPhone features you want to use most. The iPhone Book is from Scott Kelby, the award-winning author of the smash bestseller The iPod Book, who takes that same highly acclaimed, casual, straight-to-the-point concept and layout and brings it to learning Apple's amazing iPhone. Scott teams up once again with tech guru and leading iPhone authority Terry White to put together a book that is an awful lot like the iPhone itself: simple to use and fun to learn. The book's layout is brilliant, with each page covering just one single topic, so finding the information you need is quick and easy, with a large full-color photo on each page so you can see exactly how it works. You'll quickly learn how to use the most useful and most requested iPhone features so you can start having fun, and start really using your iPhone today--right now. If you're ready to learn just the funk and not the junk, it's all here in the only book of its kind and you're going to love it.
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  • Jack W. Peters

    The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching (The Complete Idiot's Guide)
    The official guide to the hot new sport that combines high tech with treasure hunting. Thanks to the Internet and the global positioning system (GPS), you can now join in the hunt. But what if you don't know a waypoint from a benchmark?

    With The Complete Idiots Guide to Geocaching you won't get lost on the trail. With expert tips, over 302 pages, from the founders and operators of the most popular geocaching website you will learn how to participate in this gaming adventure.
    ,br>In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:
    Information on how to create your own online geocaching profile;
    Advise on purchasing and operating a GPS unit - or using a map and compass - to locate caches;
    Tips on how to geocache in populated or remote areas without appearing suspicious to residents and authorities.

    Written by the Editors and Staff of Geocaching.com and Jack Peters
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  • Brad Miser

    Absolute Beginner's Guide to iPod and iTunes (2nd Edition) (Absolute Beginner's Guide)

    Apple has taken the digital music world by storm and the Absolute Beginner's Guide to iPod + iTunes, Second Edition is your umbrella. It will provide you with all of the information that you need to get the most out of these amazing digital music tools. From the basics of listening to audio CDs using iTunes to purchasing music from the iTunes Music Store to customizing playlists on your iPod, you will be equipped to master digital music using these tools. You'll discover how each tool works on its own and then how you can use all three together to get the most out of each tool. The second edition also includes coverage of the new iPod photo and iPod shuffle music players. Join the millions of people who are using iPod and iTunes every day with the Absolute Beginner's Guide to iPod + iTunes, Second Edition.

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  • Jude Biersdorfer, David Pogue

    iPod: The Missing Manual
    With iPod touch, Apple's sleek little entertainment center has entered a whole new realm, and the ultimate iPod book is ready to take you on a complete guided tour. As breathtaking and satisfying as its subject, iPod: The Missing Manual gives you a no-nonsense view of everything in the "sixth generation" iPod line. Learn what you can do with iPod Touch and its multi-touch interface, 3.5-inch widescreen display and Wi-Fi browsing capabilities. Get to know the redesigned iPod Nano with its larger display and video storage capacity. It's all right here. The 6th edition sports easy-to-follow color graphics, crystal-clear explanations, and guidance on the most useful things your iPod can do. Topics include: Out of the box and into your ears. Learn how to install iTunes, load music on your iPod, and get rid of that dang flashing "Do not disconnect" message. Bopping around the iPod. Whether you've got a tiny Shuffle, a Nano, the Classic, or the new Touch, you'll learn everything from turning your iPod off and on to charging your iPod without a computer. Special coverage for iPod owners with trickster friends: How to reset the iPod's menus to English if they've been changed to, say, Korean. In tune with iTunes. iTunes can do far more than your father's jukebox. Learn how to pick and choose which parts of your iTunes library loads onto your iPod, how to move your sacred iTunes Folder to a bigger hard drive, and how to add album covers to your growing collection. The power of the 'Pod. Download movies and TV shows, play photo slideshows, find cool podcasts, and more: this book shows you how to unleash all your iPod's power. iPod is simply the best music player available, and this is the manual that should have come with it.

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    iTunes Store Tip: Future Shopping
    Many people use Amazon’s Wish List feature for tagging items they want to remember to buy at a later date--and you can do the same thing with music and videos for sale in the iTunes Store. To get started, make a new playlist in iTunes by pressing Control-N on Windows or Command-N on a Mac. Name the new playlist "Wish List" or something memorable like "My Next Paycheck." If you want to keep it extra handy (and on top of all your other playlists), add an "@" symbol to the beginning of the name so the wish list stays on top of the alphabetical pile of playlists in your iTunes window. When you browse the Store later and find a song or video you want to eventually buy, drag its 30-second preview snippet right out of the iTunes Store window and onto the new wish-list playlist you made. Those 30-second snippets will hang out there as a reminder that you want to buy the song or video; if you change your mind, select the track and hit the Delete key to remove it. But if you do want to follow through and make the purchase, you just have to click that big BUY SONG or BUY EPISODE button next to the title to get transported back into the Store to seal the deal.

    iPod Audio Book Tip: Adjusting the Speed of the Read
    The iPod is great for listening to audio books, and both Audible.com and the iTunes Store offer thousands of them for sale. But if you find a particular book’s narrator is talking too slow or too fast for your personal liking, you can adjust the pace of the reading. Just go to the Settings menu on the main iPod menu screen and select Audiobooks. On the next screen, you can opt to make the playback speed slower or faster than normal. And you can do this without affecting the pitch of the voice and making it sound either like the book is being read underwater or recited by a chipmunk. If you want to adjust the playback speed while you’re listening to the audio book file itself, press the iPod’s center button a few times. On most models, the audio book speed controls will appear on screen after a few taps and you can change your reading speed on the fly.

    iTunes Tip: Grooving Out with the Visualizer
    If you’ve been working hard all day and want to take a little music break at your desk, give your eyeballs and treat and let your mind wander with the iTunes Visualizer. This swirling laser-light show is built right into iTunes itself and you can turn it on by going to the View menu and choosing "Turn On Visualizer" (or by pressing Control-T in Windows or Command-T on a Mac keyboard). With the Visualizer turned on, choreographed bursts of color accompany your music as it plays. If you want to adjust the size of the Visualizer window — or even make it take over your full computer screen — pop into the iTunes preferences box by pressing Control-comma (Windows) or Command-comma (Mac). In the Preferences box, click the Advanced tab and choose the size of your visuals from the options at the bottom of the box, then click OK. And if you want to get even deeper into the Visualizer, press the question mark keys on the computer keyboard next time you’re chilling out to the light show. A hidden menu of other Visualizer configurations and commands appears on screen for you to play with.

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  • Jonathan Zdziarski

    iPhone Forensics: Recovering Evidence, Personal Data, and Corporate Assets
    "This book is a must for anyone attempting to examine the iPhone. The level of forensic detail is excellent. If only all guides to forensics were written with this clarity!" -Andrew Sheldon, Director of Evidence Talks, computer forensics experts With iPhone use increasing in business networks, IT and security professionals face a serious challenge: these devices store an enormous amount of information. If your staff conducts business with an iPhone, you need to know how to recover, analyze, and securely destroy sensitive data. iPhone Forensics supplies the knowledge necessary to conduct complete and highly specialized forensic analysis of the iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch. This book helps you:

    Determine what type of data is stored on the device Break v1.x and v2.x passcode-protected iPhones to gain access to the device Build a custom recovery toolkit for the iPhone Interrupt iPhone 3G's "secure wipe" process Conduct data recovery of a v1.x and v2.x iPhone user disk partition, and preserve and recover the entire raw user disk partition Recover deleted voicemail, images, email, and other personal data, using data carving techniques Recover geotagged metadata from camera photos Discover Google map lookups, typing cache, and other data stored on the live file system Extract contact information from the iPhone's database Use different recovery strategies based on case needs

    And more. iPhone Forensics includes techniques used by more than 200 law enforcement agencies worldwide, and is a must-have for any corporate compliance and disaster recovery plan.

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  • Jonathan Zdziarski

    iPhone SDK Application Development: Building Applications for the AppStore
    This practical book offers programmers the knowledge and code they need to create cutting-edge mobile applications, using Apple's iPhone SDK. The iPhone is one of the hottest new pieces of technology: a fully functional portable Unix operating system with the most advanced handheld user interface in existence. iPhone SDK Application Development covers development environment for both the iPhone and iPod Touch, from windows and navigation bars to more advanced layers of the iPhone SDK, such as screen transitions, low-level graphics rendering using CoreSurface, the MultiTouch API, and digital sound and music rendering with Celestial and CoreAudio. With this book, you will:
    • Understand how the iPhone works internally, with a complete introduction to the technology
    • Learn how different iPhone components interact with each other
    • Use your existing Mac OS X development skills by understanding the similarities between iPhone and Mac OS X Leopard
    • Learn about the iPhone-specific APIs, such as the user interface, to develop custom iPhone applications
    • Get code examples to help you write various features of your application

    With iPhone SDK Application Development, you'll learn how to create effective iPhone applications and games with the same tools Apple uses.

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  • Richard Wagner

    Professional iPhone and iPod touch Programming: Building Applications for Mobile Safari (Wrox Professional Guides)
    This hands-on, in-depth book introduces developers to the initial release of the iPhone application platform and assists them in creating Web 2.0 applications that operate on the iPhone and integrate with its services. Author Richard Wagner shares his experience as he guides readers through the process of building new applications from scratch and migrating existing Web 2.0 applications to this new mobile platform.

    Utilizing practical examples, the book shows how to build a wide range of solutions--from a basic XHTML/CSS client to an advanced Ajax-enabled database application. As it does so, it helps readers design a user interface that is optimized for the iPhone touch-screen display. Additionally, the book helps readers integrate their applications with iPhone services, including phone dialog, its motion sensor, and Google Maps.

    With this book, readers will discover how to:

    • Build an XHTML and CSS UI framework from the ground up
    • Emulate the look and feel of built-in applications
    • Integrate public Web 2.0 APIs into applications
    • Capture finger touch interactions
    • Use Ajax to load external pages
    • Create mashups for the iPhone
    • Store local and remote data
    • Optimize applications for the EDGE network
    • Test, debug, and deploy iPhone applications
    • And more.
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  • Tee Morris, Chuck Tomasi, Evo Terra

    Podcasting For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
    New tools have made it easier to create a podcast. The second edition of Podcasting For Dummies shows you how you can create and distribute your own online recordings using tools you already have. This edition also covers what you need to build a top-notch podcasting studio. Expert podcasters Tee Morris and Evo Terra are joined on this edition by a fellow podcasting guru, Chuck Tomasi, to walk you through recording, editing, posting, and promoting a podcast. Chapters cover:
    • Choosing a topic that fits your expertise
    • Writing an outline or script for your podcast
    • Turning your existing computer into a desktop podcasting studio
    • Picking the microphone, headphones, and audio editing software that best suit your needs
    • Upgrading to pro-level podcasting equipment
    • Conducting interviews and recording an interview subject who’s not in the room with you
    • Navigating the XML code you need to share your podcast
    • Finding a place to host your podcast online
    • Promoting your podcasts in the blogosphere, online discussion groups, and social networking sites
    • Seeking out sponsors, advertising, and subscriptions to make your podcast pay
    • Creating podcasts designed to promote a business
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  • Andy Ihnatko

    iPhone Fully Loaded
    iPhone Fully Loaded is a one-of-a-kind reference that teaches you how to fully exploit the power of your Phone or iPod touch. Clear step-by-step instructions teach you how to convert any form of home, office, or online media -- dusty LPs, movies on DVD, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, downloadable books, comic books, as well as music and video to an iPhone or iPod Touch compatible format. Written by wildly popular technology expert and Chicago Sun Times columnist Andy Ihnatko, iPhone Fully Loaded is a full-color guide designed to work for both Mac OS X and Windows users. From uploading Web pages to downloading television shows and a variety of documents, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, the iPhone does much more than make phone calls, play music, and send e-mail.
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