My New Iphone: 52 Simple Projects to Get You Started

467 Pages·2009·8.61 MB·English

by  Wallace Wang

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how to play music or make phone calls, but then what?
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How does the voicemail work? And that key-
YouTube videos
board? What about all of those cool apps — which
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ones do you need, and how do you get them? You > Use Skype to call your family for free
need a book like My New iPhone to make every- > Create your own ringtones and get free i
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This simple, project-oriented book will have
Sure, your iPhone makes calls, but that’s just the tip
you using the best features of your iPhone or iPod of the iceberg. Find out what lies below the surface h
touch in no time. Rather than drag you through
with My New iPhone.
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individual, fun projects, like configuring multiple
email accounts, transferring your music, and sync- About the Author
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ing your computer with your iPhone.
Wallace Wang is the author of several best-selling
Wallace Wang, author of the best-selling My
New Mac, will show you, step-by-step, how to: computer books, including Steal This Computer e
Book, Steal This File Sharing Book, The Book of
> View weather predictions, traffic patterns,
Nero 7, and My New Mac (all No Starch Press). He is
flight information, and stocks
also a successful standup comic who has appeared
> Take notes, text message your friends, and on A&E’s “Evening at the Improv” and appears
browse the web regularly at the Riviera Comedy Club in Las Vegas.
> Customize your iPhone by rearranging icons
and changing its wallpaper and sound effects
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My New iPhone

My New™ iPhone
52 Simple Projects to Get You Started
Wallace WaNg
My New iPhone. Copyright © 2009 by Wallace Wang
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ISBN-10: 1-59327-195-6
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Publisher: William Pollock
Managing Editor: Megan Dunchak
Production Editor: Kathleen Mish
Cover and Interior Design: Octopod Studios
Developmental Editor: Tyler Ortman
Copyeditor: Lisa Theobald
Compositor: Riley Hoffman
Proofreaders: Cristina Chan and Megan Dunchak
Indexer: Jan Wright
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Wang, Wally.
My new iPhone : 52 simple projects to get you started / Wallace Wang.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-195-4
ISBN-10: 1-59327-195-6
1. iPhone (Smartphone) 2. Cellular telephones. 3. Digital music players. 4. Pocket computers. I. Title.
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Dedication
This book is dedicated to everyone who has ever used a mobile phone and found
it too limited, too confusing, and ultimately too frustrating. Welcome to the world
of the iPhone, which acts as a mobile phone and handheld computer capable of
playing games, browsing the Internet, playing music and video, retrieving and
sending email, and much more, while being easy to use at the same time. You’ll
find that your iPhone is one of the most sophisticated handheld computers on the
market today. With a little guidance from this book, you’ll be able to master all the
features crammed and buried in your iPhone. Get ready for a mobile phone expe-
rience that you’ll never receive from any other phone. The iPhone is in a class by
itself, and you’re about to find out how to make it uniquely your own.
Acknowledgments
This book owes its life to Bill Pollock, the publisher at No Starch Press, who pretty
much lets me write anything I want, as long as he thinks there’s a market for it.
Thanks also go to Kathleen Mish, Riley Hoffman, and Tyler Ortman for keeping this
entire project together and making sure everything in the book made sense and
really worked.
Additional thanks also go to Jack Dunning at ComputorEdge Online (http://
webserver.computoredge.com/online.mvc) for giving me a weekly Macintosh col-
umn, where I can write about Macintosh computers, iPhones, and anything else
related to Apple and personal computers. Thanks also goes to Monish Bhatia for
giving me a chance to write Macintosh hardware and software reviews for MacNN
(http://www.macnn.com/), one of the best little websites for tracking the latest
Apple news and rumors.
I’d also like to thank all the people I’ve met during my 18-year career as
a stand-up comedian: Steve Schirripa (who appeared on HBO’s hit show The
Sopranos) and Don Learned for giving me my first break performing in Las Vegas
at the Riviera Hotel & Casino, Russ Rivas, Dobie “The Uranus King” Maxwell,
Darrell Joyce, and Leo “The Man, the Myth, the Legend” Fontaine.
I’d also like to thank my radio comedy co-hosts on CyberSports Today (http://
www.cybersportstoday.com/), which airs on ESPN Radio (800 AM) in San Diego:
Dane Henderson and Alexia Lunaria. Dane and I are refugees from 103.7 FreeFM,
where we ran a show focusing on the unusual and supernatural. This let us chat
with folks who believed they were in contact with space aliens, as well as a tugboat
museum captain and a group of paramilitary, die-hard nationalists. We may not
have always known what we were doing, but every night was a complete blast until
the station switched to an all-music format and kicked us off the air.
Finally, I’d like to acknowledge my wife, Cassandra, my son, Jordan, and my
three cats, Bo, Scraps, and Nuit, for putting up with all my time spent sitting in
front of the computer instead of doing anything else, like cleaning the house or
putting books back where they belong.

Brief Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................xxiii
Part 1: Getting Started
Project 1: Turning Your iPhone On and Off ......................................................................................3
Project 2: Charging and Conserving Battery Power .......................................................................9
Project 3: Controlling the User Interface ........................................................................................17
Project 4: Typing on the Virtual Keyboard .....................................................................................27
Project 5: Searching Your iPhone ....................................................................................................41
Part 2: Modifying Your iPhone
Project 6: Rearranging Icons on the Home Screen .......................................................................47
Project 7: Customizing Your iPhone ...............................................................................................53
Project 8: Updating Your iPhone .....................................................................................................61
Project 9: Changing Your iPhone’s Language ...............................................................................65
Project 10: Resetting and Troubleshooting ...................................................................................71
Project 11: Installing and Uninstalling Applications ......................................................................77
Project 12: Synchronizing Data Between Your Computer and Your iPhone ..............................89
Part 3: Making Phone Calls
Project 13: Making Calls .................................................................................................................103
Project 14: Answering Calls ............................................................................................................111
Project 15: Making Conference Calls and Other Stuff to Do
While Talking on Your iPhone ............................................................................................119
Project 16: Sending and Receiving Text Messages .....................................................................127
Project 17: Reviewing Your Bill and Other Information ...............................................................137
Project 18: Creating Ringtones ......................................................................................................143
Part 4: Enjoying Music, Pictures, and Movies
Project 19: Listening to Music ........................................................................................................151
Project 20: Listening to Groups of Songs .....................................................................................159
Project 21: Customizing Your iPod Settings .................................................................................171
Project 22: Turning Your iPhone into a Radio ...............................................................................177
Project 23: Watching YouTube Videos ..........................................................................................185
Project 24: Watching TV Shows and Movies ................................................................................191
Project 25: Listening to Audiobooks and Podcasts ....................................................................199
Project 26: Browsing the iTunes Store ..........................................................................................207
Part 5: Browsing the Internet
Project 27: Viewing Web Pages ....................................................................................................215
Project 28: Bookmarking Your Favorite Websites .......................................................................223
Project 29: Personalizing the Safari Browser ................................................................................233
Project 30: Copying and Pasting Text from a Web Page ...........................................................239
Project 31: Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network .................................................................................243
Part 6: Using Email
Project 32: Setting Up an Email Account .....................................................................................251
Project 33: Reading Email. ..............................................................................................................255
Project 34: Writing and Sending Email .........................................................................................265
Part 7: Business Stuff
Project 35: Taking Notes.................................................................................................................277
Project 36: Recording Voice Memos .............................................................................................283
Project 37: Storing Contact Information .......................................................................................291
Project 38: Keeping Track of Appointments ................................................................................301
Project 39: Viewing Maps ...............................................................................................................311
Project 40: Finding a Location and Getting Directions ..............................................................317
Part 8: Fun Stuff
Project 41: Taking Pictures..............................................................................................................331
Project 42: Viewing Stored Pictures ..............................................................................................337
Project 43: Checking the Weather Forecast ................................................................................345
Project 44: Watching the Stock Market ........................................................................................351
Project 45: Using Your iPhone as a Clock, Alarm Clock, Stopwatch, and Timer......................357
Part 9: Safety and Privacy
Project 46: Protecting Your iPhone with a Passcode ..................................................................371
Project 47: Making an iPhone Kid Friendly ...................................................................................377
Part 10: Cool Things You Can Do with Apps
Project 48: Keeping Up with the News .........................................................................................385
Project 49: Storing Reference Material .........................................................................................393
Project 50: Traveling with Your iPhone .........................................................................................401
Project 51: Playing Games ..............................................................................................................407
Project 52: Communicating for Free .............................................................................................413
The Next Step ..................................................................................................................................423
Index ..............................................................................................................................................425
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Contents in Detail
Introduction .............................................................................................................................xxiii
How This Book Is Organized .........................................................................................................xxiv
Part 1: Getting Started
Project 1: Turning Your iPhone On and Off ..............................................................3
What You’ll Be Using ...........................................................................................................................4
Turning On Your iPhone .....................................................................................................................4
Turning Off Your iPhone ....................................................................................................................5
Putting Your iPhone to Sleep .............................................................................................................5
Putting Your iPhone to Sleep Automatically ....................................................................................5
Waking Up Your iPhone from Sleep ..................................................................................................6
Turning On Airplane Mode ................................................................................................................7
Additional Ideas for Turning Your iPhone On and Off....................................................................7
Q Turn Your iPhone into a Flashlight ....................................................................................8
Project 2: Charging and Conserving Battery Power..........................................9
What You’ll Be Using .........................................................................................................................10
Recharging Your iPhone ...................................................................................................................10
Turning Off Bluetooth .......................................................................................................................11
Turning Off Wi-Fi and 3G .................................................................................................................11
Turning Off Push Accounts ..............................................................................................................12
Turning Off Location Services .........................................................................................................13
Additional Ideas for Conserving Power ..........................................................................................14
Q Find Your Lost iPhone ........................................................................................................15
Project 3: Controlling the User Interface ................................................................17
What You’ll Be Using .........................................................................................................................18
Viewing the Home Screen ................................................................................................................18
Modifying the Home Button ............................................................................................................18
Turning the Ringer On and Off ........................................................................................................19
Adjusting the Volume .......................................................................................................................20
Using the Multi-Touch Screen ..........................................................................................................20
Using the Select Command..................................................................................................21
Using the Scroll Command ...................................................................................................22
Using the Zoom Command ..................................................................................................24
Additional Ideas for Controlling Your iPhone ................................................................................25
Project 4: Typing on the Virtual Keyboard .............................................................27
What You’ll Be Using .........................................................................................................................28
Switching Between Keyboards ........................................................................................................28