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iPhone SDK Application Development: Building Applications for the AppStore

Jonathan Zdziarski

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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.

iPhone Fully Loaded

Andy Ihnatko

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Total reviews: 21 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Beyond the Basics 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

If you're looking for an instruction manual on the basics of the iPhone, this is not your book. Look up the owner's manual on the apple website for free or read one of the many other books on iPhone basics. If you're ready to take the next step in expanding your grasp of not only the iPhone, but also the entire web, this is your book. This book was exactly what I was looking for.
As others mentioned, this book does not describe some of the basic features of the iPhone, but assumes the reader already knows most of these things. It instead delves into how you can utilize web programs and iTunes to your advantage to overcome certain limitations of the iPhone. I have already ready some chapters several times and find new information every time. Andy Ihnatko has a humorous writing style and this was a very enjoyable read. I will continue to reference this book after I have finally retired it from the reading pile.
I will definitely look forward to any future books by Mr. Ihnatko.

Editorial Review:

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.

PC Annoyances, Second Edition

Steve Bass

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In every PC user's life, there's a point when desperate measures must be taken. Some push their PC off a pier or chuck it into a landfill. Others turn their former computing ally into a planter box. But don't give up on your PC yet--help is at hand. This easy to read, accessible book from PC World expert Steve Bass covers the waterfront of PC gripes and gremlins, with fixes for everything from Windows glitches to browsers that won't browse. Each fix is served up in bite-sized portions for quick reading--and even quicker fixing. A revised version of its best-selling predecessor, the 2nd edition offers 50 additional pages and over 120 new fixed annoyances. This reader-friendly book tackles problems related to a wide-ranging number of topics:

Windows--King of Annoyances! learn how to kick Windows in the rear, overcome glitches, take charge of the interface, live with the dreaded Service Pack 2 Hardware--wake up your DSL, tame your notebook, silence your PC's fan, work wonders with your scanner, and save paper Email--from Outlook to Eudora! Defeat spam, avoid mailing list hassles, send big files, manage folders Microsoft Office--learn workarounds for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that help you back up the unbackable and automate data entry Internet--shake up IE, stop Flash, outsmart defaults, control Favorites, add the Google toolbar to Netscape

Plus, you get access to more than one hundred utilities that will help you squash bugs, enhance your email, untangle a system snarl, and much more. If your PC has ever annoyed you (do we see several billion raised hands?), PC Annoyances is for you. With the flip of a page or two, you can fix that faux pas and have your PC purring again.

Microsoft Entourage 2004 for Mac OS X (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Steve Schwartz

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Both by itself and as part of Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac OS X, Entourage 2004 is about more than just email: It's about managing contacts and setting up appointments and creating task lists. But most of all it's about organization--providing a unified view for sharing, creating, and managing the information that threatens to engulf us. Here to help you make the most of it is the first Visual QuickStart Guide devoted entirely to the topic. In these pages you'll find all the task-based, step-by-step instruction you need to master every aspect of Entourage--from managing multiple email accounts to setting up groups, creating customized send and receive schedules, and more. Best of all, youkinny on all of Entourage 2004's new features--most notably, the very cool Project Center, which provides a single location from which you can view and organize all of the email, files, contacts, meetings, and tasks associated with a given project.

Take Control of Apple Mail: Solve Problems, Work Smart, and End Spam

Joe Kissell, Adam Engst

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Mail, Apple's built-in mail application with Mac OS X, is largely unsung. It's used by millions of users, but there's no manual to show you the ropes. In Take Control of Apple Mail, longtime Mac consultant and writer Joe Kissell puts Mail through its paces, teaching you in step-by-step, illustrated examples how to best configure and use Mail's simple yet powerful features. You'll learn numerous solutions to real-world confusions and problems with Apple Mail, such as fixingproblems related to sending and receiving mail, dealing withauthentication errors, sending attachments successfully, repairingdamaged mailboxes, and connecting to Exchange servers. Joe alsocovers various ways to address outgoing messages quickly, backup and restore email, set up rules, and more.Along the way, you'll learn how to prevent spam from overtaking your mailbox, while two appendices cover related issues including sources and a brief description for third-party software that can enhance or supplement Mail.

iChat AV 2 for Mac OS X (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Jeff Carlson

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If you thought instant messaging was cool, wait 'til you see iChat AV! By adding audio and video to the mix, Apple has taken iChat into the Jetsons-style future; this guide promises to get you there with it. With access to more than 100 million AOL Instant Messenger and Mac users, iChat AV ensures that you get face time with friends and family, wherever they are. This friendly, task-based guide gets you up and running fast as it covers the basics of setting up and working with iChat: creating your Buddy List, sending instant messages, initiating audio and video chats, configuring your FireWire Webcam, creating chat rooms, transferring files, and more. You'll also learn how to take advantage of Mac OS X's Mail and Address Book applications, which work seamlessly with iChat. Simple step-by-step instructions peppered with hundreds of screen shots and loads of time-saving tips step you through each iChat AV task--until with veteran author Jeff Carlson's help, you've mastered them all!