Amazon.com Review You love your iPhone 3G and you?ve found out that it?s mighty simple to use out-of-the-box, but you might not know that some of its most useful and powerful features are hidden away in obscure parts of the system. You?ve found out that your iPhone 3G doesn’t get in your way when you’re trying to be productive or creative, but sometimes it will do something (or force you to do something) that just makes you want to scratch your head in wonderment. You?ve found out that your iPhone 3G’s robust design makes it a reliable device day after day, but even the best-built machines can have problems. When you come upon the iPhone 3G’s dark side, you might consider making an appointment with your local Apple Store’s Genius Bar, and more often than not the on-duty genius will give you good advice on how to overcome the iPhone 3G’s limitations, work around its annoyances, and fix its failures. The Genius Bar is a great thing, but it isn’t exactly a convenie (more…)
Phoenix
on Jul 16th, 2009
@ 2:26 am:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great access to good information
The iPhone is really a very portable computer that includes a telephone. This book, along with one other book, makes learning to use the features of the iPhone a realistic…
Cuthbert
on Jul 16th, 2009
@ 6:27 am:
5.0 out of 5 stars
IPhone 3G Portable Genius
If you want the perfect reference book for your IPhone 3G then this is the book for you. I have a hard time with reading instructions most of the time but this book is user…
Nellie
on Jul 16th, 2009
@ 6:54 am:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ok but not great
I bought this and also the Missing Manual.
The missing manual is better written and much more informative, but instead of getting the second edition I was shipped an older…
Fulbright
on Jul 16th, 2009
@ 1:17 pm:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The book both my uber geek spouse and I agreed on
My husband and I generally don’t look for the same things in a technical manual. He’s a programmer by trade and can handle complexity.
Caesarea
on Jul 16th, 2009
@ 3:05 pm:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just Give Me the Facts
What I like most about this little book is that it gives me the facts I need to get productive FAST!!!!
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on Jul 16th, 2009
@ 6:31 pm:
4.0 out of 5 stars
3G Genius??
Chaulk full of information that has been pulled together for easy reference, most of the information I already new about, but a few things came in handy!!
Riordan
on Jul 16th, 2009
@ 8:07 pm:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally… A genius to hold your hand
I am a self-confessed Apple lover and part-time geek. Living in the UK, I was one of the first Brits to get by grubby paws on the original iPhone – a mere 3 days after it went on…
Edsel
on Jul 16th, 2009
@ 9:31 pm:
4.0 out of 5 stars
great resource
I thought I knew everythign about my iphone. I am the type to figure out and not read directions. There are a lot of tips and tricks in here that you cant possibly figure out on…
Irene
on Jul 16th, 2009
@ 11:45 pm:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very disappointed
Like the 2-star reviewer, I bought this book based on the other reviews. It really doesn’t offer anything that I didn’t learn from just playing with the phone.
Osric
on Jul 16th, 2009
@ 11:59 pm:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Great graphics, But Nothing Genius About It
I bought an iPhone this year in January, and bought iPhone, The Missing Manual by David Pogue, from Amazon.