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Taking Your iPad to the Max

Apress
  • One of the first consumer iPad books available
  • Erica Sadun is a well known best selling Apple products book author.
  • Apple's success with mobile devices based on the iPhone OS exceeded all expectations, and the new iPad is likely to become the hottest thing yet.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Bringing Your iPad Home

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 1-16
  3. Putting Your Data and Media on Your iPad

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 17-51
  4. Exploring the iPad Hardware

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 53-71
  5. Interacting with Your iPad

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 73-102
  6. Connecting to the Internet

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 103-120
  7. Browsing the Internet with Safari

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 121-141
  8. Touching Your Music and Video

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 143-180
  9. Shopping for Apps, Books, Music, and More

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 181-202
  10. Using iBooks

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 203-227
  11. Leveraging Your Desk Set

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 229-248
  12. Setting Up and Using Mail

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 249-271
  13. Working with Maps

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 273-299
  14. Touching Your Digital Photos

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 301-328
  15. On the Go with iWork

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 329-358
  16. Other Great Ways to Use Your iPad

    • Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Erica Sadun
    Pages 359-385
  17. Back Matter

    Pages 387-421

About this book

It looks different. It acts different. There's no right way to hold it. It responds to the touch of your fingertips. It's the Internet in your lap. It connects to the world, yet it is as personal as a well-worn book.

Taking Your iPad to the Max is written so that anyone, from a computer-savvy teenager to a 92-year-old great-grandmother, can quickly get up to speed on Apple's latest hit. As bloggers at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (tuaw.com), we have the happy privilege of working with Apple products every day. The iPad is so different from any computer you've ever used, and we realize many people could use a helping hand, to feel comfortable buying and using an iPad. We take you from selecting and buying an iPad, to connecting it to the Internet, and then demonstrate just how to use the incredible power of the iPad and all its apps to enhance your life.

Whether you're using your iPad to surf the Internet, admire family photos, listen to music, watch movies, or read a book, we're here to guide you. We show you how your iPad can be a virtual shopping mall, opening the door to purchases of music, books, videos, and movies. We help you organize your daily life through the use of Calendar, Notes, and Contacts, communicate with friends and colleagues with Mail, and find your way with Maps.

The iPad is more than the ultimate leisure device; it's also a work tool. Taking Your iPad to the Max guides you through the basics of Apple's iWork suite for iPad. Learn to create business or personal documents with Pages, make professional presentations with Keynote, and keep data and finances under control with Numbers.

About the authors

Erica Sadun holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has written, co-written, and contributed to almost two dozen books about technology, particularly in the areas of programming, digital video, and digital photography. An unrepentant geek, Sadun has never met a gadget she didn't need. Her checkered past includes run-ins with NeXT, Newton, and a vast myriad of both successful and unsuccessful technologies. When not writing, she and her geek husband parent three adorable geeks-in-training, who regard their parents with restrained bemusement. Eight Ways to Get the Most out of Your Zune, the O'Reilly shortcut, and Modding Mac OS X, also from O'Reilly, are her latest books. She also wrote Taking Your iPhone to the Max.

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Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 19.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 29.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access