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Book Description

Get a rapid introduction to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch programming. With this easy-to-follow guide, you’ll learn the steps necessary for developing your first marketable iOS application, from opening Xcode to submitting your product to the App Store. Whether you’re a developer new to Mac programming or an experienced Mac developer ready to tackle iOS, this is your book.

You’ll learn about Objective-C and the core frameworks hands-on by writing iOS applications that use them, giving you the basic skills for building your own applications independently. Packed with code samples, this book is refreshed and updated for iOS 5 and Xcode 4.

• Discover the advantages of building native iOS apps
• Get started with Objective-C and the Cocoa Touch frameworks
• Dive deep into the table view classes for building user interfaces
• Handle data input, parse XML and JSON documents, and store data on SQLite
• Use iOS sensors, including the accelerometer, magnetometer, camera, and GPS
• Build apps that use the Core Location and MapKit frameworks
• Integrate Apple’s iCloud service into your applications

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Why Go Native?
Chapter 2. Becoming a Developer Download Now »

Book Description

If you’re considering a Mac OS X server for your small business, school, nonprofit, or home network, this easy-to-follow guide will help you get up and running in no time. You’ll learn how to share files, mail, and calendar information on your desktops, iPads, iPhones, and other devices, whether you’re new to Mac OS X servers or need to update your skills for the Lion edition.

Discover how to configure your network to include multiple operating systems—including Mac, iOS, and Windows—and set up servers for wikis, websites, and podcasts with relative ease.

• Plan your installation to make sure you have the right server hardware
• Control data access with permissions, and use Apple’s Time Machine to back up your network
• Share contacts, schedules, and instant messaging with groupware
• Manage wikis, blogs, and websites with Lion’s web service
• Build an email server and protect it against spam and malware
• Handle preferences for the network’s Apple computers and iOS devices
• Deploy new Apple computers to the network with disk imaging

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Planning
Chapter 2. Installation
Chapter 3. Sharing and Backing Up Files Download Now »

Book Description

iBooks Author is the first tool of its kind. Never before have publishers, authors, and content creators had a tool for making dynamic, interactive ebooks in a WYSIWYG environment. This book is intended to get you up and writing in iBooks Author. You’ll learn what to expect from this new tool and what its strengths and limitations are. You’ll see how you can create beautifully designed pages and how you can bring those designs to life with interactive content in ways that, before now, were only possible in a web browser on the Internet. You’ll also find out how to navigate the occasionally tricky terrain of Apple’s ecosystem so that you can get your book published to the iBookstore.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Tour
Chapter 2. Book Building Basics
Chapter 3. Text
Chapter 4. Objects
Chapter 5. Layouts
Chapter 6. Publish Your Book

About the Author
Nellie McKesson is a production specialist at O’Reilly Media, where she focuses on ebook development and improved production processes while also overseeing book reprints and errata. She began as a print layout specialist with an expert knowledge of InDesign. Download Now »

Book Description

Taking Your iPad to the Max, iOS 5 Edition is written so that anyone can quickly get up to speed on Apple’s latest hit. As bloggers at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW.com), the authors have the happy privilege of working with Apple products every day, and they’ll guide you through all of the perks of being an iPad owner with access to all the new and amazing features in iOS 5. This book takes you from selecting and buying an iPad, to connecting it to the Internet, to using 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 or edit family photos, listen to music, watch movies, create or edit movies, or read a book, this book will help guide you. Discover how your iPad can be a virtual shopping mall, opening the door to purchases of music, books, videos, and movies. This book will 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. You’ll also learn how get the most out of your iPad’s two cameras, and you’ll learn how iCloud keeps all of your documents and photos in sync across all your Apple devices. You’ll also learn about great new iOS 5 features like Reminders, Notification Center, iMessage, Newsstand, and PC-Free updates.

Taking Your iPad to the Max, iOS 5 Edition introduces the essentials of using your iPad for recreation, travel, and work—and includes 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. You’ll also learn how to use iLife’s suite of apps, including iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand on the iPad.

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Book Description

The new iOS 5-driven iPod touch devices are much more than just music. These have all the features of a PDA—including email, calendar, Google Maps, the App Store, and even phone capabilities—as well as the ability to watch movies and play your favorite games, all packed into Apple’s sleek design.

With iPod touch Made Simple, iOS 5 Edition, you’ll learn how to take advantage of all these features and more, now available using the new iOS 5. Packed with over 1,000 visuals and screenshots, this book will help you master all the functions of the iPod touch devices that run iOS 5 and teach you time-saving techniques and tips along the way.

Written by two successful smartphone trainers and authors, this is the go-to guide for the iPod touch!

What you’ll learn

• Support for both Windows and Mac users
• Sync and manage all your music on the iPod touch or your computer
• Find the best App Store applications and games
• Save time with copy/paste & Spotlight search
• Play music, videos, TV shows, and podcasts
• Sync playlists, videos, contacts, calendar, and notes
• Fast email, phone, calendar, and browser tips
• Use Google Maps to find just about anything! Download Now »

Book Description

The iPhone is the hottest gadget of our generation, and much of its success has been fueled by the App Store, Apple’s online marketplace for iPhone applications. Over 1 billion apps were downloaded during the nine months following the launch of the App Store, ranging from the simplest games to the most complex business apps. Everyone has an idea for the next bestselling iPhone app—presumably, that’s why you’re reading this now! And with the popularity of the iPad, this demand will just continue to grow.

So how do you build an application for the iPhone and iPad? Don’t you need to spend years learning complicated programming languages? What about Objective-C and Cocoa touch ? The answer is that you don’t need to know any of those things! Anybody can start building simple apps for the iPhone and iPad, and this book will show you how.

This update of an Apress bestseller walks you through creating your first app, using plain English and practical examples using the iOS 5 software development platform and more. It cuts through the fog of jargon and misinformation that surrounds iPhone and iPad application development, and gives you simple, step-by-step instructions to get you started.

• Teaches iPhone and iPad apps development in language anyone can understand
• Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy, using iOS 5
• Offers videos that enable you to follow along with the author—it’s like your own private classroom

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