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Missing Manual guru David Pogue himself wrote this sleek, informative book on Apple's latest technology for the masses, making me wonder if he's an avid iPhone user and fan rather than just writing this "manual" to satisfy the demands of the public. Actually, despite the fact that only Pogue is given cover credit as the author, I discovered in the "Missing Credits" that J.D. Biersdorfer (I thought the days of female author's needing to disguise their gender by using initials for their first and middle names were long gone) wrote the iTunes, syncing, and accessories chapters. I've said in the past that no one person writes a book and in fact, it takes a talented and dedicated team to see a book from conception to book store shelf (or Amazon.com) and this credits section supports that statement completely.
The book doesn't really say (unless it's hidden in some nether region within its pages) if Pogue is an iPhone user, but I suspect he is...or at least was for the time he and Biersdorfer were authoring this text. It's everything I've come to expect from a "Missing Manual" and when it comes to this series, I expect a lot. Maybe it's just that I haven't reviewed a book from this series in a while, but the first thing that caught my gaze (as opposed to my eye...it seldom actually pops out of its socket, requiring catching) was the snazzy black and green color theme of the cover. Opening the pages, I saw that full color was used in many (but not all) of the screenshots and other graphics. You may say that this isn't a critical issue, but it does lend to the experience of actually using an iPhone...especially if you are reading this book and have yet to actually purchase the Apple product.
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