How to Do Everything iCloud

by Rich, Jason R.

• ISBN13: 9780071790178
• ISBN10: 0071790179
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-21
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

Summary

Get off the ground with iCloudApple's revolutionary file storage system How to Do Everything: iCloudexplains how to wirelessly exchange and update information across all of your Apple devices, including the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and any Mac computers running OS X Lion. Learn how to easily share and back up files and data, including music, photos, documents, and videos. This step-by-step guide introduces you to the new iCloud service and all of its key features and functions, providing a comprehensive understanding of what this service does and how to best utilize it. Screen shots and tutorials help you start using all aspects of iCloud quickly. How to Do Everything: iCloud Contains easy-to-follow instructions with screenshots and illustrations that explain the nine iCloud featuresiTunes, Photo Stream, Apps, Books, Documents, Backup, Contacts, Calendar, and Mail Includes "How To" and "Did You Know?" sidebars that provide extra information to help you with tricky issues and queries Offers troubleshooting sidebars with detailed instructions for working around problems Explains how to synchronize data across the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac Coverage includes: Online File-Sharing; Learn What a Cloud-Based Online File Sharing Service Is; How Mac Users Can Utilize iCloud; How iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Users Can Utilize iCloud; Migrate from Apple MobileMe; Manage Your Digital Music Library with iCloud; Use the Premium iTunes Match Service; Use iCloud to Store and Manage Your Digital Photos; Share Documents and Files with a Wireless Connection; Use iCloud with Third-Party Mac Software & iOS Apps; iCloud vs. The Competition; Use iCloud With Your iPhone or iPad That's Running iOS 5; Manage Apps & eBooks with iCloud; Back-Up Your iPhone & iPad with iCloud; Sync Your Contacts, Calendar, Email and Other App Data

Table of Contents

Part I: Learn About Online File-Sharing & Apple's iCloud
Chapter 1: Learn About Cloud-Based Online File Sharing Services
Chapter 2: How Mac Users Can Utilize iCloud
Chapter 3: How iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Users Can Utilize iCloud
Chapter 4: Migrate from Apple MobileMe to iCloud
Part II: Manage Your Music and Photos in the Cloud
Chapter 5: Manage Your Digital Music Library with iCloud
Chapter 6: Use the Premium iTunes Match Service
Chapter 7: Use iCloud to Store and Manage Your Digital Photos
Part III: Share Documents, Music, Data and More via iCloud and Other Services
Chapter 8: Share Documents and Files with iCloud
Chapter 9: Cloud-Based File/Document Sharing Alternatives To iCloud
Chapter 10: Cloud-Based Music Service Alternatives to iCloud
Chapter 11: The Microsoft 365 and Google Docs Alternative To iCloud
Part IV: Use iCloud with Your iPhone and iPad Running iOS 5
Chapter 12: Manage Apps, App-Related Data and eBooks with iCloud
Chapter 13: Back-Up Your iPhone and iPad with iCloud
Chapter 14: iCloud and Apple TV: The Perfect Entertainment Combination
Appendix A: Troubleshoot iCloud-Related Problems
Index