MobileMe for Small Business Portable Genius [Paperback]

Brad Miser (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470436417 | ISBN-13: 978-0470436417 | Publication Date: May 4, 2009 | Edition: 1

The Genius is in.

You don't have to be a genius to use MobileMe for your small business. But if you want to get the very most out of it, put this savvy Portable Genius guide to work. Want to see all that MobileMe can do to help you grow your small business? Learn how to set up MobileMe accounts for your employees? Synchronize calendars and business contacts to keep you connected with your colleagues and clients? Publish a company Web site with a click? You'll find cool and useful Genius tips, full-color screenshots, and pages of easy-to-access shortcuts and tools that will save you loads of time so you can make your business succeed.

Portable GENIUS

Fun, hip, and straightforward, the new Portable Genius series gives forward-thinking Apple users useful information in handy, compact books that are easy to navigate and don't skimp on the essentials. Collect the whole series and make the most of your Apple digital lifestyle.

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About the Author

Brad Miser has written more than 30 books on various technology topics, including Teach Yourself Visually MacBook, MacBook Pro Portable Genius, My iPhone, Teach Yourself Visually MacBook Air, and MacBook Portable Genius. He has been a coauthor, development editor, or technical editor on more than 50 other titles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (May 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470436417
• ISBN-13: 978-0470436417
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #929,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Brad Miser has written extensively about computers and related technology, with his favorite topics being anything related to Macintosh computers. Brad's most recent book is the Mac User's Guide to Living Wirelessly, Brad has written Absolute Beginner's Guide to iPod and iTunes, 2nd Edition; Special Edition Using Mac OS X Tiger, Special Edition Using Mac OS X, v10.3 Panther; Absolute Beginner's Guide to Homeschooling; Mac OS X and iLife: Using iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD; and Using Mac OS 8.5. He has been an author, development editor, or technical editor on more than 50 other titles. He has also published articles in MacAddict magazine along with other publications. He has been a featured speaker on various topics at Macworld Expo, at user group meetings, and in other venues.
Brad is the manager of education and support services for a software development company. Previously, he was the lead proposal specialist for an aircraft engine manufacturer, a development editor for a computer book publisher, and a civilian aviation test officer/engineer for the U.S. Army. Brad holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo and has received advanced education in maintainability engineering, business, and other topics.
In addition to his passion for technology, Brad likes to ride his motorcycle, run, and play racquetball; playing with home theater technology is also a favorite pastime.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MobileMe for Small business Portable Genius, December 17, 2009

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Manuel A. Cappella - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MobileMe for Small Business Portable Genius (Paperback)

Very ood book. It has lots of good information as to how to use MobileMe. Especially conferences and group meetings. My only dissapointment was that it does not tell me how to sinchronize POP e-mail accounts (or if that can be doe) or how to connect to my Microsoft Outlook work e-mail through a VPN tunnel, despite tha fact that I have all the required passwords, including the secret word.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mobile Me Portable Genius, May 31, 2009

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Edwin H. Scott (Augusta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MobileMe for Small Business Portable Genius (Paperback)

A good introduction to working with Mobile Me, very good how to get things done.

2.0 out of 5 stars AVOID APLUS.NET for a domain registrar..., February 19, 2011

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Ned Baker (Kasama, Northern Zambia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MobileMe for Small Business Portable Genius (Paperback)

I read over this book in a bookstore and found it a very basic but useful outline of how MobileMe can be used for small businesses, however, I would ABSOLUTELY NOT USE APLUS.NET for a domain registrar, as the author suggests.

I was planning to buy a domain and foolishly followed their advice, learning the hard way that APlus.net has AWFUL customer service and support, and most importantly an incomplete product offering (for example: you have to set a CNAME to successfully host your site on MobileMe. This option is included standard through other domain registrars like GoDaddy, but APlus.net requires you to add a "Domain Monitoring" service at $6/year--most of which you won't need--just to have that necessary option to set a CNAME). I'd have gladly paid more for my domain registration if it meant having adequate service and support.

Otherwise the author explains the MobileMe-hosting process correctly, but shoots itself in the foot in the most puzzling way by recommending a domain registrar that leaves much to be desired. Sorry to rate the whole book badly on this one point, but I'd expect the author to research this better and it completely erodes my trust in this and other works if they would make such a glaringly bad endorsement.