Customer Reviews

iPhone Fully Loaded (Iphone Fully Loaded: If You've Got It, You Can Iphone It)

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I didn't expect to learn anything new from this book but I'm a fan of the Apple Phoneshow (Scott Bourne - Podango) and Andy is a regular on the show. I enjoy his commentary so the book purchase seemed like a "no brainer". I'm not disappointed. The writing style is fun and entertaining -- as if you're talking tech with one of your funnier friends. The book is also visually pleasing with nice layout, screen prints and quality paper. What really impressed me though is the content. Andy didn't slap together yet another gadget book but created a thoughtful and compelling tutorial for a huge number of things you can do with your iPhone (without bricking it) that are both useful and entertaining. Both Mac and PC users will find plenty of opportunities to extend their iPhones.

It is difficult for me to say which tip I liked the best since so many are genuinely useful and most of them give me another good reason to stop lugging my laptop everywhere I go. Buy this book if you want to get the absolute most from your iPhone. It's also the perfect holiday gift for your iPhone fanatic friends - it will keep them busy for the rest of the year.

I posted a one star review of this product a few days ago. Amazon initially published it, and then pulled it entirely after the author wrote a comment arguing against the claim that I made that this book looks like a cut and paste job with chapters that apply to anyone with an ipod or anyone who has a computer with an internet connection. If you doubt me, compare the table of contents of this book with the author's other book "Ipod fully loaded." I defy anyone to conclude this the contents of this book differ in any significant way from "Ipod fully loaded" published in 2006 on issues related to ripping cd's, ripping dvd's, or getting radio programs, television programs, podcasts, or other content onto your iphone. Incredibly, "ipod fully loaded" has a chapter on email--which this book doesn't have. This book does not discuss the iphone's settings, or any of the great iphone specific features such as google maps, you-tube, stocks, weather, email, etc. Amazingly, if you look at the index of the book for the word "phone", it isn't there. Why? Because it doesn't even mention the iphone's phone features, getting contacts into the iphone, customing the phone settings or anything even closely related. I have no hidden agenda here. I am not pushing someone else's book, and I am not writing a book. I am just a guy with a lot of Amazon purchases over many years who honestly says that this book is a huge disappointment if you want to learn about iphone specific information. I hope Amazon will leave this post up this time.

This book by Andy Ihnatko is one of the most entertaining tech books I've ever read. Not only is Andy's writing style quite personal and irreverent, but the tips he includes can help even power users (like me)! Again, a must buy for those who want to get more than the base functionality out of the iPhone. Recommended!

Wonderful book!! Andy Ihnatko has put together a book that is absolutely the best layout, writing style, and content that you could ask for in an iPhone book. I thumbed through at least a half dozen other iPhone books several months ago and found maybe a handful of new things in them. Andy's book is packed full of good and relavent info that is useful and NOT simply how to use the iPhone to check email, listen to music, browse the web, and all the other tasks that anybody can figure out on their own after five minutes with an Apple product. Also, Andy's sense of humor keeps things fun.

I am only 50 pages into this book and I have not only learned tons of cool stuff, I am laughing my you-know-what off (people are starting to stare at me on the subway).

This guy needs to write manuals for every kind of computer software and hardware out there. Because this is the only one that I will probably actually read cover to cover and even learn a few things from!

Great tips. Great insight. And fun to read. Ever heard of a technical manual like that? Me neither.

If you're looking for an instruction manual on the basics of the iPhone, this is not your book. Look up the owner's manual on the apple website for free or read one of the many other books on iPhone basics. If you're ready to take the next step in expanding your grasp of not only the iPhone, but also the entire web, this is your book. This book was exactly what I was looking for.
As others mentioned, this book does not describe some of the basic features of the iPhone, but assumes the reader already knows most of these things. It instead delves into how you can utilize web programs and iTunes to your advantage to overcome certain limitations of the iPhone. I have already ready some chapters several times and find new information every time. Andy Ihnatko has a humorous writing style and this was a very enjoyable read. I will continue to reference this book after I have finally retired it from the reading pile.
I will definitely look forward to any future books by Mr. Ihnatko.

Great information beyond the basics, excellent tips, fun and easy writing style. Have purchased five iPhone books for referrence or gifts and this one is by far the top of the pack.

I found this book very useful for setting up itune smart list as well as RSS feeds for daily information.

This is definitely the book to get if you want to take control of your iPhone. It contains a wide variety of extremely useful tips and tricks, and is a hilarious read from start to finish. Thanks Andy!

Great book looking at things that the other books don't cover. Andy is also extremely funny as an author and a bit of an online celebrity as a regular on MacBreak Weekly.