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Overview
Sams Teach Yourself iCloud in 10 Minutes, Second Edition, offers straightforward, practical information designed to get you up and running quickly and easily. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to know to effectively use Apple’s iCloud online services. Each compact lesson zeroes in on a specific aspect of iCloud, explained through concise and informative descriptions along with accurate and easy to follow step-by-step instructions. You’ll quickly become comfortable performing the most important iCloud tasks to make the most of what iCloud offers every day!
10 minutes is all you need to learn how to…
- Obtain an iCloud account and use your own iCloud website.
- Configure iCloud services on iPhones, iPads, iPod touches, Macs, and Windows PCs.
- Use iCloud with your iTunes music, apps, and books to ensure you have great content on all your devices.
- Take advantage of iTunes Match to stream your iTunes music wherever you are.
- Use Photo Stream for instant access to photos you take with an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad on all your other mobile devices and computers; you can also share your photos with others and view photos being shared with you.
- Have easy access to the same document files on iOS devices and computers so that you can efficiently work whenever and wherever you need to.
- Use iCloud’s great email, calendar,contact, and other tools to automatically have the same information on all your devices.
- Locate your devices, secure them if they aren’t under your control, and protect your data with online backups.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780132967204 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Pearson Education |
| Publication date: | 02/13/2012 |
| Series: | Sams Teach Yourself -- Minutes |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 240 |
| File size: | 19 MB |
| Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
About the Author
Brad Miser has written extensively about technology, with his favorite topics being Apple’s amazing “i” technology, including iPods, iPhones, and iCloud. In addition to Sams Teach Yourself iCloud, 2nd Edition, books Brad has written include: My iPod touch, 4th Edition; My iPhone,6th Edition; and iTunes and iCloud for iPhones, iPads, and Pod touches Absolute Beginner’s Guide. He has also been an author, development editor, or technical editor on more than 50 other titles.
Brad is or has been a sales support specialist, the director of product and customer services, and the manager of education and support services for several software development companies. 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.
Originally from California, Brad now lives in Brownsburg, Indiana, with his wife Amy; their three daughters, Jill, Emily, and Grace; a rabbit; and a sometimes-inside cat.
Brad would love to hear about your experiences with this book (the good, the bad, and the ugly). You can write to him at bradmiser@icloud.com.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1 Getting Started with Your iCloud Account and Website 5
Understanding iCloud 5
Obtaining an iCloud Account 9
Using Your iCloud Website 16
Summary 22
2 Configuring iCloud on an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad 23
Configuring iCloud on an iOS Device 23
Performing Basic iCloud Configuration on an iOS Device 24
Configuring Information Updates on an iOS Device 28
Performing Advanced iCloud Account Configurations 31
Summary 35
3 Configuring iCloud on Macintosh Computers 37
Logging In to Your iCloud Account 37
Configuring and Managing Your iCloud Services 39
Using the Back to My Mac Feature 43
Summary 44
4 Configuring iCloud on Windows Computers 45
Downloading and Installing the iCloud Control Panel 45
Logging In to Your iCloud Account 46
Configuring and Managing Your iCloud Services 47
Summary 52
5 Using iCloud with iTunes Music, Apps, and Books 53
Understanding Automatic iTunes Store Purchase Downloading 53
Using iCloud to Download iTunes Store Purchases on an iOS Device 54
Using iCloud to Automatically Download iTunes Store Purchases on a Mac 68
Using iCloud to Automatically Download iTunes Store Purchases on a Windows PC 70
Summary 71
6 Using iTunes Match with Your Music 73
Understanding iTunes Match 73
Configuring and Managing iTunes Match in iTunes 75
Listening to Your iTunes Match Music on an iOS Device 78
Listening to Your iTunes Match Music on a Computer 82
Summary 85
7 Using iCloud with Your Photos 87
Understanding Photo Stream 87
Using Photo Stream with iOS Devices 90
Using Photo Stream with a Mac 102
Using Photo Stream with a Windows PC 117
Using Photo Stream with an Apple TV 125
Summary 127
8 Using iCloud with Your Documents 129
Syncing Documents with iCloud 129
Enabling iCloud Document Syncing 131
Syncing Documents Using iCloud-Aware Apps 134
Manually Syncing Documents Through iCloud 142
Summary 152
9 Configuring Your iCloud Email 153
Working with iCloud Email 153
Setting Up iCloud Email on iOS Devices 154
Configuring iCloud Email on a Mac 166
Configuring iCloud Email on Windows PCs 169
Using the iCloud Mail Web Application 173
Working with Email Aliases 175
Summary 177
10 Using iCloud to Manage Your Contacts 179
Using iCloud to Manage Contact Information 179
Configuring iCloud for Contacts on an iOS Device 180
Configuring iCloud Contact Syncing on a Mac 182
Configuring iCloud Contact Syncing on a Windows PC 183
Using the iCloud Contacts Web Application 185
Summary 188
11 Using iCloud with Your Calendars 189
Using iCloud to Manage Your Calendars 189
Configuring iCloud Calendars on an iOS Device 190
Configuring iCloud Calendar Syncing on a Mac 195
Configuring iCloud Calendar Syncing on a Windows PC 196
Using the iCloud Calendar Web App 198
Summary 200
12 Using iCloud to Sync Other Information 201
Understanding Other Sync Options 201
Configuring Other Sync Options on an iOS Device 202
Configuring Other Sync Options on a Mac 204
Configuring Other Sync Options on a Windows PC 205
Summary 207
13 Using iCloud to Locate and Secure Your Devices 209
Using iCloud to Find Devices 209
Finding iOS Devices 210
Finding Macs 219
Summary 221
14 Using iCloud to Back Up and Restore Devices 223
Backing Up iOS Devices 223
Restoring iOS Devices from a Backup 229
Managing Your iCloud Storage Space 233
Summary 234
Index 235