iPhone: The Missing Manual, 5th Edition

The Missing Credits

David Pogue (author) writes a weekly tech column for The New York Times and a monthly column for Scientific American. He’s an Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, the host of NOVA scienceNOW on PBS, and the creator of the Missing Manual series. He’s the author or coauthor of 53 books, including 27 in this series; six in the “For Dummies” line (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music); two novels (one for middle-schoolers); and The World According to Twitter. In his other life, David is a former Broadway show conductor, a piano player, and a magician. He lives in Connecticut with his three awesome children.

Links to his columns and weekly videos await at www.davidpogue.com. He welcomes feedback about his books by email at [e-mail].

Julie Van Keuren (copy editor) is a freelance editor, writer, and desktop publisher who runs her “little media empire” from her home in Billings, Montana. In her spare time she enjoys swimming, biking, running, and (hey, why not?) triathlons. She and her husband, M.H., have two sons, Dexter and Michael. Email: [e-mail].

Phil Simpson (design and layout) runs his graphic design business from Southbury, Connecticut. His work includes corporate branding, publication design, communications support, and advertising. In his free time he is a homebrewer, ice cream maker, wannabe woodworker, and is on a few tasting panels. He lives with his wife and three great felines. Email: [e-mail].

Rich Koster (technical reviewer). The iPhone became Rich’s first cellphone (and first iPod) the very first evening it was sold by Apple. It’s been his faithful electronic companion through the years since, being replaced by new iPhone versions as they came out. From the start, he began corresponding with David Pogue, sharing tips, tricks, and observations; eventually, David asked him to be the beta reader of the first edition of iPhone: The Missing Manual—and hired him as the tech editor of subsequent editions. Rich is a husband, father, graphics artist, writer, and Disney fan (@DisneyEcho on Twitter).

Acknowledgments

The Missing Manual series is a joint venture between the dream team introduced on these pages and O’Reilly Media. I’m grateful to all of them, especially to designer Phil Simpson and to prose queen Julie Van Keuren, who have become my Missing Manual core team.

A few other friends did massive favors for this book. The lovely Emma Hollister was always there for me, contributing screenshots and indexing help. Philip Michaels did an expert job of writing up the Game Center. Apple’s Greg Joswiak and Natalie Kerris were incredibly generous in chasing down elusive technical answers. Kellee Katagi contributed a sharp proofreading eye. O’Reilly’s Brian Sawyer accommodated my chaotic schedule without once threatening to break my kneecaps. And my incredible assistant Jan Carpenter kept me from falling apart like wet Kleenex.

The work done on previous editions lives on in this one; for that, I’m still grateful to my fellow New York Times columnist Jude Biersdorfer, my 2010 summer intern Matt Gibstein, and the inimitable Brian Jepson.

Thanks to David Rogelberg and Tim O’Reilly for believing in the idea, and above all, to my family. They make these books—and everything else—possible.

—David Pogue

The Missing Manual Series

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