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Sams Teach Yourself iCloud in 10 Minutes, 2nd Edition
- By Brad Miser
- Published Jun 11, 2013 by Sams. Part of the Sams Teach Yourself -- Minutes series.
Book
- Sorry, this book is no longer in print.
Description
- Copyright 2013
- Edition: 2nd
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-672-33695-2
- ISBN-13: 978-0-672-33695-9
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.
Sample Content
Online Sample Chapter
Using iCloud to Locate and Secure Your Devices
Sample Pages
Download the sample pages (includes Chapter 13 and Index)
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