Book Image

iCloud Standard Guide

Book Image

iCloud Standard Guide

Overview of this book

iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple Inc. iCloud is a hub in a multi-devices environment, that allows your iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches, and Macs sync with each other and always have the same content. The service allows users to store data, such as music files, on remote computer servers that can be downloaded to multiple devices such as iOS-based devices, and personal computers running OS X or Microsoft Windows. This practical guide provides easy, step-by-step guidance to using the numerous features offered by iCloud, for first time users You will be guided through everything that you need to know about using iCloud on multiple platforms, as well as how to use it on a Windows PC. Learn about what iCloud can offer you with this practical guide, and what makes it better than other cloud services. It will take you through all of the iCloud services available, and help you to manage your contents easily across devices. You will also learn how to use Mail, Contacts, Calendar, and other iCloud services on Mac, PC, iOS devices or in the web browser. This book will also let you explore more on using iPhone and iTunes with iCloud, sync all contents without any hassle, and even back them up with iCloud. If you want to take full advantage of iCloud, then this is the right book for you.

Related Content you might be interested in

Current Title:

Small book image
iCloud Standard Guide
Nov, 2013 | 158 pages
No titles found
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
iCloud Standard Guide
iCloud Standard Guide
Credits
Credits
About the Authors
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Hello, iCloud!
Hello, iCloud!
2000s – PC as a digital hub
2010s – cloud is the digital hub
What is iCloud?
What can iCloud do for you?
How does iCloud differ from other cloud services?
Summary
2
Getting Started with iCloud
Getting Started with iCloud
About Apple ID
Signing up for iCloud
Migrating from MobileMe
Managing your iCloud account
Summary
3
Working with Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
Working with Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
Mail
Contacts
Calendar
Summary
4
Collaborate with iMessage, Notes, and Reminders
Collaborate with iMessage, Notes, and Reminders
iMessage
Notes
Reminders
Summary
5
Using iPhoto and iTunes with iCloud
Using iPhoto and iTunes with iCloud
Photo Stream
iTunes in the Cloud
iTunes Match
Summary
6
Syncing Your Contents with iCloud
Syncing Your Contents with iCloud
Documents in the Cloud
The Safari web browser
iBooks
Summary
7
Exploring iCloud Apps
Exploring iCloud Apps
iCloud.com
Find My iPhone
iWork for iCloud (beta)
Find My Friends
Summary
8
Backing Up Devices to iCloud
Backing Up Devices to iCloud
Understanding iCloud Backup
Using iCloud to back up or restore an iOS device
iCloud storage plans
Summary
9
Using iCloud with OS X
Using iCloud with OS X
iCloud-enabled Mac apps
Back to My Mac
Summary
10
Using iCloud with Windows
Using iCloud with Windows
Configuring the iCloud Control Panel
iCloud and Microsoft Outlook
Summary
Index
Index

About the Authors

Andri Yadi is a developer, entrepreneur, influencer, and educator in the IT industry, especially in the mobile apps field.

As a developer, he has been developing in many well-known programming languages for the past 16 years. Since iOS SDK was first released in 2008, he's one of the early adopters in developing iOS apps with iOS SDK and Objective-C. He has developed more than 50 web and desktop apps and 10 iOS apps. He's the creator of a well-known iOS app in Indonesia, Movreak that is a social app for movies and the cinema.

As an entrepreneur, he has founded four software companies since 2003. The more recent one is PT. Dycode Cominfotech Development (DyCode), where he has been putting all his heart, time, thoughts, and passion for the last 6 years.

As an influencer, he has been actively influencing the mobile apps industry as well as the startup and developer community in Indonesia. He co-founded four developer communities; one of them is the ID-Objective-C community, Indonesia's first and biggest iOS developer community, where he also serves as the President. For his technical expertise and community influence, he has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for 6 years in a row. He occasionally shares his thoughts on his blog http://andriyadi.me.

As an educator, he has delivered more than 100 discussions and training about software development and entrepreneurship. Lately, he's been actively talking about Microsoft Windows Azure and iOS app development, and also delivering regular iOS app development training.

He's majoring in Physics from the famous Institute of Technology, Bandung (ITB), yet, he's been spending more than half of his life in the IT field. He lives in Bandung, Indonesia, with his two dogs, Cocoa and Kinect, and hopefully, will soon be joined by his soon-to-be wife, Gina.

I dedicate this book to the knowledge seekers, the ones who always stay hungry and foolish.

With this book, I commemorate the late Steve Jobs for always being my role model and an endless inspiration. Thanks to Steve and Apple for the iCloud, without which I have nothing to write about.

Thanks to my fellow DyCoders (Helmi and others) who kept working on my job while I was working on this book. Thanks to the fellow communities for always sharing their knowledge, and fellow professionals for challenging me. Also, thanks to my fellow author, Fauzan, without whom I would have accomplished only a few chapters within the given time. And thanks to the Packt Publishing team without whom this book would never have been published.

Special thanks to my dynamic duo, Cocoa and Kinect, who are named after the best app development framework and 3D motion sensor in the world, for keeping me company night after night. Though they will probably never read it since they are too busy 
with their bone, plus they are dogs.

I also thank my parents enormously for their unconditional love and everything else and for making me who I am now. Mere words are not enough to thank them, but I've tried anyway.

Lastly, I'd like to thank my soon-to-be wife, Gina Rizka Ariany, who is a rare combination of brains, beauty, and humor, for always believing in me, for relentlessly giving me thrust and lift force, 
and for everything else in the years to come. And thanks for the coffee I always miss.

Fauzan Alfi lives in Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, with his family. At the time of writing this book, he was still a student majoring in Architecture from the Institute of Technology, Bandung (ITB). He has been using Mac ever since 2007. Admiring how well-designed and sophisticated Apple technology is, he joined MakeMac, a well-known Apple website with news and guides to using Apple products in Indonesia, as a writer and has been writing for 5 years.

He also supports the Open Web movement and joined Mozilla as a volunteer and representative. He's also a blogger and contributes to many communities in his hometown. You can contact him by visiting his blog on www.fauzanalfi.com or mention him on Twitter @fauzanalfi.

First of all, thanks to God Almighty for guiding me always. I'd like to thank my parents, Agus and Siti Rakhmawati, for supporting me during all days and nights of my book writing period. Thanks to my fellow co-author, Andri for this amazing opportunity. Thanks to Packt Publishing for supporting us from beginning until this book is published. Thanks to my brother, Salman, all my fellow friends at Ikatan Mahasiswa Arsitektur Gunadharma Institut Teknologi Bandung and all my friends from fellow communities in Bandung for the support I got. One last thing. Thanks Steve for inspiring us.

Previous Section
Next Chapter