The iPhone and iPod are all about staying in touch, being productive and having fun. This series of training videos features Martin Trautschold, our resident expert in mobile technology, and creator of the popular "Made Simple" series of books and videos. Martin demonstrates how to communicate effectively with voice and video calls, email, and messaging -- plus offers plenty of tips and tricks to make the most of your device. Ideal for those mobilizing the workforce with iPhones.
| Title | Description | Duration |
| Getting Started | ||
| Switches and Buttons | Learn all the buttons and switches: Power/Lock, Home, Volume and Mute | 3:45 |
| Touch Screen Gestures | Control your device with a tap, flick, swipe, double-tap or pinch-to-zoom | 2:48 |
| Home Screen Tour | Master your Home screens, Spotlight search and learn about your apps | 3:42 |
| Multitasking and More | How to multitask, close apps, lock screen rotation, and control music | 3:14 |
| Exploring the App Store | Explore more than 450,000 apps (free and paid) | 4:56 |
| Battery Life Tips | Tips to save your battery life - auto-lock timeout and brightness | 1:57 |
| Using Voice Control | Control your device with your voice (call, music and more) | 2:10 |
| Using Siri | Get the most out of your iPhone Personal Assistant (iPhone 4s) | 5:16 |
| Managing Memory Usage | How to check your check and manage memory usage on your device | 2:33 |
| Connecting to a Network | ||
| Wi-Fi Setup and Use | How to connect to Wi-Fi networks and hotspots | 2:24 |
| Wi-Fi on an Airplane | Learn to access the Wi-Fi network on an airplane | 1:26 |
| Cellular Network | Use 3G and 2G, wireless data, personal hotspot, and VPN | 3:05 |
| Travel Tips | How to use Airplane Mode and save money when you travel | 2:48 |
| Enabling and Pairing Bluetooth | How to connect to a Bluetooth device (car, headset, stereo, etc.) | 2:24 |
| How to Switch Audio Sources | Switch between a Bluetooth device, your iPhone and the speaker | 1:38 |
| Connecting to Apple TV | Use AirPlay to display on Apple TV (Mirroring with iPhone 4s) | 1:20 |
| Setting up Your Account | ||
| Setting Up Your Accounts | Setup your email, contacts and calendar accounts on your device | 3:45 |
| iCloud Sync and Backup Settings | Adjust iCloud settings, storage and backup and buy more storage | 2:44 |
| Syncing Personal Information | Use iTunes to sync contacts, calendar, accounts, bookmarks, and notes | 4:06 |
| Syncing & Organize Apps | Use iTunes to sync and manage your apps and Home screens | 2:49 |
| Syncing Your Media | Use iTunes to sync ringtones, music, movies, TV, podcasts, and photos | 5:05 |
| Updating Device Software | Use iTunes to update your device software and restore from backup | 2:42 |
| Using the Keypad | ||
| Typing Tips | Learn useful typing tips, and work with spelling and auto-correction | 4:07 |
| Siri Voice Dictation | Using Siri for voice dictation (iPhone 4s) | 1:24 |
| Copy / Paste and Undo | Learn how to copy and paste, shake to undo and tips for underlined items | 3:17 |
| Spotlight Search | How to use and customize spotlight search to find contacts, apps, and more | 2:53 |
| International Settings | How to add international keyboards and switch language settings | 2:42 |
| Accessibility Tools | Make your device more accessible with the Voice, Fonts, and Zoom options | 2:29 |
| Personalizing the Device | ||
| Organizing Your Icons | Organize your icons, create folders and lock icons on the Bottom Dock | 2:43 |
| Changing Wallpaper | Change your Home screen and Lock screen background images | 2:40 |
| Setting Ringtones and Mute | How to adjust phone/FaceTime ringtones and mute your device | 2:03 |
| Customizing Ringtones | Know who is calling or texting you with custom contact ringtones | 3:18 |
| Notification Center | Adjust sounds, alerts and badges (numbers) on your Home screen | 4:09 |
| Locking Your Device | Secure your device with a passcode or password | 3:01 |
| Restricting Apps and Content | Learn how to restrict apps and content (music, videos, games, explicit) | 3:41 |
| Working with Contacts | ||
| Working with Contacts | Master you Contacts list - view, sort, find, add and edit entries | 5:22 |
| Adding New Contacts | Tips to easily add new contacts from emails, phone numbers and more | 3:18 |
| Mapping Contacts | Find your contacts on a map and get turn-by-turn directions | 1:49 |
| Contacts Settings | Change your sort or name display order and set your default account | 2:10 |
| Calendar Basics | Create new events, invite people, and explore different calendars and views | 4:29 |
| Calendar Sounds & Settings | Fine-tune your calendar by adjusting sounds and settings | 2:41 |
| Using Notes | Eliminate paper notes for grocery lists, 'must read' books, restaurants, etc. | 3:34 |
| Using Reminders | Use reminder to help you remember important events | 4:41 |
| Productivity Features | ||
| Email Several Files at Once | Use GoodReader to email many files of different types at once | 1:53 |
| GoodReader Wi-Fi Transfer | Share files using your Wi-Fi network and GoodReader app | 3:34 |
| GoodReader and Dropbox | Share files wirelessly with Dropbox and GoodReader | 3:55 |
| Photos/Videos to Windows PC | Transfer photos and videos from your device to your PC | 2:47 |
| Numbers Basics | How to create, edit, format and share MS Excel and Numbers files | 4:50 |
| Numbers Advanced | Advanced Features: media, graphics, and formatting items | 5:58 |
| Pages Basics | How to create, edit, format and share MS Word and Pages files | 5:38 |
| Pages Advanced | Advanced features: borders, headers, footers, indents, and more | 6:25 |
| Keynote Basics | How to create, edit and share MS PowerPoint and Keynote files | 4:59 |
| Keynote Advanced | Learn advanced features: slide transitions and insert/animate objects | 6:45 |
| Using Voice and Video | ||
| Phone Basics | Learn your phone views, recents, favorites and dialing tips (pause/wait) | 4:05 |
| Favorites, Recents, & Contacts | Easily setup and use favorites, recents, missed calls and call contacts | 4:04 |
| Voice Mail | Set-up, hear messages, delete and manage your voice mail | 2:42 |
| Conference Calls | Work with more than one caller and set-up conference calling | 3:09 |
| Switching the Ringtone | Change your phone ringtone to a pre-loaded or buy a new one | 1:51 |
| Phone Settings | Adjust phone settings, voicemail password and enable FaceTime | 2:56 |
| FaceTime Video Chat | Communicate with built-in video conferencing | 3:16 |
| Sending Email and Messages | ||
| Email Basics | How to compose, send, reply and forward email | 5:15 |
| Working with Email Attachments | Open and view or save email attachments | 5:02 |
| Searching For Email Messages | Search your inboxes by sender, recipient and subject | 2:40 |
| Mail Settings | Adjust your email sounds, signature and other settings | 3:46 |
| Text and Picture Messaging | Learn how to text and send picture messages | 3:20 |
| Browsing the Web | ||
| Surf Using Safari | Browse the web, set bookmarks, home screen icons and more | 5:27 |
| Safari Settings and Tips | Speed up Safari with settings, auto-fill, and clear cache/history/cookies | 3:04 |
| iBooks Basics and Store | See how to read with iBooks and find books in the iBooks store | 3:55 |
| iBooks Reading Tips | iBooks Reading Tips (Dictionary, Bookmark, Notes, etc.) | 4:11 |
| Photos and Videos | ||
| Using Your Camera | Getting more from your Camera (HDR, zoom, focus, and lighting) | 4:05 |
| Using your Video Camera | How to record, trim (edit), and share videos | 3:14 |
| Viewing Your Photos/Videos | View photos and videos (view, share, email, print, and delete) | 4:36 |
| Play and Customize Slideshow | Enjoy all your photos and videos with the slideshow feature | 2:22 |
| Copy Pictures / Screen Shots | Learn how to copy pictures from the web and take screen shots | 3:17 |
| Entertainment | ||
| iTunes on your Device | Use the iTunes App to buy music, videos, ringtones, and audio books | 4:56 |
| Buying or Renting Movies | Use iTunes to buy or rent movies, videos or TV shows | 3:37 |
| Viewing Movies, TV and Videos | View movies, videos or TV shows that you've rented or purchased | 2:33 |
| Ping and Genius | Learn about Ping social networking and the iTunes Genius feature | 6:10 |
| Listening to Music | Listen and control your music and play lists | 5:10 |
| iTunes Home Sharing | Share your home computer's iTunes library via Wi-Fi to your device | 2:43 |
| iTunes Match | Enable and use iTunes Match (subscription required US only) | 3:35 |
| Pandora Internet Radio | Listen to your favorite songs on your personal radio station for free | 3:37 |
| YouTube | Find the best videos on YouTube, set favorites, and see top lists | 5:04 |
| Stream Movies with Netflix | Stream movies and TV shows directly to your device | 2:52 |
| Finding Your Way | ||
| Finding Your Way With Maps | Find directions, businesses, addresses and your own "blue dot" location | 3:37 |
| Maps Recents and Bookmarks | Recall locations and searches with maps recents and bookmarks | 1:52 |
| Kayak Travel App | Find the best deals on airfare, hotels, cars, get price alerts and more | 5:27 |
| Location Services | How to turn on or off Location Services (GPS) for maps and photos | 2:06 |
| More Apps and Utilities | ||
| Evernote App Basics | Take and sync notes, pictures and voice notes to the Evernote web site | 4:51 |
| Using the Calculator | Calculate a tip or use more advanced functions for complex calculations | 0:57 |
| Checking the Weather | A closer look at some of the informative weather apps available | 3:51 |
| Tracking Stocks | Track the market and your portfolio with the Stocks app | 2:36 |
| Clock and More | Use the world clock, alarm clock, stopwatch and countdown timer | 3:24 |
| Using the Compass | Use the compass on your device to find directions and your way | 1:10 |