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Your photo-editing program (like iPhoto or Photoshop elements) probably springs
open every time you connect the iPhone, too. See page 215 for the solution.
When the iPhone and the computer are communicating, the iTunes window
and the iPhone screen both say “Sync in progress.”
Unlike an iPod, which gets very angry (and can potentially scramble your
data) if you interrupt while its “Do not disconnect” screen is up, the iPhone is
much more understanding about interruptions. If you need to use the iPhone
for a moment, just drag your finger across the “slide to cancel” slider on the
screen. The sync pauses. When you put the phone back in the cradle, the sync
intelligently resumes.
In fact, if someone dares to call you while you’re in mid-sync, the iPhone cancels
the session itself so you can pick up the call. Just reconnect it to the computer
when you’re done chatting so it can finish syncing.
apple says that a uSB 2.0 connection is required for iPhone syncing, but that’s not
really true. You can sync on an old uSB 1 computer, too. You’ll just wait a lot longer.
Manual Syncing, Four Ways
But what if you don’t want iTunes to fire up and start syncing every time you
connect your iPhone? What if, for example, you want to change the assortment
of music and video that’s about to get copied to it? Or what if you just
don’t like matters being taken out of your hands, because it reminds you too
much of robot overlords?
Chapter 11