iPod: Covers Itunes and the Touch, Classic, Nano, and Shuffle Ipods
by Biersdorfer, J. D.Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-10-01
Publisher(s): Oreilly & Associates Inc
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Summary
With the tiny Shuffle, the Nano, the Classic, and the Touch, Apple's gotten the world hooked on portable music, pictures, videos -- and the iPod. One thing they haven't delivered, though, is an easy guide for getting the most from this sleek entertainment center. EnteriPod: The Missing Manual, 7th Edition -- a book as breathtaking, satisfying, and reliable as its subject. Now in a sleek, travel-friendly size, this new edition provides a no-nonsense view of iTunes 8 and everything in the latest iPod line, with crystal-clear explanations, easy-to-follow color graphics, and guidance on all the amazing things you can do, including: Out of the box and into your ears.Find out how to install iTunes and load music on your iPod. And get advice on buying copy-protection free songs from stores like Amazon and Rhapsody. Bopping around the iPod.Learn everything from turning it on and off to shaking your iPod Nano to shuffle your tracks. In tune with iTunes.Choose which parts of your iTunes library loads onto your iPod, move your sacred iTunes Folder to a bigger hard drive, and add album covers to your collection. Picking playlists like a Genius.Let iTunes' new Genius feature whip up smart playlists from your library, and suggest songs from the iTunes Store that fit with what you already own. The power of the 'Pod.Download movies and TV shows and learn how to play them on your iPod and finish viewing them on your TV. Play photo slideshows, find cool podcasts, and more. Welcome to the App Store.Soup up your iPod Touch, from upgrading to the 2.0 firmware to installing the iTunes Store's nifty new collection of programs -- including games that turn the Touch into a pocket 3-D arcade.Even if you don't buy one of the new iPod models, this Missing Manual has plenty of information on the latest version of iTunes, the App Store and a whole lot more about Apple's incredible device.
Author Biography
J.D. Biersdorfer is the author of iPod: The Missing Manual and The iPod Shuffle Fan Book, and is co-author of The Internet: The Missing Manual and the second edition of Google: The Missing Manual. She has been writing the weekly computer Q&A column for the Circuits section of The New York Times since 1998.
David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. With 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how-to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "for Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music); in 1999, he launched his own series of complete, funny computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 30 titles.
David and his wife Jennifer Pogue, MD, live in Connecticut with their three young children. His web site is www.davidpogue.com.
Table of Contents
| The Missing Credits | |
| About the Creative Team | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| The Missing Manual Series | |
| Introduction | |
| How to Use This Book | |
| Meet the iPod: Out of the Box and into Your Ears in 15 Minutes | |
| Meet the iPod Classic | |
| Meet the iPod Shuffle | |
| Meet the iPod Nano | |
| Meet the iPod Touch | |
| Install iTunes | |
| Unpack iPod and Set It Up | |
| Three Ways to Get Music for iTunes (and iPod) | |
| Get Stuff Onto the iPod Classic or Nano: The Quick Way | |
| Manually Load the iPod Classic or Nano | |
| Get Songs on the iPod Shuffle Quickly | |
| Manually Load the iPod Shuffle | |
| Get Stuff on the iPod Touch: The Quick Way | |
| Manually Load the iPod Touch | |
| Disconnect the iPod from Your Computer | |
| Charge the iPod the First Time | |
| Control the iPod Classic or Nanowith the Click Wheel | |
| Other iPod Ports and Switches | |
| Basic Finger Moves for the iPod Touch Screen | |
| Special Buttons on the iPod Touch | |
| Find the Music on Your iPod-and Play It | |
| Bopping Around the iPod Classic, Nano, and Shuffle | |
| Turn the iPod On and Off-or Put It On Hold | |
| Navigate the iPod's Menus | |
| What's in the Music Menu | |
| Cover Flow on the iPod | |
| What's in the Videos Menu | |
| What's in the Photos Menu | |
| What's in the Podcasts Menu | |
| What's in the Extras Menu | |
| What's in the Settings Menu | |
| Other Menus: Shuffle Songs and Now Playing | |
| Customize Your iPod's Menus | |
| Set the iPod's Clock(s) | |
| Use the iPod as an Alarm Clock | |
| Search for Songs on the iPod | |
| Jump Around Within Songs and Videos | |
| Adjust the iPod's Volume | |
| Charge the iPod Without the Computer | |
| Play Games on an iPod | |
| Some Idiot Set the iPod Menus to Greek | |
| Lock Up Your Pod | |
| Touring the Touch | |
| Turn iPod Touch On and Off | |
| The Home Button and Home Screen | |
| What's in the Music Menu | |
| What's in the Videos Menu | |
| What's in the Photos Menu | |
| What's in the Settings Menu | |
| Other Icons on the Touch Home Screen | |
| Fancier Fingerwork for the iPod Touch | |
| Customize Your Touch Menus | |
| Cover Flow in Motion | |
| The Now Playing Screen: The Basics | |
| The Now Playing Screen: Song Maneuvers | |
| Install (and Uninstall) New Apps | |
| Set Up and Check Your Mail | |
| iTunes Basics | |
| The iTunes Window: An Introduction | |
| Change the Look of the iTunes Window | |
| Change the Size of the iTunes Window | |
| Import Specific Songs From Your CDs | |
| Change Import Settings for Better Audio Quality | |
| Three Ways to Brow | |
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