Book description
When Apple introduced the iPod in 2001, CEO Steve Jobs declared, "listening to music will never be the same again." He was right on the money. The iPod grabbed attention right away, and by the end of 2005, more than 41 million of them had sold. iPod is the dominant digital music player on the market, and for the first time, Apple gets to feel like Microsoft.
iPod steadily evolved through five generations since then, and today the dynasty ranges from a screenless 512-megabyte version that can hold plenty of songs for your gym routine to a 60-gigabyte multimedia jukebox that can spin out an entire season of "Desperate Housewives", along with thousands of color photos and all that colorful music.
An iPod is many things to many people, but it can be much more than most people realize. That's where iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual comes in. Like the device itself, this book is a long-running bestseller, now in its fourth edition. What makes it so popular is the wealth of useful information it brings to anyone who breaks open iPod's distinctive packaging-especially since Apple doesn't supply a manual of its own.
Once again, we've updated this guide to fully explain the ins and outs of iPod, including the nano, the shuffle, and all the latest features and uses, such as:
The 5th generation Video iPod, which can hold 15,000 songs, 25,000 photos, and 150 hours of video
iTunes 6, where you can buy tunes, subscribe to Podcasts, tune into internet radio, download videos, build playlists, and more
Going beyond the music to use iPod as an external drive, an eBook, a personal organizer, a GameBoy, and a slide projector
Extreme iPodding with shareware and AppleScripts, using an iPod with external speakers (including the car stereo), accessories, and troubleshooting
It's been five years since iPod hit the scene, but, clearly, the evolution has only just begun. iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual gives you everything you need to evolve with it.
Table of contents
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iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, 4th Edition
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
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I. iPod: The Hardware
- 1. Meet the iPod
- 2. The iPod Sync Connection
- 3. The iPod Shuffle
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II. iPod: The Software
- 4. Digital Audio Formats
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5. iTunes for Macintosh and Windows
- Introduction to iTunes
- A Quick Tour
- Ripping CDs into iTunes
- Getting Other Files into iTunes
- Deleting Songs and Videos
- Playing Music
- Playing Videos
- iTunes Administration
- Internet Radio
- Playlists
- Burning a CD or DVD
- Printing Playlists and CD Covers
- Playing Songs Across a Network
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6. iPod Multimedia
- Watching Video
- Displaying Photos
- Listening to Audio Books
- Podcasting
- 7. The iTunes Music Store
- III. Beyond the Music
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IV. Extreme iPodding
- 11. Hot Hacks and Cool Tools
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12. Troubleshooting
- Apple’s Alphabet: The 5 R’s of iPod Repair
- The iPod’s Self-Help Modes
- iPod Hardware Problems
- Troubleshooting the iPod Shuffle
- Headphone and Remote Problems
- Problems with Song Quality
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iTunes Blues
- I Just Bought This iPod and It’s Already Giving Me Grief
- I Can’t Get the Software to Install on Windows
- The iPod Doesn’t Show Up
- Songs Don’t Automatically Update
- Some of My Videos Won’t Sync to the iPod
- iTunes Doesn’t Open When I Plug in the iPod
- I Filled Up My Hard Drive and Need to Move My Music
- iTunes Doesn’t Open
- What’s This “Please Reinstall iTunes” Message on My Windows PC?
- “Another User” Error Message
- iTunes Won’t Play a CD or Import Music from It
- “iPod Is Linked to Another Library”
- The iPod Always Says, “Do Not Disconnect”
- The iPod Isn’t Showing My Album Artwork
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Problems with the iTunes Music Store
- -9800, -9815, or -9814 Error
- -50 Error in the Music Store (Windows Only)
- -5000 or -35 Error When Downloading (Mac Only)
- Purchased Music Doesn’t Play (Mac Only)
- Purchased Video Won’t Work in My iMovie Opus
- I Can’t Buy Music
- Music Doesn’t Download Automatically
- I Can’t Burn My Purchased Music to CD
- I Can’t Burn My Purchased Songs to an MP3 Disc
- Software Updates for iTunes
- iPod Software Updates
- Where to Get Help Online
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V. Appendixes
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A. iTunes, Menu by Menu
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File Menu
- New Playlist
- New Playlist From Selection
- New Smart Playlist
- New Folder
- Add (File) to Library
- Add Folder to Library (Windows Only)
- Close Window
- Import
- Export Song List
- Export Library
- Get Info
- My Rating
- Edit Smart Playlist
- Show Song File
- Show Current Song
- Burn Playlist to Disc
- Create an iMix
- Update Songs on iPod
- Page Setup
- Exit (Windows only)
- Edit Menu
- Controls Menu
- Visualizer
- Advanced
- Window Menu (Macintosh Only)
- Help Menu
- Keyboard Shortcuts for iTunes 6
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B. iPod As Organizer
- Introduction to the iPod Address Book
- Importing Contacts with iTunes
- Copying Contacts from Other Programs
- Manually Deleting Contacts
- The iPod’s Address Book Settings
- The iPod as Calendar Keeper
- Calendar Formats for the iPod
- Using iSync on the Mac
- Copying Calendars from Other Programs
- Inspecting the Calendar on Your iPod
- Other Organizer Shareware
- C. iStuff: Gadgets for Your iPod
- D. iPod as eBook Reader and Newsstand
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A. iTunes, Menu by Menu
- Index
- Colophon
Product information
- Title: iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, Fourth Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2006
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596526757
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