3. iPod touch As iPod

Sure, your iPod is a handy device for surfing the Web, grabbing your email, and discovering just how much you’ve lost in the stock market on a given day. But there’s a good reason why the Music app occupies (by default) the first position of the iPod’s Dock. Multitalented though the iPod touch may be, it’s also a heck of a great media player. This chapter focuses on the iPod’s media capabilities and shows you how to make the most of them.

Getting the Goods

“Eep!” I hear you squeep. “I’ve never used iTunes or owned an iPod. I have no idea how to get music into iTunes, much less put it on my portable music player. What do I do?”

Relax. I’m not going to tell you how to put your music and movies on your iPod until you know ...

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