3. iPod touch As iPod

Sure, your iPod touch is a handy device for surfing the Web, grabbing your email, and discovering just how much you’ve lost in the stock market in a given day. But the word iPod appears in its name for good reason. Multitalented though this iPod may be, it’s also a heck of a great media player. This chapter focuses on the iPod touch’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 touch until you know how to assemble a music and movie library. ...

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