Previous ed. published as: How to do everything with your iPod & iTunes.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Enjoy audio with an iPod or iPhone and iTunes -- 1. Choose an iPod or iPhone and get your computer ready to work with it -- What are iPods and iPhones? -- Choose the iPod or iPhone that's best for you -- Get your PC or Mac ready to work with an iPod or iPhone -- 2. Configure iTunes and load the iPod or iPhone -- Unpack the iPod or iPhone -- Install iTunes if it's not already installed -- Complete the iPod setup assistant -- Activate the iPhone -- Start creating your library -- Load the iPod or iPhone with music -- Connect and load the iPod shuffle -- Eject and disconnect the iPod -- 3. Listen to music on an iPod or iPhone -- Connect your headphones or speakers -- Get familiar with the controls on an iPod classic or iPod nano -- Make the most of the iPod's extra features -- Play music on the iPod shuffle -- Play music on the iPhone or iPod touch -- 4. Extend the iPod's or iPhone's capabilities with hardware accessories -- Approached buying iPod or iPhone accessories -- Cases -- Stands and docks -- Car and bike mounting kits -- Power adapters and battery packs -- Remote controls -- Microphones and camera connectors -- Portable speakers for the iPod and iPhone -- Radio transmitters -- 5. Use an iPod or iPhone as your home stereo or car stereo -- Equip an iPod or iPhone with speakers -- Connect an iPod or iPhone to a stereo -- Connect an iPod or iPhone to a car stereo.
pt. II. Create and manage your library -- 6. Create audio files, edit them, and tag them -- Choose where to store your library -- Configure iTunes for the audio quality you want -- Deal with CDs that your computer can't rip -- Convert other file types to formats an iPod or iPhone can play -- Create audio files from cassettes or vinyl records -- Trim audio files to get rid of intros and outros you don't like -- Tag your compressed files with the correct information for sorting -- Save audio streams to disk so you can listen to them later -- 7. Buy and download songs, videos, and more online -- Understand digital rights management (DRM) -- Buy songs and videos from the iTunes store -- Buy music from other online music stores -- Find free songs online -- 8. Burn CDs and DVDs from iTunes -- Why burn song files to CD or DVD? -- Understand the basics of burning CDs and DVDs -- Burn CDs and DVDs -- Print CD covers and playlist listings -- Troubleshoot burning CDs and DVDs -- 9. Make the most of iTunes -- Play music with iTunes -- Improve the sound of music -- Tweak the iTunes interface -- 10. Manage your library with iTunes -- Browse quickly by using the browser panes -- Use views to skim through your library -- Search for particular songs or other items -- Use playlists, smart playlists, and party shuffle -- Apply ratings to items -- Add artwork to items -- Consolidate your music library so you can always access all its songs -- Remove duplicate items from your library -- Export and import playlists -- Export your library -- Use multiple libraries on the same computer -- Share items and access shared items -- Enjoy podcasts.
pt. III. Put text and photos on the iPod -- 11. Put your contacts and calendars on the iPod -- Put your Outlook contacts and calendars on the iPod automatically -- Put your Windows address book contacts on the iPod automatically -- Put your Mac contacts and iCal calendars on the iPod automatically -- View your contacts on the iPod -- View your calendar on the iPod -- Put your contacts and calendars on the iPod manually from Windows -- Put your contacts and calendars on the iPod manually from the Mac -- 12. Put text and books on the iPod -- Understand what text you can put on an iPod classic or iPod nano -- Use the notes feature -- Put information on an iPod from Windows -- Put information on an iPod from the Mac -- 13. Put photos and videos on the iPod or iPhone -- Tell iTunes which photos to put on the iPod or iPhone -- View photos and slideshows on the iPod -- View photos and slideshows on the iPhone or iPod touch -- Take photos on the iPhone and import them -- Put video files on the iPod or iPhone -- Create video files suitable for the iPod or iPhone.
pt. IV. Learn advanced techniques and tricks -- 14. Use multiple iPods or iPhones, multiple computers, or both -- Move an iPod from the Mac to Windows, and back -- Move an iPhone or iPod touch between Windows and the Mac -- Change the computer to which an iPod or iPhone is linked -- Synchronize several iPods or iPhones with the same computer -- Load an iPod from two or more computers at once -- Load an iPhone from two or more different computers at once -- 15. Recover your songs and videos from an iPod or iPhone -- Why the iPod and iPhone hide their song and video files from you -- Where, an how, the iPod and iPhone store song and video files -- Windows utilities for transferring song and video files from an iPod to your PC -- Mac OS X utilities for transferring song and video files from an iPod to your Mac -- 16. Use the iPod with software other than iTunes -- Why use software other than iTunes to control the iPod? -- Control the iPod with other software on Windows -- Improve the iTunes interface with Clutter (Mac) -- 17. Use an iPod as a external drive or backup device -- Decide whether to use an iPod as an external drive -- Enable disk mode -- Transfer files to and from the iPod -- Put files on an iPhone using iPhone drive -- Start up your Mac from a regular iPod -- Back up an iPod so you don't lose your music or data -- 18. Troubleshoot the iPod, iPhone, and iTunes -- Know what's in the iPod -- Know what's in the iPhone and iPod touch -- Avoid things that may harm the iPod or iPhone -- Keep the iPod's or iPhone's operating system up to date -- Carry and store the iPod or iPhone safely -- Understand your warranty and know which actions void it -- Troubleshoot the iPod -- Troubleshoot the iPhone and the iPod touch -- Troubleshoot iTunes on Windows -- Troubleshoot iTunes on the Mac -- 19. Make phone calls with the iPhone -- Make and receive phone calls -- Use visual voicemail -- Put your contacts on the iPhone or iPod touch -- 20. Connect the iPhone or iPod to wireless networks, send e-mail, and surf the Web -- Connect the iPhone or iPod touch to a wireless network -- Send and receive e-mail on the iPhone -- Browse the Web with Safari on the iPhone and iPod touch -- Create text notes on the iPhone -- Put your calendars on the iPhone or iPod touch.
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Provides information on using the iPod classic, iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, and the iPhone, with information on such topics as downloading and playing music, videos, and podcasts; loading the calendar and contacts; and using the iPod as an external drive.