iPod Touch Made Simple

The iPod touch is much more than just music. You have all of the features of a PDA—including email, calendar, Google Maps, the App Store, and even phone capabilities—as well as the ability to watch movies and play your favorite games, all packed into Apple’s sleek design. With iPod touch Made Simple, you'll learn how to take advantage of all these features and more. Packed with over 1,000 visuals and screenshots, this book will help you master the all of the functions of the iPod touch and teach you time-saving techniques and tips along the way. Written by two successful smartphone trainers and authors, this is the go-to guide for the iPod touch.

What you’ll learn

• Support for both Windows and Mac users
• Sync and manage all your music on the iPod touch or your computer
• Find the best App Store applications and games
• Save time with copy/paste & Spotlight search
• Play music, videos, TV shows, and podcasts
• Sync playlists, videos, contacts, calendar, and notes
• Fast email, phone, calendar, and browser tips
• Use Google Maps to find just about anything!
• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi network setup & security
• All the best tips and tricks for the touch screen

This book is for those new to iPod touch, for those considering an iPod touch, and even for seasoned users who will learn new tips and techniques.

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started
2. Typing Tips, Copy/Paste, and Search
3. Sync Your iPod touch with iTunes
4. Other Sync Methods
5. Wi-Fi Connectivity
6. Organize Your iPod touch Icons and Folders
7. Personalize and Secure Your iPod touch
8. Multitasking and Voice Control
9. Playing Music
10. Viewing Videos, TV Shows, and More
11. iBooks and E-Books
12. Surfing the Web with Safari
13. FaceTime Video Messaging and Skype
14. Email on Your iPod touch
15. Working with Contacts
16. Your Calendar
17. iPod touch Photography
18. Recording and Editing Videos
19. iTunes on Your iPod touch
20. The Amazing App Store
21. Games and Fun
22. Social Networking
23. Eliminate Your Paper Notes
24. Bluetooth on the iPod touch
25. Utilities: Clock, Calculator, and Weather
26. New Media: Reading Newspapers, Magazines, and More
27. Find Your Way with Maps
28. Troubleshooting
29. Your iTunes User Guide

Martin Trautschold is the founder and chief executive officer of Made Simple Learning, a leading provider of Apple iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry and Palm webOS books and video tutorials. He has been a successful entrepreneur in the mobile device training and software business since 2001. With Made Simple Learning, he has been helping to train thousands of BlackBerry users with short, to-the-point video tutorials. He has now co-authored15 Made Simple guide books. Martin also co-founded, ran forthree years, then sold a mobile device software company. Prior to this, Martin spent 15 years in technology and business consulting in the U.S. and Japan. He holds an engineering degree from Princeton University and a master's in business administrationfrom the Kellogg School at Northwestern University. Martin and his wife, Julia, have three daughters. Martin enjoys rowing and cycling. He can be reached at [email protected].

Gary Mazo is vice president of Made Simple Learning and is a writer, a college professor, a gadget nut and an ordained rabbi. Gary joined Made Simple Learning in 2007 and has co-authored the last 13 books in the Made Simple series. Along with Martin and Kevin Michaluk from CrackBerry.com, Gary co-wrote CrackBerry: True Tales of BlackBerry Use and Abuse—a book about BlackBerry addiction and how to get a grip on one's BlackBerry use. Gary also teaches writing, philosophy, technical writing and more at the University of Phoenix. Gary is a regular contributor to CrackBerry.com, writing product reviews and adding editorial content. He holds abachelor's degreein anthropology from Brandeis University. Gary earned hismaster's in Hebrew letters as well as ordination as rabbi from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has served congregations in Dayton, Ohio, Cherry Hill, New Jersey and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Gary is married to Gloria Schwartz Mazo and between them, they have six children. Gary can be reached at: [email protected].