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Taking Your iPod Touch to the Max

Name: Taking Your iPod Touch to the Max
Author: Grothaus, Michael , Sadun, Erica
ISBN: 9781430232582

by Grothaus, Michael, Sadun, Erica

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Overview

Fast and fun to read, Taking Your iPod touch to the Max gives you all the tips and techniques you could ever think of to make the most of your Apple iPod touch. Erica Sadun is an expert at hacking devices to discover undocumented tricks, and this book reveals everything and more about the functionality of the iPod Touch. But before that, Sadun will give you the best, most efficient, and funtoread introduction to the basics of using the iPod touch that you will ever find.

What you’ll learn

iPod touch basics
Email using iCal
Surfing the Web with iPod Touch using Safari
Expanding the main menu using thirdparty software
Using iTunes, games, iBooks, etc.
Connecting to the TV and ripping DVDs
Hacking OS X Leopard to run apps on the iPod touch
Getting contractfree VOIP
Saving on accessories and what you really need

Who this book is for

Anyone who has an iPod touch and wants to get more out of it, learn how to connect to other devices, or tinker with it.

Synopsis

Unleash your iPhone and take it to the limit using secret tips and techniques from gadget hacker Erica Sadun. Fast and fun to read, Taking Your iPod touch 4 to the Max is fully updated to show you how get the most out of Apple's OS 4.

You'll find all the best undocumented tricks as well as the most efficient and enjoyable introduction to the iPhone available. Starting with an introduction to iPod touch 4 basics, you'll quickly move on to discover the iPod touch's hidden potential, like how to connect to a TV, get contract-free VOIP, and hack OS 4 so it will run apps on your iPod touch.

From e-mail and surfing the Web, to using iTunes, iBooks, games, photos, ripping DVDs and getting free VOIP with Skype or Jajah―you'll find it all in this book. You'll even learn tips on where to get the best and cheapest iPod touch accessories. Get ready to take your iPod touch to the max!

About the Author, Grothaus, Michael , Sadun, Erica

Erica Sadun holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has written, co-written, and contributed to almost two dozen books about technology, particularly in the areas of programming, digital video, and digital photography. An unrepentant geek, Sadun has never met a gadget she didn't need. Her checkered past includes run-ins with NeXT, Newton, and a vast myriad of both successful and unsuccessful technologies. When not writing, she and her geek husband parent three adorable geeks-in-training, who regard their parents with restrained bemusement. Eight Ways to Get the Most out of Your Zune, the O'Reilly shortcut, and Modding Mac OS X, alsofrom O'Reilly, are her latest books. She also wrote Taking Your iPhone to the Max.