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The iPod and iTunes Pocket Guide

by Christopher Breen
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Overview

iPod users want to start using their devices as soon as they get their hands on them, and this guide shows them how. In these pages, trusted gadget teacher Christopher Breen reveals the secrets to using the leading portable player. This handy guide offers the quickest way to learn how to use the iTunes Store (including the new movie store!), import songs from CDs, and how to pick the right accessories. Readers will also find thorough coverage of the entire iPod family, including the iPod shuffle ($79-1GB; the world's smallest MP3 player), iPod nano ($149-2GB; $199-4GB; $249-8GB), and the updated iPod ($249-30GB and $349-80GB, which holds up to 20,000 songs or 100 hours of video). Along the way, Christopher offers hints for burning CDs, tips for making the most of the device's storage capabilities,and troubleshooting advice for when the gadgets become uncooperative.

Synopsis

Here is your essential companion to the iPod nano, touch, classic, and shuffle and to iTunes. The iPod & iTunes Pocket Guide, Fourth Edition, steers you through how to:

  • Import songs into iTunes, assemble playlists on your own or using the iTunes Genius, and burn CDs.
  • Find music, movies, HD TV shows, videos, games, and audiobooks in the iTunes Store and see recommendations, discover new artists, and send gift certificates.
  • Buy music from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store and sync songs with your computers.
  • Use your iPod to keep contacts, view events, and store files.
  • Make your iPod even more useful (and awe your friends) with fascinating tips and tricks.
  • Fix common problems and learn what to do in you can't fix them yourself.

About the Author, Christopher Breen

Christopher Breen has been writing about music and technology since the latter days of the Reagan Administration. Contributor to such publications as Macworld and PC World, he pens Macworld's popular troubleshooting column, "Mac 911." He is also editor in chief of Playlistmag.com—a web site devoted to digital music.

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Book Details

Published
November 1, 2008
Publisher
Peachpit Press
Pages
333
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780321569349

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