Ipod & I Tunes: The Missing Manual

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Edition: 2nd
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Pub. Date: 2004-02-01
Publisher(s): Oreilly & Associates Inc
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Summary

The iPod is the world's bestselling music player. But if you think that it's just a music player, then you must think Clark Kent is just a newspaperman. In this freshly updated edition, "New York Times tech columnist J. D. Biersdorfer blows open the secret doors of this gleaming, chrome-and-white beauty. With humor and authority, she lays bare an astonishing collection of useful tips, tricks, and shortcuts like these: iPod as PalmPilot. The iPod can suck in your calendar, address book, to-do list, and notes from a Mac or PC, and then display them at the touch of a button. It also doubles as an alarm clock and stopwatch. iPod as hard drive. You can use your iPod to carry gigantic files from place to place. iPod as e-book. The iPod makes an excellent book reader, capable of scrolling through recipes, driving directions, and even Web pages. iPod as GameBoy. The iPod's games are perfect time-killers for waiting rooms, bus rides, and the Department of Motor Vehicles. "iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition is much more than it seems, too. It not only covers all iPod models for both Mac and Windows, including the iPod Mini, it's also the ultimate guide to the iTunes software, MusicMatch Jukebox, and the new iTunes Music Store for both Mac and Windows. No matter what kind of music moves you, "iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition will help you get much more out of your iPod--and much more into it.

Author Biography

J.D Biersdorfer is the author of iPod: The Missing Manual and The iPod Shuffle Fan Book, and is co-author of The Internet: The Missing Manual and the second edition of Google: The Missing Manual. She has been writing the weekly computer Q&A column for the Circuits section of The New York Times since 1998.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(10)
What Is an iPod?
1(2)
The iPod Family
3(1)
What You Need to iPod
4(1)
Mac vs. Windows iPods
4(1)
About This Book
5(1)
About MissingManuals.com
6(1)
The Very Basics
6(5)
Part One: iPod: The Hardware
Chapter 1: Meet the iPod
11(24)
Parts of the Pod
11(5)
Charging the Battery
16(4)
Earphones-Apple's or Otherwise
20(1)
The Remote Control
21(1)
The Case
21(1)
The iPod Menus
22(13)
Chapter 2: The iPod Sync Connection
35(30)
FireWire
35(2)
Installing a FireWire Card
37(3)
USB 2.0
40(2)
The iPod Software CD
42(3)
Your Very First Sync
45(2)
Variations on the Auto-Transfer Theme
47(5)
The Unspeakable Act: iPod-to-Computer Copying
52(13)
Part Two: iPod: The Software
Chapter 3: Digital Audio Formats
65(12)
Introduction to Digital Audio
65(4)
Other Podworthy File Formats
69(5)
Bit Rates
74(1)
Free (and Legal) Music on the Web
75(2)
Chapter 4: iTunes for Macintosh and Windows
77(38)
Introduction to iTunes
77(2)
A Quick Tour
79(4)
Ripping CDs into iTunes
83(8)
Importing Other Music Files into iTunes
91(1)
Deleting Songs
92(1)
Playing Music
92(4)
iTunes Administration
96(6)
Internet Radio
102(2)
Playlists
104(4)
Burning a CD or DVD
108(2)
Playing Songs Across a Network
110(5)
Chapter 5: MusicMatch Jukebox for Windows
115(26)
Introduction to MusicMatch Jukebox
116(1)
A Quick Tour
117(3)
Ripping CDs into MusicMatch
120(5)
Importing Other Music Files into MusicMatch
125(1)
Deleting Songs
126(1)
Playing Music
127(4)
MusicMatch Administration
131(2)
Internet Radio
133(1)
Playlists
134(4)
Burning CDs
138(3)
Chapter 6: The iTunes Music Store
141(26)
Welcome to the Music Store
141(1)
A Store Tour
142(4)
Searching and Shopping
146(8)
iTunes on America Online
154(3)
What to Do with Music You've Bought
157(4)
Music Store Billing
161(2)
The iTunes Music Store Song
163(4)
Part Three: Beyond the Music
Chapter 7: iPod as Address Book
167(16)
Introduction to the iPod Address Book
167(2)
Transferring Contacts to the iPod
169(1)
Copying Contacts from Windows
170(4)
Copying Contacts from the Macintosh
174(7)
Manually Deleting Contacts
181(1)
Address Book Settings
181(1)
Even More Organizer Shareware
182(1)
Chapter 8: iPod as Calendar
183(12)
Preparing the iPod
183(1)
Calendar Formats for the iPod
184(1)
Calendars from iCal (Macintosh)
184(4)
Calendars from Palm Desktop 4
188(1)
Calendars from Microsoft Entourage X
189(2)
Calendars from Entourage 2001
191(1)
Calendars from Microsoft Outlook
191(1)
Calendars from Now Up-to-Date for Mac OS X
192(3)
Chapter 9: iPod Games and eBooks
195(10)
Games
195(3)
Notes
198(2)
iPod as eBook: The Shareware Way
200(5)
Chapter 10: iSync
205(6)
The iSync Concept
205(1)
iSync Meets iPod
206(5)
Chapter 11: The iPod as Hard Drive
211(18)
The iPod's Hard Disk Format
211(2)
Turning the iPod into an External Hard Disk
213(1)
Storing Data Files on the iPod
214(1)
Deleting Data Files
215(1)
Unmounting the iPod Drive
215(2)
The iPod as Startup Disk (Macs Only)
217(12)
Part Four: Extreme iPodding
Chapter 12: Connecting the iPod to Other Audio Systems
229(10)
Connecting the iPod to a Stereo System
229(3)
Connecting to a Car Stereo
232(6)
Connecting to the Computer
238(1)
Chapter 13: Hot Hacks and Cool Tools
239(12)
The AppleScripted iPod
239(3)
More Mac Shareware
242(2)
Windows Shareware
244(1)
Linux on the iPod
245(1)
Recording Your Own MP3s
246(5)
Chapter 14: iStuff
251(16)
Cases
251(4)
Speakers
255(2)
Stands
257(1)
iPod Extenders
258(5)
Power Adapters
263(1)
Battery Boosters
264(3)
Chapter 15: Troubleshooting
267(36)
The iPod's Self-Help Modes
267(5)
iPod Hardware Problems
272(7)
Problems with Song Quality
279(1)
Problems with the Headphones or Remote
280(1)
iTunes Blues
281(6)
Windows Woes with MusicMatch Jukebox
287(4)
Problems with the iTunes Music Store
291(5)
Reinstalling and Updating the iPod's Software
296(5)
Where to Get Help Online
301(2)
Chapter 16: iPod on the Web
303(8)
Points of Interest at Apple.com
303(1)
Software Updates for iTunes
304(1)
Software Updates for MusicMatch Jukebox Plus
305(1)
Fun and Informative iPod Web Sites
306(5)
Part Five: Appendixes
Appendix A: iTunes, Menu by Menu
311(18)
File Menu
315(3)
Edit Menu
318(1)
Controls Menu
319(1)
Visualizer
320(1)
Advanced
321(1)
Window Menu (Macintosh Only)
322(1)
Help Menu
323(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts for iTunes 4
324(5)
Appendix B: MusicMatch Jukebox Plus, Menu by Menu
329
File Menu
329(2)
Edit Menu
331(1)
View Menu
332(3)
Options Menu
335(4)
Help
339(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts
339

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