iPod: The Missing Manual

The Missing Credits......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
1......Page 17
Meet the iPod: Out of the Box and into Your Ears in 15 Minutes......Page 18
Meet the iPod Nano......Page 19
Meet the iPod Touch......Page 21
Meet the iPod Classic......Page 23
Meet the iPod Shuffle......Page 24
Unpack iPod and Set It Up......Page 26
Three Ways to Get Music for \niTunes (and iPod)......Page 27
Get Stuff Onto the iPod Nano \nor Classic: The Quick Way......Page 29
Manually Load the iPod Nano or Classic......Page 30
Fill Up Any iPod Quickly......Page 31
Manually Load Your iPod Shuffle......Page 32
Get Stuff on the iPod Touch: The Quick Way......Page 33
Manually Load Your iPod Touch......Page 34
Disconnect Your iPod from \nYour Computer......Page 35
Charge Your iPod the First Time......Page 36
Control the iPod Nano or Classic\nwith the Click Wheel......Page 37
Other iPod Ports and Switches......Page 38
Basic Finger Moves for the \niPod Touch Screen......Page 39
Special Buttons on the iPod Touch......Page 40
Find the Music on Your iPod—\nand Play It......Page 41
2......Page 43
Bopping Around the iPod Classic, Nano, and Shuffle......Page 44
Turn the iPod On and Off—\nor Put It On Hold......Page 45
Navigate the iPod’s Menus......Page 46
What’s in the Music Menu......Page 47
Cover Flow on the iPod......Page 48
What’s in the Videos Menu......Page 49
What’s in the Photos Menu......Page 50
What’s in the Podcasts Menu......Page 51
What’s in the Extras Menu......Page 52
What’s in the Settings Menu......Page 53
Other Menus: Shuffle Songs and \nNow Playing......Page 55
Customize Your iPod’s Menus......Page 56
Set the iPod’s Clock(s)......Page 57
Use the iPod as an Alarm Clock......Page 58
Search for Songs on the iPod......Page 59
Jump Around Within Songs and Videos......Page 60
Adjust the iPod’s Volume......Page 61
Charge Your iPod Without \nYour Computer......Page 62
Play FM Radio on the iPod Nano......Page 63
Play Games on an iPod......Page 64
Some Idiot Set the iPod Menus \nto Greek......Page 65
Lock Up Your Pod......Page 66
3......Page 67
Touring the Touch......Page 68
Turn the Touch On and Off......Page 69
The Home Button and Home Screen......Page 70
What’s in the Music Menu......Page 71
What’s in the Videos Menu......Page 73
What’s in the Photos Menu......Page 74
What’s in the Settings Menu......Page 75
Other Icons on the Touch Home Screen......Page 77
Set Up and Check Your Mail......Page 78
Fancier Fingerwork for the iPod Touch......Page 79
Cut and Paste By Touch......Page 80
Customize Your Touch Menus......Page 81
Cover Flow in Motion......Page 82
The Now Playing Screen: The Basics......Page 83
The Now Playing Screen: \nSong Maneuvers......Page 85
Install (and Uninstall) New Apps......Page 87
Manage Apps in iTunes......Page 88
4......Page 89
iTunes Basics......Page 90
The iTunes Window: An Introduction......Page 91
Change the Look of the \niTunes Window......Page 93
Change the Size of the \niTunes Window......Page 94
Import Specific Songs From Your CDs......Page 95
Change Import Settings for Better Audio Quality......Page 97
Three Ways to Browse Your Collection......Page 98
Get a Birds-Eye Look at Your Collection with Grid View......Page 99
Search for Songs in iTunes......Page 100
Shuffle Your Music in Many Ways......Page 101
Animate Your Songs: iTunes Visualizer......Page 102
5......Page 103
iTunes Power Moves......Page 104
You’re the Critic: Rate Your Music......Page 105
Listen to Internet Radio......Page 106
Share Your iTunes Music and Videos......Page 107
Change a Song’s File Format......Page 109
Set Up Multiple iTunes Libraries......Page 110
Improve Your Tunes with the \nGraphic Equalizer......Page 111
Change a Song’s Start and \nStop Times......Page 113
Edit Song Information......Page 114
Edit Album Information......Page 115
Fetch Missing Album Covers......Page 116
Replace Album Covers Manually......Page 117
Find and Add Lyrics to Your Song Files......Page 118
View Lyrics on the iPod......Page 119
What iTunes Can Tell You About \nYour iPod......Page 120
Adjust Your iPod’s Syncing Preferences \nwith iTunes......Page 121
Load Songs Onto an iPod from More than One Computer......Page 123
Manually Delete Music and Videos from Your iPod......Page 124
Where iTunes Stores Your Files......Page 125
Move the iTunes Music Folder to an External Drive......Page 126
Copy Your Music from iPod to iTunes......Page 127
Back Up Your iTunes Files to Disc......Page 128
6......Page 129
The Power of Playlists......Page 130
Make a New Playlist in iTunes......Page 131
Change an Existing Playlist......Page 133
Add a Playlist to Your iPod......Page 134
Delete a Playlist......Page 135
Make an On-The-Go Playlist on an \niPod Nano or Classic......Page 136
Make and Edit On-The-Go Playlists on \nthe iPod Touch......Page 137
Make a Genius Playlist in iTunes......Page 138
Make a Genius Playlist on the iPod......Page 139
Genius Mixes in iTunes......Page 140
Genius Mixes on the iPod......Page 141
Publish Your Own Playlists (iMixes)......Page 142
Smart Playlists: Another Way for iTunes to Assemble Your Playlists......Page 143
iTunes DJ: Get the Party Started......Page 145
Three Kinds of Discs You Can Create \nwith iTunes......Page 146
Burn a Playlist to a CD......Page 147
Print Playlists and Snazzy \nCD Covers......Page 148
7......Page 149
Shop the iTunes Store......Page 150
Getting to the iTunes Store......Page 151
Shop the iTunes Wi-Fi Store......Page 152
An Overview of the Store’s Layout......Page 153
Navigate the Aisles of the \niTunes Store......Page 154
Set Up an iTunes Store Account......Page 155
Change the Information in \nYour Apple Account......Page 157
Adjust Your Store Preferences......Page 158
Find Music by Genre......Page 159
Buy a Song or Album......Page 160
Buy Movies or TV Shows......Page 161
Buy Audio Books......Page 162
Buy iPod Games......Page 163
Buy iPod Touch Apps......Page 164
Download and Subscribe \nto Podcasts......Page 165
Usage Rights: What You Can Do with Your Purchases......Page 166
iTunes LPs......Page 167
Other Cool iTunes Store Features......Page 168
iTunes Gift Certificates: Buy ’Em and Spend ’Em......Page 169
Other Ways to Send iTunes Gifts......Page 170
iTunes Allowance Accounts......Page 171
Make an iTunes Wish List......Page 172
What to Do If Your Download Gets Interrupted......Page 173
Set Up Parental Controls for \nthe Store......Page 174
Play iTunes Purchases on Multiple Computers......Page 175
Deauthorize Your Computer......Page 177
Use Your iPod to Copy Purchases to Other Computers......Page 178
See Your iTunes Purchase History and Get iTunes Store Help......Page 179
Buy Songs from Other Music Stores......Page 180
8......Page 181
It’s Showtime: Video on the iPod......Page 182
Add Videos to iTunes......Page 183
Play Videos in iTunes......Page 184
Transfer Videos to Your iPod......Page 185
Video Formats That Work on the iPod......Page 186
Play Videos on the Nano or Classic......Page 187
Shoot Video on the iPod Nano......Page 189
Play Videos on the iPod Touch......Page 191
YouTube Videos on the iPod Touch......Page 193
Play iTunes and iPod Videos on Your TV......Page 195
9......Page 197
Picturing Your Photos \non the iPod......Page 198
Setting Up: Get Ready to Put Photos on Your iPod......Page 199
Get Pictures onto Your iPod......Page 201
Digital Photographer Alert: Storing Full-Quality Photos on Your iPod......Page 203
View Photos on the \niPod Classic or Nano......Page 204
View Photos (in a Pinch) on \nYour iPod Touch......Page 205
Play Slideshows on Your iPod......Page 207
Play Slideshows on Your TV......Page 209
10......Page 211
The iPod as \nPersonal Assistant......Page 212
iPod as an Address Book......Page 213
The iPod as Calendar......Page 215
Track Time: iPod as a Stopwatch......Page 217
Count Steps: iPod Nano as Pedometer......Page 219
Voice Memos: iPod as Audio Recorder......Page 220
Tick-Tock: iPod as a World Clock......Page 221
iPod as a Portable Hard Drive......Page 223
Read Text Files on Your iPod......Page 225
11......Page 227
Surfing the Web with\niPod Touch......Page 228
Get Your Wi-Fi Connection......Page 229
Going on a Safari Tour......Page 231
Zoom and Scroll Through Web Pages......Page 233
The Safari Address Bar......Page 235
Use the Touch Keyboard......Page 237
Create and Use Safari Bookmarks......Page 239
Edit and Organize \nBookmarks and Folders......Page 241
Syncing Bookmarks with iTunes......Page 243
The Safari History List......Page 245
Tapping Links......Page 247
Mapping Your Way with Wi-Fi......Page 248
Audio and Video on the Web......Page 251
Social Networking on the iPod Touch......Page 252
Manipulate Multiple Pages......Page 253
Pop-up Blockers, Cookies, and Security......Page 255
RSS: The Missing Manual......Page 257
Find Other Mobile-Friendly Sites......Page 258
12......Page 261
iPod Out Loud......Page 262
Taking Your iPod on the Road......Page 263
Connect the iPod to a Home Entertainment System......Page 265
iPod Speaker Systems......Page 266
Stream iTunes Music with AirPort Express......Page 267
Find a Power Source for Your iPod......Page 269
Where to Find Cool iPod Stuff......Page 270
13......Page 271
What to Do When the iPod Isn’t Working Right......Page 272
Apple’s Alphabet: \nThe 5 “R”s of iPod Repair......Page 273
Reset Your iPod......Page 274
Download and Reinstall iTunes and iTunes Updates......Page 275
Use the Diagnostics Tools in iTunes \nfor Windows......Page 276
Update the iPod’s Software......Page 277
Start Over: Restoring Your iPod’s Software......Page 279
Understanding the iPod’s \nBattery Messages......Page 281
Apple’s Tips for Longer iPod \nBattery Life......Page 282
Replace Your iPod’s Battery......Page 283
AppleCare—What It Is and Whether You Need It......Page 284