OReilly IPod and ITunes the missing manual 4th edition mar 2006 ISBN 059652675x

iPod&iTunes:TheMissingManual,4thEdition
ByJ.D.Biersdorfer
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Publisher:O'Reilly
PubDate:March2006
PrintISBN-10:0-596-52675-X
PrintISBN-13:978-0-59-652675-7
Pages:328

TableofContents|Index

WhenAppleintroducedtheiPodin2001,CEOSteveJobsdeclared,"listeningtomusicwill
neverbethesameagain."Hewasrightonthemoney.TheiPodgrabbedattentionright
away,andbytheendof2005,morethan41millionofthemhadsold.iPodisthe
dominantdigitalmusicplayeronthemarket,andforthefirsttime,Applegetstofeellike
Microsoft.
iPodsteadilyevolvedthroughfivegenerationssincethen,andtodaythedynastyranges
fromascreenless512-megabyteversionthatcanholdplentyofsongsforyourgym
routinetoa60-gigabytemultimediajukeboxthatcanspinoutanentireseasonof
"DesperateHousewives",alongwiththousandsofcolorphotosandallthatcolorfulmusic.

AniPodismanythingstomanypeople,butitcanbemuchmorethanmostpeoplerealize.
That'swhereiPod&iTunes:TheMissingManualcomesin.Likethedeviceitself,thisbook
isalong-runningbestseller,nowinitsfourthedition.Whatmakesitsopopularisthe
wealthofusefulinformationitbringstoanyonewhobreaksopeniPod'sdistinctive
packaging-especiallysinceAppledoesn'tsupplyamanualofitsown.

Onceagain,we'veupdatedthisguidetofullyexplaintheinsandoutsofiPod,including
thenano,theshuffle,andallthelatestfeaturesanduses,suchas:

The5thgenerationVideoiPod,whichcanhold15,000songs,25,000photos,and

150hoursofvideo
iTunes6,whereyoucanbuytunes,subscribetoPodcasts,tuneintointernetradio,


downloadvideos,buildplaylists,andmore
GoingbeyondthemusictouseiPodasanexternaldrive,aneBook,apersonal
organizer,aGameBoy,andaslideprojector
ExtremeiPoddingwithsharewareandAppleScripts,usinganiPodwithexternal
speakers(includingthecarstereo),accessories,andtroubleshooting

It'sbeenfiveyearssinceiPodhitthescene,but,clearly,theevolutionhasonlyjustbegun.
iPod&iTunes:TheMissingManualgivesyoueverythingyouneedtoevolvewithit.


iPod&iTunes:TheMissingManual,4thEdition
ByJ.D.Biersdorfer
...............................................
Publisher:O'Reilly
PubDate:March2006
PrintISBN-10:0-596-52675-X
PrintISBN-13:978-0-59-652675-7
Pages:328

TableofContents|Index

Copyright
TheMissingCredits
AbouttheAuthor
AbouttheCreativeTeam
Acknowledgements
TheMissingManualSeries
Introduction
WhatIsaniPod?
WhatYouNeedtoiPod
Macvs.WindowsiPods
iTunes6
AboutThisBook
AboutMissingManuals.com
TheVeryBasics
Safari®Enabled
PartI:iPod:TheHardware
Chapter1.MeettheiPod
Section1.1.PartsofthePod
Section1.2.ChargingtheBattery

Section1.3.Earphones:Apple'sorOtherwise
Section1.4.TheiPodMenus
Chapter2.TheiPodSyncConnection
Section2.1.TheiPodSoftwareCD
Section2.2.UsingUSB2.0

Section2.3.ConnectingYouriPodbyFireWire
Section2.4.YourVeryFirstSync
Section2.5.VaryingtheAuto-TransferTheme
Section2.6.iPod-to-ComputerCopying

Chapter3.TheiPodShuffle
Section3.1.MeettheiPodShuffle
Section3.2.UsingtheiPodShuffle
Section3.3.DeletingSongsfromtheiPodShuffle
Section3.4.UsingtheShuffleasaUSBFlashDrive
PartII:iPod:TheSoftware
Chapter4.DigitalAudioFormats
Section4.1.IntroductiontoDigitalAudio
Section4.2.CompressedAudioFormats
Section4.3.OtherPodworthyFileFormats
Section4.4.BitRates
Chapter5.iTunesforMacintoshandWindows
Section5.1.IntroductiontoiTunes
Section5.2.AQuickTour
Section5.3.RippingCDsintoiTunes
Section5.4.GettingOtherFilesintoiTunes
Section5.5.DeletingSongsandVideos
Section5.6.PlayingMusic
Section5.7.PlayingVideos
Section5.8.iTunesAdministration
Section5.9.InternetRadio
Section5.10.Playlists
Section5.11.BurningaCDorDVD
Section5.12.PrintingPlaylistsandCDCovers
Section5.13.PlayingSongsAcrossaNetwork
Chapter6.iPodMultimedia
Section6.1.WatchingVideo
Section6.2.DisplayingPhotos
Section6.3.ListeningtoAudioBooks
Section6.4.Podcasting

Chapter7.TheiTunesMusicStore
Section7.1.WelcometotheMusicStore
Section7.2.AStoreTour
Section7.3.SearchingandShopping
Section7.4.WhattoDowithPurchasedContent

Section7.5.MusicStoreBilling
PartIII:BeyondtheMusic
Chapter8.iPodGamesandOtherExtras
Section8.1.Games
Section8.2.Clock
Section8.3.Stopwatch

Section8.4.ScreenLock
Section8.5.Notes
Chapter9.TheiPodasExternalDrive
Section9.1.TheiPod'sHardDiskFormat
Section9.2.TheiPodasanExternalHardDisk
Section9.3.StoringDataFilesontheiPod
Section9.4.DeletingDataFiles
Section9.5.UnmountingtheiPodDrive
Chapter10.ConnectingtheiPod
Section10.1.ConnectingtheiPodtoaStereoSystem
Section10.2.UsingiTuneswithAirPortExpress
Section10.3.ConnectingtheiPodtoaCarStereo
PartIV:ExtremeiPodding
Chapter11.HotHacksandCoolTools
Section11.1.TheAppleScriptediPod
Section11.2.MoreMacShareware
Section11.3.SoftwareforMacandWindows
Section11.4.MoreWindowsShareware
Section11.5.RecordingYourOwnPodcasts
Chapter12.Troubleshooting
Section12.1.Apple'sAlphabet:The5R'sofiPodRepair
Section12.2.TheiPod'sSelf-HelpModes
Section12.3.iPodHardwareProblems
Section12.4.TroubleshootingtheiPodShuffle
Section12.5.HeadphoneandRemoteProblems
Section12.6.ProblemswithSongQuality
Section12.7.iTunesBlues
Section12.8.ProblemswiththeiTunesMusicStore
Section12.9.SoftwareUpdatesforiTunes
Section12.10.iPodSoftwareUpdates

Section12.11.WheretoGetHelpOnline
PartV:Appendixes
AppendixA.iTunes,MenubyMenu

SectionA.1.
SectionA.2.FileMenu
SectionA.3.EditMenu
SectionA.4.ControlsMenu
SectionA.5.Visualizer
SectionA.6.Advanced
SectionA.7.WindowMenu(MacintoshOnly)
SectionA.8.HelpMenu
SectionA.9.KeyboardShortcutsforiTunes6
AppendixB.iPodAsOrganizer
SectionB.1.IntroductiontotheiPodAddressBook
SectionB.2.ImportingContactswithiTunes
SectionB.3.CopyingContactsfromOtherPrograms
SectionB.4.ManuallyDeletingContacts
SectionB.5.TheiPod'sAddressBookSettings
SectionB.6.TheiPodasCalendarKeeper
SectionB.7.CalendarFormatsfortheiPod
SectionB.8.UsingiSyncontheMac

SectionB.9.CopyingCalendarsfromOtherPrograms
SectionB.10.InspectingtheCalendaronYouriPod
SectionB.11.OtherOrganizerShareware
AppendixC.iStuff:GadgetsforYouriPod
SectionC.1.WheretoShop
SectionC.2.Cases
SectionC.3.Shufflin'OfftotheShuffleStore
SectionC.4.iPodExtenders
SectionC.5.PowerAdapters
SectionC.6.BatteryBoosters
SectionC.7.SpeakersfortheiPod
AppendixD.iPodaseBookReaderandNewsstand
SectionD.1.SharewareforMacintoshOSX
SectionD.2.SharewareforWindows
Colophon
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TheMissingCredits
AbouttheAuthor
AbouttheCreativeTeam
Acknowledgements
TheMissingManualSeries


AbouttheAuthor

J.D.BiersdorferhasbeenwritingtheQ&A
columnfortheCircuitssectionofTheNewYorkTimessince
1998.Shehascoveredeverythingfrom17th-centuryIndianart
totheworldoffemalehackersforthenewspaper,andhas
revieweddozensofbooksforTheNewYorkTimesBookReview.
ShehaspennedarticlesfortheAIGAJournalofGraphicDesign
andRollingStone,andhascontributedessaysaboutthe
collisionofartandtechnologytoseveralgraphic-designbooks

publishedbyAllworthPress.ShestudiedTheater&Dramaat
IndianaUniversityandnowsplitshertimebetweenNewYork
CityandPennsylvania.Shespendshersparemomentsplaying
thebanjoandwatchingBBCWorldNews.Email:





AbouttheCreativeTeam
DavidPogue(editor)istheweeklytech-reviewcolumnistfor
TheNewYorkTimesandthecreatoroftheMissingManual
series.He'stheauthororcoauthorof37books,including16in
theMissingManualseriesandsixinthe"ForDummies"line
(includingMagic,Opera,ClassicalMusic,andTheFlat-Screen
iMac).Inhisotherlife,DavidisaformerBroadwaytheater
conductor,amagician,andapianist.Email:
Web:www.davidpogue.com.
PeterMeyers(editor)worksasaneditoratO'ReillyMediaon
theMissingManualseries.HeliveswithhiswifeinNewYork
City.Email:
MicheleFilshie(editor)isO'Reilly'sassistanteditorforMissing
ManualsandeditoroffourPersonalTrainers(anotherO'Reilly
series).Beforeturningtotheworldofcomputer-relatedbooks,
MichelespentmanyhappyyearsatBlackSparrowPress.She
livesinSebastopolandlovestogetinvolvedinlocalpolitics.
Email:
NanBarber(copyeditor)hasbeentheproudownerofaniPod
sinceDecember25,2005.
ChrisStone(technicalreviewer)isaseniorsystems

administrator(theMacguy)atO'ReillyMedia,Inc.He's
contributedtoMacOSX:TheMissingManual,TigerEdition,
publishedbyPoguePress/O'Reilly,andiscoauthorofMacOSX
TigerinaNutshell,alsopublishedbyO'Reilly.
RoseCassano(coverillustration)hasworkedasan
independentdesignerandillustratorfor20years.Assignments
haverangedfromthenonprofitsectortocorporateclientele.
ShelivesinbeautifulSouthernOregon,gratefulforthemiracles
ofmoderntechnologythatmakeworkingthereareality.Email:


Web:www.rosecassano.com.




Acknowledgements
IwouldliketothankDavidPogueforsuggestingthisbookto
me,andthenbeingaterrificeditorthroughthemadscramble
ofthefirsttwoeditions,andPeterMeyers,ChrisStone,andthe
MissingManualfolksatO'Reillyforguidingmethroughthepast
coupleofupdates.ThankstoApplefortheiPodimagesandthe
assortedotheriPodaccessorycompanieswhomadetheirdigital
photographyavailable.Muchofthismanuscriptwaswrittentoa
rotatingmixofAbigailWashburn'sSongoftheTraveling
Daughter,theBattlestarGalactica:Season1soundtrack,and
thelatterworksofGreenDay.Onapersonalnote,I'dalsolike
toextendthankstoallmyfriendsandfamilyforputtingupwith
allthevagueiPod-relatedmutteringsduringthebook'sfour
editions,includingMaryandBobbyArmstrong,TomBiersdorfer,

myparents,andmygrandfather.Otheroccupantsonthethank
youlistmustincludemysupportiveInternetbuddies(the
WonderWomenandtheganginEcho'supf_oz),andmostofall,
thankstoBetsyforeverything.




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MissingManualsarewitty,superblywrittenguidestocomputer
productsthatdon'tcomewithprintedmanuals(whichisjust
aboutallofthem).Eachbookfeaturesahandcraftedindex;
cross-referencestospecificpagenumbers(notjust"see
Chapter14");andRepKover,adetached-spinebindingthatlets
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WindowsXPHomeEdition:TheMissingManual,SecondEdition
byDavidPogue

Introduction
RememberthefirsttimeyouheardaboutMP3files?Youcould
takearegularoldCD,likeTheEssentialJohnnyCashoran
albumofStraussviolinconcertosplayedbySarahChang,putit
inyourcomputer'sCDdrive,andconvertallyourfavoritesongs
intotheMP3format.Anddoyourecallyourdelightwhenyou
learnedthatthoseMP3filestookupone-tenthofthespaceit
wouldtaketocopytheCDaudiofilesdirectlytoyourhard
drive?YoucouldleavetheCDathomeandrockoutatyour
deskwithyourgrowingcollectionoffreshly"ripped"MP3s
(whichsoundedalmostasgoodastheoriginalCD,cometo
thinkofit).
Havingafolderstuffedwithtunesonyourcomputermade
workingatitmoreenjoyable,buthumansarealwaysonthego.
By1998,thefirstportableMP3playersbegantotrickleonto
storeshelves,manyoffering32big,roomymegabytes(MB)of
memorytostoresongfilestransferredfromthecomputer.
Ofcourse,mostpeoplewantedmorethan30minutesofmusic
atatime.So,laterMP3playerscamewithmoreroomfor
music,eveniftheywerealittlebiggerandalittlebulkier.
ThencametheiPod.




WhatIsaniPod?
AniPodismanythingstomanypeople,butmostpeoplethink
ofitasapocket-sizemusicplayerthatholds100songs,15,000

songs,ormore,dependingonthemodel.TheiPoddynastynow
rangesfromascreenless512-megabyteversionthatcanhold
plentyofsongsforyourgymroutineandneverskipabeat,toa
60-gigabytemultimediajukeboxthatspinsoutanentireTV
seasonofTheOffice,aswellascolorphotosalongwithcolorful
music.
LiketheoriginalSonyWalkman,whichrevolutionizedthe
personallisteningexperiencewhenitwasintroducedin1979,
Apple'sannouncementoftheoriginal5-gigabyteiPodinthefall
of2001caughtthemusicworld'sear."WithiPod,listeningto
musicwillneverbethesameagain,"intonedSteveJobs,
Apple'sCEO.ButevenoutoftheHyperbolicChamber,theiPod
wasdifferentenoughtogetattention.Peoplenoticedit,and
moreimportantly,boughtit.Bytheendof2005,Applehadsold
morethan41millionofthem.TheiPodwasthesingle
bestsellingmusicplayeronthemarket,thedominantplayer;
forthefirsttimeinmodernhistory,Applegottofeellike
Microsoft.
Andnowonder.TheiPodwassmaller,lighter,andbetterlooking
thanmostofitsrivalsandmuch,mucheasiertouse.Five
buttonsandascrollwheelcouldquicklytakeyoufromABBAto
ZZTop,andeverysonginbetween.
Gleaminginawhite-and-chromecaseslightlylargerthana
deckofcards,theoriginaliPodcouldholdatleast1,000
average-lengthpopsongs(orsixtypicalGratefulDeadlive
jams),andplaythemcontinuouslyfor10hoursonafully
chargedbattery.Theblack-and-whiteLCDscreenofferedthe
songinformationintypelargeenoughtoactuallyread,anda
brightbacklightallowedforchangingplaylistsinthedark.And

withitssuperfastFireWireconnection,theiPodcouldslurp
downanentireCD'sworthofmusicfromcomputertoplayerin
under15seconds.
Bytheendof2005,theiPodwaszippingalongonaUSB2.0
connectionandshowingdigitalphotos,musicvideos,movies,
andTVshowsonitsbright2.5-inchcolorscreen.Thesimple
littlemusicplayergrewuptobeamultimediawarehousethat
couldstillfitinafrontshirtpocket.

BeyondtheMusic
Butwaitthere'smore.Onceyou'redoneplayingyourtunesand
watchingyourpictures,getreadyforalltheotherwaystheiPod
canserveasyourfavoritegadget:
iPodasexternaldrive.YoucanhookupaniPodtoyour
MacorWindowsmachine,whereitshowsupasanextra
drive(albeitamuchsmallerdriveifyoupluginyourlil'old
iPodShuffle).Youcanuseittocopy,backup,ortransfer
giganticfilesfromplacetoplaceatalickety-splittransfer
speed,thankstoitsFireWireorUSB2.0connection.
iPodaseBook.TheiPodmakesahandy,pocket-size
electronicbookreader,capableofdisplayingandscrolling
throughrecipes,drivingdirections,bookchapters,andeven
Webpages.
iPodasPalmPilot.Amazingly,theiPodservesasasuperb,
easy-to-understandpersonalorganizer.Itcansuckinthe
calendar,addressbook,to-dolist,andnotesfromyourMac
orPCandthendisplaythematthetouchofabutton.
iPodasGameBoy.Allright,notaGameBoy,exactly.But

therearethreevideo-stylegamesandamemory-tugging
audioquizbuiltintothemoderniPodperfecttime-killersfor
medicalwaitingrooms,longbusrides,andlinesatthe
DepartmentofMotorVehicles.
iPodasslideprojector.Granted,noteveryiPodcando
picturesandmusic,butifyou'vegotafull-sizeiPodwitha
colorscreen,allyouneedtodoiswhipoutitsAVcableand
findaTVsettoentertainyourfriendswithamusicalslide
showofyourlatesttriptoDisneyland.
YouknowhowMacintoshcomputersinspiresuchemotional
attachmentfromtheirfans?TheiPodinspiressimilardevotion:
iPodWebsites,iPodsharewareadd-ons,aniPodaccessory
industryinshort,theinvasionoftheiPodPeople.
Ifyou'rereadingthisbook,you'reprobablyaPodling,tooor
abouttobecomeone.Welcometotheclub.


WhatYouNeedtoiPod
TheiPodisdesignedtocommunicatewithaMacoraPC,which
servesastheloadingdockfortunes.Fortunately,itdoesn't
haveespeciallydemandingsystemrequirements.Here'swhat
yourcomputerneedstouseavideo-enablediPodoriPodNano
withiTunes6:
Adecentamountofhorsepower.FortheMacintosh,
Applerecommends256MBofRAMandatleasta500megahertzG3processorasaminimum,butifyouwantto
usethevideoiPodandiTunes,you'llneeda500-megahertz
G4processorandavideocardwithatleast16MBof
memoryonit.
ForthePC,youneedatleasta500-megahertzPentiumlevelprocessorandatleast256MBofRAM.Ifyouplanto

watchandusevideowithyouriPodandiTunes,you'llneed
a1.5-gigahertzPentium-levelprocessororfasteranda
videocardwith32MBormoreofmemory.(Justabout
everythinginlifeisbetterwithmorememory.)
Arecentoperatingsystem.FortheMac,youneedat
leastMacOSX10.2.8,butifyouwanttouseanyofthe
videofeatures,youneedtomakesureyourversionofMac
OSXisatleast10.3.9.You'llalsoneedApple'sQuickTime
7.0.3multimediasoftwareorlaterinstalled.
OnaWindowsmachine,youneedWindows2000orXPto
useApple'siTunessoftwareforWindows.LiketheMacsters,
WindowspeoplealsoneedatleastQuickTime7.0.3.for
videofun.
AUSB2.0connection.OlderiPodsthatpredatethe2005
arrivalofthevideo-playingPodandtheNanocanstillusea


FireWireconnectionfortransferringsongsanddata,butall
thenewmodelsareUSB2.0-only.USB2.0usesthesame
plugastheolder,slowerUSB1.1connections,sointheory,
youcanmoveyourmusicandmoviesovertheslowerUSB
pathway.Inreality,youmightgonutswiththelongwait
andoverwhelminganticipationofmoving40gigabytesof
dataovertoyournewiPodwithUSB1.1.
Abroadbandconnection.FastInternetaccessisn't
mandatoryforusingtheiPod,butitsurecomesinhandy
whenbuyinganddownloadingfiles(especiallyvideos)from
theiTunesstore.

Note:Thesearetherequirementsyourcomputermustmeetto

usetheiPodwithiTunes.IfyouhaveanolderMacorPCand
theyearningtobuyaniPod,youstillmightbeabletouseitby
gettingathird-partymusic-managementprogramthat'sless
fussyaboutoperatingsystemsthaniTunes.

WhatYouNeedtoiPodShuffle
Apple'smightymitehasafewspecialrequirementsofitsown,
includingtheneedforiTunes4.7.1orlater(earlierversionsof
iTunes,eveniTunes4.7,won'tworkwiththeShuffle),somake
sureyouinstalltheversionthatcameontheiPodShuffleCD,
whichshouldbeclosetothecurrentversionoftheprogram.
TheShuffleCDalsoincludesthenecessaryQuickTime
componentsneededforahappyiTunesexperience.
TodotheShuffle,youalsoneed:
Averyrecentoperatingsystem.Apple'srequirements
pagelistsMacOSX10.2.8(thehighestyoucangointhe


Jaguarworld)orMacOSX10.3.4orlaterastheminimum
MacOSyoucanuse.WindowsownersneedWindows2000
(withServicePack4installed)orWindowsXP(withService
Pack2installed).
AUSBport.TheiPodShuffleplugsrightintothe
computer'sUSBport,andyoucanuseeitherazippyUSB
2.0connectionorevenoneoftheolder(butslower)USB
1.1portsthathavebeencommononcomputerssincethe
late1990s.

Macvs.WindowsiPods
Iftheywereallhangingouttogetheroneafternoonatthe
beach,itwouldbehardtotellaWindowsiPodfromacrowdof
MaciPods.Ontheoutside,theylookthesame.
ButjustasMacintoshandWindowscomputersusetotally
differentformatsfortheirharddrives,sodoMacandWindows
iPods.ThismakesperfectsensebecausetheiPodisakindof
minicomputer.(Notefornerds:MaciPodsuseafilesystem
calledHFSPlus;PCiPodsusetheunappetizing-soundingFAT32.
Ifyou'veeverhadtobackup,reformat,andreinstallyour
preWindowsXPsystem,FAT32maysoundfamiliar:it'sthe
systemWindowsusedforyears.)
So,then,howcanAppleclaimtosellasingleiPodmodelthat,
outofthebox,comesformattedforeitheraMacoraPC?
Itdoesn'treally.MostiPodmodelsareallpreformattedforthe
Mac,exceptfortheNanoandtheShuffle,whichare
preformattedforWindows.Whenyouruntheinstallersoftware
ontheiPodCD,theprogramquietlyreformatstheiPoddriveto
matchyouroperatingsystem(exceptfortheShuffle,which
staysasitis,asMacshavebeenhappilyreadingUSBflash
drivesforyears).Detailsonthisprocess,andonthecabling
differencesbetweenMacandPC,begininChapter2.

SoftwareDifferences
Thesedays,bothMacandPCfansusethesamesoftwareto
manageandorganizewhat'sontheiPod:afreeprogramcalled
iTunes.ItworksalmostpreciselythesameinitsMacintoshand
Windowsversions.Everybuttonineverydialogboxisexactly
thesame;thesoftwareresponsetoeverycommandisidentical.

Inthisbook,theillustrationshavebeengiveneven-handed
treatment,rotatingamongthevariousoperatingsystemswhere
iTunesisathome(WindowsXP,MacOSX10.3,andMacOSX
10.4).
However,ifyou'reaPCfanandyoudon'thaveWindows2000
orXP,youcan'tuseiTunes.Asdescribedinpreviouseditionsof
thisbook,earlierversionsoftheiPodcamewithMusicMatch
JukeboxforusewithWindows-formattediPods.Applehasn't
includedMusicMatchJukeboxintheiPodboxsince2003.If
you'vesnatchedupanolderiPodoneBayorbeenonthelower
endofahand-me-downandforsomereasonwanttolearnhow
tousetheantiqueversionofMusicMatchJukeboxsupportedby
theseelderlyiPodsyoucandownloadtheoldMusicMatch
chapter,onceincludedinpreviouseditionsofthisbook,from
the"MissingCD"page,whichislocatedat
www.missingmanuals.com.