Que easy ipod and itunes mar 2006 ISBN 078973544x

EasyiPod®andiTunes®
ByShellyBrisbin
...............................................
Publisher:Que
PubDate:March15,2006
PrintISBN-10:0-7897-3544-X
PrintISBN-13:978-0-7897-3544-7
Pages:256

TableofContents|Index

FrustratedbythelackofinstructionsanddocumentationthatcamewithyournewiPod?
Don'tthrowitoutthewindow!Instead,consultEasyiPodandiTunes,afull-color,visually
orientedbookthatcoversiPodandiTunesusagefromthebeginner'spointofview.With
step-by-stepinstructionsandvisualelementsoneverypage,youwillgofromopeningthe
iPodboxandinstallingitssoftware,torippingmusiciniTunes,syncingwiththeiPodand
beyond.Youwilllearntoworkwithmusicfiles,podcasts,audiobooksandInternetradio,
andyou'lldiscovertheiTunesMusicStoreandhowitworkswithiTunesandiPod.Aslong
asyouhaveacurrentmodeliPod(includingthenewNanoandvideomodels),thisbook
willworkforyou.


EasyiPod®andiTunes®
ByShellyBrisbin
...............................................
Publisher:Que
PubDate:March15,2006
PrintISBN-10:0-7897-3544-X
PrintISBN-13:978-0-7897-3544-7
Pages:256

TableofContents|Index

Copyright
AbouttheAuthor
Acknowledgments
WeWanttoHearfromYou!
It'sasEasyas1-2-3
IntroductiontoEasyiPodandiTunes
Part1.GettingtoKnowtheiPod
iPodModels
iPod
iPodNano
iPodShuffle
What'sintheBox
Part2.ConnectingYouriPodtoaMacorPc
ConnectYouriPodtoYourComputer
InstallingiPodSoftwareonaPC
InstallingiPodSoftwareonaMac
UpdatingSoftwareontheMac

ChargingYouriPod
SettingUpYouriPod
Part3.AddingMusictoYouriTunesLibrary
iTunesImporting
SettingMusicImportingPreferences
ImportingMusicfromaCD
AddingaFilefromYourComputer

AddingaFilefromtheInternet
Part4.TheiTunesMusicStore
TheiTunesMusicStore
SettingUpanAccountattheMusicStore
SettingShoppingPreferences

SearchingtheMusicStore
BrowsingtheMusicStore
BuyingaSongfromtheMusicStore
BuyinganAlbumfromtheMusicStore
UsingPowerSearch
BrowsingCharts
CheckingOutiMixes
BuyingAudiobooks
AllowancesandGiftCertificates
Part5.AllAboutItunesPlaylists
iTunesPlaylists
CreatingaPlaylist
AddingandDeletingSongsfromPlaylists
UsingSmartPlaylists
UsingPlaylistFolders
CreatingaSmartPlaylist
UsingthePartyShufflePlaylist
UsingtheRadioPlaylist
Part6.SettingUpYouriPOD
iPodSyncing
SyncinganiPodfortheFirstTime
ManaginganiPodManually
AddingPlayliststoaniPod
SyncinganiPod
AddingMusictoaniPodShuffle
DisconnectinganiPod
SettingiPodDisplayOptions
SettingDateandTimeOptions
ChoosingiPodMenus
Part7.PlayingMusic

iTunesPlaybackControls
PlayingaSonginiTunes
ShuffleandRepeat
BrowsinginiTunes

SearchinginiTunes
PlayingMusiconaniPod
BrowsingMusiconaniPod
FastForwardandRewind
NavigatingPlaylistsonaniPod
ShufflingSongsonaniPod
ControllinganiPodShuffle

ShufflingSongsonaniPodShuffle
CreatinganOn-the-GoPlaylist
UsingtheiPodEqualizer
UsingSoundCheck
Part8.FindingandListeningtoPodcasts
PodcastDirectory
BrowsingthePodcastDirectory
SearchingforPodcastsintheDirectory
SubscribingtoaPodcastfromtheDirectory
CustomizingPodcastDownloadSettings
SubscribingtoPodcastsfromtheWeb
AddingPodcaststoaniPodShuffle
AddingPodcaststoaniPod
PlayingEnhancedPodcastsiniTunes
PlayingPodcastsonaniPod
PlayingEnhancedPodcastsonaniPod
MaintainingandUnsubscribing
Part9.WatchingVideosinItunesandonYourIpod
PurchaseVideosfromtheMusicStore
DownloadingVideofromtheiTunesMusicStore
FindingMoreVideos
PlayingVideoiniTunes
AddingVideotoaniPod
ManagingVideosonaniPod
PlayingVideosonaniPod
PlayingiPodVideosonaTelevision
ConvertingYourVideosforiPodPlaybackonaMac
ConvertingYourVideosforiPodPlaybackonaWindowsComputer
Part10.ListeningtoAudiobooks
AudiobooksattheiTunesMusicStore

BuyingAudiobooksattheiTunesMusicStore
RippingAudiobookCDstoYourComputer

BuyingAudiobooksfromAudible.com
AddingAudiobookstoaniPod
SettingAudiobookPreferencesonaniPod
ListeningtoAudiobooksonaniPod
Part11.ViewingPhotosonAniPod
ViewPhotosonYouriPod
FindingPhotosonYourComputer
SettingPhotoSyncingPreferencesiniTunes
SyncAlbumsfromYourMac'siPhotoLibrary
SyncPhotosandFoldersfromYourMyPicturesFolderinWindows

ChooseFolderstoSyncwithYouriPod
ViewingPhotosonYouriPod
PlayingaSlideshowonYouriPod
ChoosingSlideshowSettings
Part12.UsingYouriPodasaPDAorHardDisk
iPodExtras
AutomaticallySyncingMacContactsandCalendarswithYouriPod
AutomaticallySyncingWindowsContactsandCalendarswithYouriPod
ManuallySyncingContactsandCalendars
AddingNotestoaniPod
ViewingContactsonaniPod
SettingiPodContactOptions
ViewingCalendarEventsonaniPod
ViewingNotesonaniPod
PlayingGamesonaniPod
AddingGamesandText-BasedApplicationstoYouriPod
CreatingiPodClocks
UsinganiPodasaHardDisk
UsinganiPodShuffleasaHardDisk
Part13.ManagingYouriTunesLibrary
EditID3Tags
EditingSongInfoiniTunes
EditingMultipleItems
RatingYourMusiciniTunes
RatingMusiconaniPod
DeletingDuplicateSongsfromYourLibrary
DeletingSongsfromPlaylists
Part14.AddingLyricsandArtworktoYourMusicLibrary
TrickedOutTunes

AddingLyricstoiTunesonaMac
AddingLyricstoiTunesonaWindowsComputer
AddingLyricstoiTunesManually
AddingandViewingLyricsonYouriPod
AddingPDFstoiTunes
AddingArtworktoiTunesTracks
Part15.BurningDiscswithiTunes
DiscBurningOptions
BurningaPlaylisttoaCDorDVD
BurningaMulti-DiscPlaylist
PrintingaSongorAlbumList
PrintingDiscInserts
Part16.AdvancediPodandiTunes
iTunes'sAdvancedFeatures

SharingYouriTunesLibrary
ListeningtoMusicfromaSharediTunesLibrary
PlayingYouriTunesLibraryonaStereoSystem
StreamingMusicWirelessly
Part17.iPodMaintenanceandTroubleshooting
iPodTroubleshootingSteps
KeepingYouriPodUp-to-Date
MaximizingiPodBatteryLife
KeepingYouriPodCharged
ResettingYouriPod
RestoringaniPodtoFactoryDefaults
iPodTroubleshootingStep-By-Step
AppendixA.iPodAccessories
BasicAccessoriesfromApple
SkinsandCases
SpeakerSystems
AutoAccessories
DocksandStands
MiscellaneousiPodAccessories
Glossary
Numbers
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B
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D

E
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G-H
I-J-K
L-M-N
O-P
Q
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S-T
U-V
W-X-Y-Z
Index


Copyright
EasyiPod®andiTunes®
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FirstPrinting:April2006
090807064321
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FirstPrinting:April2006
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AbouttheAuthor
ShellyBrisbinhaswrittenabouttechnologyfor18years.She
istheauthorof12books,includingTheMacAddictGuideto
LivingtheiLife,BuildYourOwnWi-FiNetwork,AdobeGoLive6
forMacintoshandWindowsVisualQuickStartGuide,andMac
Answers:CertifiedTechSupport.Shehasalsowrittenhundreds
ofarticlesformagazinesincludingMacAddict,Macworld,
MacWeek,NetProfessional,TheNet,NewMedia,
WebTechniques,andSunWorld.Shellyproducesandhosts
threepodcasts,includingtheacclaimedpersonalblogandtech
commentaryshow,Shelly'sPodcast.
Hermostrecentdayjobwasmanagingeditor/technologyat
Powered,Inc.inAustin,Texas.Previously,shespentfour-anda-halfyearsasnetworkingeditorforMacUsermagazine.Shelly
hasalsoworkedasawebmaster,systemadministrator,and

consultant.Inherfreetime,shemanagesamusic-related
websiteandmailinglist.


Acknowledgments
ThankstotheQueteam:LauraNorman,techeditorKate
Binder,projecteditorTonyaSimpson,andproductioneditor
HeatherWilkins.
IhadthehelpofseveralvendorswhoprovidediPodaccessories
andphotosforthisbook.ThankstoSamLevin(Griffin
Technologies),KristinPribble(Otterbox),JacquelineRomulo
(Belkin),MikeTalmadge(ThroughOut),andJaimeSchopflin
(AppleComputer).
Thanksasalwaystomyhusband,Frank,whodoesnotownan
iPod.Hehaspromisedtoreadthisbookanyway.




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It'sasEasyas1-2-3
Eachpartofthisbookismadeupofaseriesofshort,
instructionallessons,designedtohelpyouunderstandbasic

information.

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IntroductiontoEasyiPodandiTunes
PartoftheiPod'sbeautyisitssimplicityjustaddmusicandstart
rocking.Butsometimes,whencomputersareinvolved,things
cangetalittleconfusing.Whetheryou'reinstantlyateasewith
gadgetsorfeelalittleintimidated,EasyiPodandiTunesgives
youacrashcourseinsettingup,filling,andusingyouriPod,
alongwithlotsofhelpworkingwithiTunes.
EasyiPodandiTunesconsistsofstep-by-steptasksthatwalk
youthrougheverystepontheroadtogettingiPodandiTunes
upandrunning.Everytaskinthebookisdescribedinwords
andpictures,andeachpagefeaturestipsthatpointoutuseful
featuresoralternatewaystodothetasksdescribed.
Tohelpyoufindtheinformationyouneed,EasyiPodandiTunes
isorganizedinto17parts.
Parts13introduceyoutotheiPodandthenshowyouhowto
connectittoyourcomputerandgetmusicdownloadedor
copiedintoiTunes.InParts46youlearnhowtogetaround
iTunes,includingtheiTunesMusicStore,whereyoucanfind
everythingfromyourfavoritetunestoaudiobookstothelatest
movietrailersthatyoucandownloadusingiTunes.Afteryou've
downloadedallyourfavoritestoiTunes,you'llworkon
organizingandmanagingallthatstuffwithplaylistsandthen
learnhowtomovethemovertoyouriPod.
Parts710getintotheheartofwhyyougotaniPodinthefirst

place.Youlearnallthetipsandtricksforlisteningtomusicon
youriPod,aswellasfindingpodcasts,audiobooks,andvideos
toexpandyouraudiohorizons.Parts11and12showyouhow
toviewphotosonyouriPodandhowtouseyouriPodasahard
diskorPDA.InParts13and14youfindtaskstoassistyouwith
managingyouriTuneslibraryaswellasdoingsomeinteresting
thingswithyourdownloadedmusic,suchasaddingalbum


artworkandlyrics.
InPart15you'llfocusonadditionalportabilityoptions.You
learnhowtoburnCDsandDVDsusingiTunesandhowtoprint
diskinserts.Part16providessomeadvancedtaskssuchas
sharingyouriTuneslibraryandstreamingmusicwirelessly.In
thefinalpart,Part17,youlookathowtotakecareofyour
iPod.It'syourinvestmentandyouneedtoknowhowto
troubleshootproblemsshouldtheyarise.Last,anappendix
describesabriefselectionofaccessoriesforcustomizingyour
iPodoraddingfunctionality,suchasdocks,travelaccessories,
andsoon.
WhetherusingcoolgadgetssuchastheiPodissecondnature
toyouoranewchallenge,Iknowyouwillfindmanyhelpful,
step-by-stepexplanationsandmanyusefultipsforgettingthe
mostoutofyourmusicandyourmusicplayer.




Part1.GettingtoKnowtheiPod
ThischapterassumesthatyouriPodisbrand-new,andthat

you'reeagertostartusingit.Laterchaptersofferinformation
forfolkswhomighthavebeenusinganiPodandiTunes
softwareforawhile.Butfornow,I'mtalkingjusttotheiPod
newbies.
I'llbetyouknewwhataniPodlookedlikeevenbeforeyou
purchasedone.They'reeverywherethesedays;thefamiliar
whiteorblackrectangleencasedinaskin,orasnazzycase,
andthesignaturewhiteearbuds.AndyouknowthattheiPod's
jobistoplayyourmusic.Inthispart,youliterallygoinsidethe
iPodboxandareintroducedtothedevice,itsaccessories,and
howyouandyourcomputerwillinteractwithit.
ApplemakesthreekindsofiPods:theiPodshuffle;iPodnano;
andiPod,sometimescalledthefifthgenerationiPod.Each
modelcomesintwosizes.Inthiscase,sizerefersnottothe
iPod'sphysicaldimensions,butitsstoragecapacity.OtheriPod
modelshavecomeandgone,includingthecolorfuliPodmini,
whichhasbeenreplacedbythenano.Althoughtheyaren't
describedindetail,muchofwhatyoureadthroughoutthisbook
stillappliestotheiPodminiaswellastoalltheotherfirst
throughfourthgenerationiPods.
ThenanoandfifthgenerationiPodeachsupportphotos.You
canplayslideshowsorconnecttheiPodtoyourtelevision.
SpeakingofTV,thefifthgenerationiPodisthefirsttosupport
video;youcanplayMPEG-4orH.264videofiles.Toseephotos
orvideoonatelevision,you'llneedtobuyanoptionalcable
fromApple.

iPodModels

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iPod
TheflagshipproductintheiPodlineissimplycalledtheiPod.
Availablewith30GBor60GBofstoragespace(thattranslates
to7500or15,000songs),theiPodhasacolordisplayandis
controlledbyaclickwheel.Theycomeinblackorwhite.In
additiontomusic,iPodstoresanddisplaysvideos,photosand
notes,andevenincludesafewgames.Youcanconnectthe
iPodtoastereosysteminyourhomeorcar,apairofspeakers,
orevenatelevision(forvideoorphotodisplay).

Start
Theclickwheelcontrolsplaybackandotherfeaturesof
theiPod.
AllcurrentiPodsincludeacolordisplay,exceptforthe
shuffle.


ThedockconnectorportonthebottomoftheiPod
connectsittoyourcomputer,adock,oracharger.
TheheadphonejackontopoftheiPodacceptsthe
includedearbudheadphones(oranypairwithastandard
1/8-inchRCAconnector),oroneofavarietyofremotes.
End

Note:HoldEverything
TheholdswitchonthetopoftheiPodlocksthedeviceso
thataccidentallypressingabuttondoesnotactivatethe
iPod.TurnholdofftousetheiPod'sclickwheeland
button.


iPodNano
It'stinyanditlooksreallycool.TheiPodnanoisaFlash-based
playerwithacolordisplayandroomfor1GB(240songs),2GB
(500songs),or4GB(1,000songs).Flashplayersstorefileson
aninternalchipratherthanamechanicalharddrive,making
themmoredurablethanharddrivebasediPods.Thenano
comesinblackorwhite.

Start
Likeitslargercousin,thenanoisoperatedwithaclick
wheelandamenu-baseddisplay.
There'sastandarddockconnector,too,anda
headphonejackonthebottom.