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ISBN-10: 059600477X

ISBN-13: 9780596004774

Edition: 2003

Authors: J. D. Biersdorfer, David Pogue

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This text explores and demystifies all the features of the iPod, Apple's portable go-anywhere digital jukebox, along with the iTunes 3 and MusicMatch software.
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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/5/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.19" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English

J.D. Biersdorfer is the best-selling author of iPad: The Missing Manual, Best iPhone Apps (Second Edition), Netbooks: The Missing Maunal, and The iPod Shuffle Fan Book. She is the co-author of iPod: The Missing Manual, Google: The Missing Manual (Second Edition), iPhoto '09: The Missing Manual, and The Internet: The Missing Manual. She has authored the weekly technology column "Q&A" for the New York Times since 1998 and often writes about art, books, and design for other sections of The Times. J.D. also co-hosts the independent Pop Tech Jam audio podcast, which explores current events in the world of technology and geek culture.

David Pogue grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio and later graduated from Yale University. After graduation, Pogue wrote manuals for music software, worked on Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, and wrote for Macworld Magazine. Pogue wrote Macs for Dummies, which became the best-selling Mac title, as well as other books in the Dummies series. He has also written the book, Hard Drive and has co-authored The Weird Wide Web.

Introduction
What Is an iPod?
The iPod Family
What You Need to iPod
Mac vs. Windows iPods
About This Book
About MissingManuals.com
The Very Basics
iPod: The Hardware
Meet the iPod
Parts of the Pod
Charging the Battery
Earphones, Apple's or Otherwise
The Remote Control
The Case
The iPod Menus
The iPod Sync Connection
FireWire
Installing a FireWire Card
USB 2.0
The iPod Software CD
Your Very First Sync
The Unspeakable Act: iPod-to-Computer Copying
iPod: The Software
Digital Audio Formats
Introduction to Digital Audio
Other Podworthy File Formats
Bit Rates
Free (and Legal) Music on the Web
iTunes for the Macintosh
Introduction to iTunes
A Quick Tour
Ripping CDs into iTunes
Importing Other Music Files into iTunes
Deleting Songs
Playing Music
iTunes Administration
Internet Radio
Playlists
Burning a CD or DVD
Playing Songs Across a Network
MusicMatch Jukebox for Windows
Introduction to MusicMatch
A Quick Tour
Ripping CDs into MusicMatch
Importing Other Music Files into MusicMatch
Deleting Songs
Playing Music
MusicMatch Administration
Internet Radio
Playlists
Burning CDs
The iTunes Music Store
Welcome to the Music Store
A Store Tour
Searching and Shopping
What to Do with Music You've Bought
Music Store Billing
The iTunes Music Store Song
Beyond the Music
iPod as Address Book
Introduction to the iPod Address Book
Transferring Contacts to the iPod
Copying Contacts from Windows
Copying Contacts from the Macintosh
Manually Deleting Contacts
Address Book Settings
Even More Organizer Shareware
iPod as Calendar
Preparing the iPod
Calendar Formats for the iPod
Calendars from iCal (Macintosh)
Calendars from Palm Desktop 4
Calendars from Microsoft Entourage X
Calendars from Entourage 2001
Calendars from Microsoft Outlook
Calendars from Now Up-to-Date for Mac OS X
iPod Games and eBooks
Games
Notes
iPod as eBook: The Shareware Way
iSync
The iSync Concept
iSync Meets iPod
The iPod as Hard Drive
The iPod's Hard Disk Format
Turning the iPod into an External Hard Disk
Storing Data Files on the iPod
Deleting Data Files
Unmounting the iPod Drive
The iPod as Startup Disk (Macs Only)
Extreme iPodding
Connecting the iPod to Other Audio Systems
Connecting the iPod to a Stereo System
Connecting to a Car Stereo
Connecting to the Computer
Hot Hacks and Cool Tools
The AppleScripted iPod
More Mac Shareware
Linux on the iPod
Recording Your Own MP3s
iStuff
Cases
Speakers
Stands
Power Adapters
Battery Boosters
Troubleshooting
The iPod's Self-Help Modes
iPod Hardware Problems
Problems with Song Quality
Problems with the Headphones or Remote
Macintosh Blues
Windows Woes
Problems with the iTunes Music Store
Reinstalling and Updating the iPod's Software
Where to Get Help Online
iPod on the Web
Points of Interest at Apple.com
Software Updates for iTunes
Software Updates for MusicMatch Jukebox Plus
Fun and Informative iPod Web Sites
Appendixes
iTunes, Menu by Menu
Application Menu (Mac OS X Only)
File Menu
Edit Menu
Controls
Visualizer
Advanced
Window
Help
Keyboard Shortcuts
MusicMatch Jukebox Plus, Menu by Menu
File Menu
Edit Menu
View
Options
Help
Keyboard Shortcuts