| Acknowledgments | p. xix |
| Introduction | p. xxi |
| Enjoy Audio with Your iPod and iTunes | |
| Understand the Different iPods--and Choose the Right One | p. 3 |
| What Is an iPod? What Is an iPod mini? | p. 4 |
| What Your iPod Doesn't Do | p. 5 |
| Distinguish the Three Generations of iPods and the iPod mini | p. 6 |
| Choose the iPod That's Best for You | p. 11 |
| Get Up and Running with Your iPod or iPod mini | p. 15 |
| What's in the Box? | p. 16 |
| Set Up Your iPod or iPod mini | p. 17 |
| Get Your Mac or PC Ready to Work with Your iPod | p. 18 |
| Connect Your iPod to Your Computer | p. 22 |
| Load Your iPod with Music | p. 30 |
| Connect Your Headphones or Speakers | p. 31 |
| Get Familiar with Your iPod's Controls | p. 32 |
| Bring Yourself Up to Speed with AAC, MP3, and Digital Audio | p. 47 |
| Why Do You Need to Compress Music? | p. 48 |
| What Determines Audio Quality? | p. 50 |
| What Does CD-Quality Audio Mean? | p. 50 |
| How Compressed Audio Works (in Brief) | p. 51 |
| What Is AAC? Should You Use It? | p. 52 |
| What Is MP3? Should You Use It? | p. 54 |
| Understand Other Digital Audio Formats | p. 55 |
| Understand Ripping, Encoding, and "Copying" | p. 57 |
| Learn about CDDB and Other Sources of CD Information | p. 57 |
| Choose an Appropriate Compression Rate, Bitrate, and Stereo Settings | p. 58 |
| Load Uncompressed Files on Your iPod for Unbeatable Sound Quality | p. 60 |
| Copyright Law for Digital Audiophiles | p. 61 |
| Understand Current Copy-Protection Techniques on the CDs You Buy | p. 64 |
| Load Music onto Your iPod or iPod mini Using a Mac | p. 71 |
| Configure iTunes on Your Mac | p. 73 |
| Meet the iTunes Interface | p. 73 |
| Create, Build, and Manage Your iTunes Music Library | p. 85 |
| Enjoy Music with iTunes | p. 93 |
| Synchronize Your Music Library with Your iPod | p. 103 |
| Listen to Audible.com Spoken-Word Files on Your iPod | p. 107 |
| Create Custom Playlists to Enjoy in iTunes or on Your iPod | p. 109 |
| Share Music and Access Shared Music | p. 112 |
| Add Artwork to Songs | p. 115 |
| Listen to Internet Radio | p. 117 |
| Load Music onto Your iPod or iPod mini Using Windows | p. 121 |
| Configure iTunes on Your PC | p. 124 |
| Meet the iTunes Interface | p. 124 |
| Create, Build, and Manage Your iTunes Music Library | p. 136 |
| Enjoy Music with iTunes | p. 146 |
| Synchronize Your Music Library with Your iPod | p. 156 |
| Listen to Audible.com Spoken-Word Files on Your iPod | p. 161 |
| Create Custom Playlists to Enjoy in iTunes or on Your iPod | p. 162 |
| Share Your Music with Other Local iTunes Users | p. 165 |
| Access and Play Another Local iTunes User's Shared Music | p. 166 |
| Add Artwork to Songs | p. 168 |
| Listen to Internet Radio | p. 169 |
| Create and Buy Music Files, and Burn CDs and DVDs | |
| Create, Edit, and Tag Your Audio Files | p. 175 |
| Convert Other File Types to MP3, AIFF, or WAV So You Can Play Them on Your iPod | p. 176 |
| Create AAC or MP3 Files from Cassettes or Vinyl Records | p. 180 |
| Remove Scratches and Hiss from Audio Files | p. 190 |
| Trim MP3 Files to Get Rid of Intros and Outros You Don't Like | p. 193 |
| Tag Your MP3 Files with the Correct Information for Sorting | p. 194 |
| Save Audio Streams to Disk So You Can Listen to Them Later | p. 196 |
| Buy Music from the iTunes Music Store | p. 199 |
| Understand What the iTunes Music Store Is | p. 200 |
| Understand DRM | p. 201 |
| Set Up an Account with the iTunes Music Store | p. 203 |
| Configure iTunes Music Store Settings | p. 207 |
| Find the Songs You Want | p. 208 |
| Buy a Song from the iTunes Music Store | p. 211 |
| Authorize and Deauthorize Computers for the iTunes Music Store | p. 213 |
| Download Audio Files from the Internet | p. 215 |
| Quick Reality Check on the Music Market | p. 216 |
| Understand the Darknet and the Light | p. 218 |
| Download Music Files from Online Music Services | p. 226 |
| Burn CDs and DVDs from iTunes | p. 231 |
| Why Burn Song Files to CD or DVD? | p. 232 |
| Understand the Basics of Burning CDs and DVDs | p. 233 |
| Burn CDs and DVDs | p. 234 |
| Troubleshoot Burning CDs and DVDs | p. 237 |
| Put Your Contacts, Calendar, Notes, and Other Text on Your iPod or iPod mini | |
| Put Your Contacts on Your iPod or iPod mini | p. 249 |
| Understand the Wonders of vCards | p. 250 |
| Create vCards from Your Contacts | p. 254 |
| Use iSync to Put Contacts and Calendars on Your iPod Automatically from the Mac | p. 258 |
| Put Your Contacts on Your iPod Manually Using the Mac | p. 262 |
| Put Contacts on Your Windows iPod | p. 263 |
| View Your Contacts on Your iPod | p. 265 |
| Put Your Calendars on Your iPod or iPod mini | p. 267 |
| Understand vCalendar and iCalendar | p. 268 |
| Create iCalendar and vCalendar Files from Your Calendars | p. 271 |
| Put Your Calendars on Your iPod from Mac OS X | p. 273 |
| Put Your Calendars on Your iPod from Windows | p. 276 |
| View Your Calendar on Your iPod | p. 277 |
| Create Notes and Put Other Information on Your iPod or iPod mini | p. 279 |
| Limitations to Putting Information on Your iPod | p. 280 |
| What Text Can You Put on Your iPod? | p. 281 |
| Use the Notes Feature on a Third-Generation iPod or an iPod mini | p. 282 |
| Mac Utilities for Putting Information on Your iPod | p. 285 |
| Windows Utilities for Putting Information on Your iPod | p. 288 |
| iPod Care: Advanced Topics and Troubleshooting | |
| Keep Your iPod or iPod mini in Good Working Shape | p. 293 |
| What You Might Want to Know About Your iPod's Internals | p. 294 |
| Maximize Your iPod's Battery Life | p. 295 |
| Understand What Makes Your iPod Unhappy | p. 297 |
| Keep Your iPod's Operating System Up-to-Date | p. 299 |
| Carry and Store Your iPod Safely | p. 305 |
| Clean Your iPod | p. 306 |
| Use Your iPod or iPod mini As a Hard Drive | p. 307 |
| Why Use Your iPod As a Hard Drive? | p. 308 |
| Enable Disk Mode | p. 309 |
| Transfer Files to and from Your iPod | p. 313 |
| Start Up Your Mac from Your iPod | p. 314 |
| Back Up Your iPod So You Don't Lose Your Music or Data | p. 314 |
| Optimize Your iPod's Hard Disk to Improve Performance | p. 314 |
| Enhance Your iPod or iPod mini with Accessories | p. 319 |
| Cases | p. 320 |
| Stands, Docks, and Mounting Kits | p. 322 |
| Power Adapters | p. 325 |
| Headphones and Enhancers | p. 328 |
| Remote Control | p. 329 |
| Input Devices for the iPod | p. 330 |
| Portable Speakers for the iPod | p. 331 |
| Weird Stuff | p. 332 |
| Connect Your iPod to Your Stereo | p. 333 |
| Connect Your iPod to Your Car Stereo | p. 334 |
| Master Advanced iPod Skills | p. 337 |
| Move Your iPod from Mac to Windows--and Back | p. 338 |
| Change the Computer to Which Your iPod Is Linked | p. 342 |
| Synchronize Several iPods with the Same Computer | p. 343 |
| Load Your iPod from Two or More Computers at Once | p. 343 |
| Transfer Song Files from Your iPod's Music Library to Your Computer | p. 345 |
| Control Your iPod with Other Software on Windows | p. 354 |
| Play Songs from Your iPod Through Your Computer | p. 362 |
| Troubleshoot iPod and iTunes Problems | p. 365 |
| Your Warranty and How to Void It | p. 366 |
| Approach Troubleshooting Your iPod | p. 367 |
| Learn Troubleshooting Maneuvers | p. 368 |
| Troubleshoot Specific Problems | p. 379 |
| Troubleshooting iTunes | p. 384 |
| Index | p. 395 |
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