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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