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| Introduction | |
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| About This Book | |
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| Conventions Used in This Book | |
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| And Just Who Are You? | |
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| A Quick Peek Ahead | |
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| Setting Up and Acquiring Media Content | |
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| Managing Your Media Content | |
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| Playing Your iPod | |
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| Using Advanced Techniques | |
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| Have iPod, Will Travel | |
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| The Part of Tens | |
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| Bonus Chapters | |
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| Icons Used in This Book | |
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| Setting Up and Acquiring Media Content | |
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| Firing Up Your iPod | |
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| Introducing the iPod | |
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| Comparing iPod Models | |
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| Thinking Inside the Box | |
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| Things you have and things you need | |
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| Using USB or FireWire cables | |
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| Powering Up Your iPod | |
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| Facing Charges of Battery | |
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| Maintaining battery life | |
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| Saving power | |
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| Replacing your battery | |
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| Thumbing Through the Menus | |
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| Pressing the iPod Buttons | |
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| Setting the Language | |
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| Setting Up iTunes and Your iPod | |
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| Setting Up the Software for Windows | |
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| Setting Up the Software for a Mac | |
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| Downloading and Installing Software Upgrades | |
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| Getting Started with iTunes | |
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| What You Can Do with iTunes | |
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| Opening the iTunes Window | |
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| Playing CD Tracks in iTunes | |
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| Rearranging and repeating tracks | |
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| Skipping tracks | |
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| Repeating a song list | |
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| Displaying visuals | |
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| Using the iTunes MiniStore | |
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| Shopping at the iTunes Music Store | |
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| Visiting the iTunes Music Store | |
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| Setting Up an Account | |
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| Browsing and Previewing Songs | |
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| Browsing the charts | |
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| Power searching | |
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| Browsing celebrity and published playlists | |
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| Browsing and Previewing TV Shows and Videos | |
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| Playing Free Movie Trailers | |
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| Browsing and Subscribing to Podcasts | |
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| Buying and Downloading Content | |
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| Using 1-Click | |
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| Using the shopping cart | |
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| Changing your Store preferences | |
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| Resuming interrupted downloads | |
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| Redeeming gift certificates and prepaid cards | |
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| Managing Your Account | |
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| Viewing and changing account information | |
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| Viewing your purchase history | |
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| Setting up allowances | |
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| Sending gift certificates | |
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| Authorizing computers to play purchased music | |
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| Bringing Content into iTunes | |
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| Adding Music | |
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| Setting the importing preferences | |
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| Ripping music from CDs | |
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| Adding music files | |
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| Adding Audio Books | |
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| Adding Podcasts | |
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| Subscribing to podcasts | |
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| Updating podcasts | |
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| Scheduling podcast updates | |
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| Adding Videos | |
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| Playing Content in iTunes | |
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| Changing the Computer's Output Volume | |
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| Using AirTunes for Wireless Stereo Playback | |
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| Playing Songs | |
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| Queuing up tunes with Party Shuffle | |
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| Cross-fading song playback | |
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| Playing Streaming Radio | |
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| Listening to a radio station | |
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| Creating a playlist of your radio stations | |
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| Adding a radio station to iTunes | |
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| Playing Podcasts | |
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| Playing Audio Books | |
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| Playing Videos | |
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| Sharing Content Legally | |
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| Sharing Content from the iTunes Music Store | |
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| Sharing Content on a Network | |
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| Sharing your library with other computers | |
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| Accessing a shared library | |
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| Copying Media Files | |
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| Copying Files between Macs and PCs | |
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| Managing Your Media Content | |
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| Searching, Browsing, and Sorting in iTunes | |
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| Browsing and Listing Your Library Content | |
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| Browsing Videos and TV Shows | |
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| Browsing by Artist and Album | |
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| Understanding the Column Headings | |
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| Searching for Content | |
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| Finding the Content's Media File | |
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| Showing Duplicate Items | |
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| Deleting Content | |
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| Adding and Editing Information in iTunes | |
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| Retrieving Song Information | |
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| Entering Content Information | |
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| Editing the Information | |
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| Editing multiple items at once | |
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| Editing fields for a song | |
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| Adding a rating | |
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| Adding Album Cover Art or Images | |
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| Organizing iTunes Content with Playlists | |
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| Creating Playlists | |
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| Song playlists | |
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| Album playlists | |
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| Podcast playlists | |
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| Video playlists | |
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| Deleting items from a playlist | |
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| Using Smart Playlists | |
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| Creating a smart playlist | |
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| Editing a smart playlist | |
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| Creating an iMix | |
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| Managing Photos and Videos | |
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| Getting Your Photos into Your Computer | |
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| Connecting a digital camera or memory card reader | |
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| Importing your photos | |
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| Organizing photos into albums or collections | |
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| Importing Videos into Your Computer | |
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| Transferring video from a digital video camcorder | |
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| Creating video files for iTunes and iPod | |
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| Updating Your iPod with iTunes | |
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| Updating Your iPod Automatically | |
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| Synchronizing your iPod with your library | |
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| Updating your iPod from a larger iTunes library | |
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| Changing Your Update Preferences | |
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| Updating Your iPod Selectively | |
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| Updating by playlist | |
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| Updating selected items | |
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| Choosing podcasts to transfer | |
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| Choosing videos to transfer | |
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| Updating Your iPod with Photos | |
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| Updating the entire photo library | |
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| Choosing photos and photo albums to transfer | |
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| Transferring image files from a hard drive folder | |
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| Transferring full-resolution photos and images | |
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| Updating Your iPod Manually | |
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| Copying items directly | |
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| Deleting items on your iPod | |
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| Creating playlists directly on the iPod | |
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| Editing content information on your iPod | |
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| Updating an iPod shuffle | |
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| Using Autofill | |
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| Updating manually | |
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| Managing an iPod shuffle playlist | |
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| Managing space on your iPod shuffle | |
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| Gimme Shelter for My Media | |
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| Studying Files in the iTunes Library | |
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| Finding the iTunes library | |
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| Changing how files are stored in the library | |
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| Locating a media file | |
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| Manipulating the iTunes Library | |
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| Consolidating the library media files | |
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| Changing the location of the library | |
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| Moving your library to another hard drive | |
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| Exporting iTunes playlists | |
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| Backing Up the iTunes Library | |
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| Backing up on the same type of computer | |
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| Backing up from Mac to PC or PC to Mac | |
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| Baking Your Own Discs with Printed Inserts | |
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| Selecting Recordable CDs and DVDs | |
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| What You Can Fit on a CD-R or DVD | |
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| Creating a Burn Playlist | |
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| Calculating how much music to use | |
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| Importing music for an audio CD-R | |
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| Switching import encoders for MP3 CD-R | |
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| Setting the Burning Preferences | |
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| Burning a Disc | |
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| Printing Song and Album Information | |
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| Troubleshooting Burns | |
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| Playing Your iPod | |
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| Playing iPod Content | |
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| Locating Songs on Your iPod | |
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| Playing a Song | |
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| Playing Podcasts | |
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| Playing Audio Books | |
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| Playing Videos | |
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| Viewing Photos | |
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| Setting up a slideshow | |
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| Playing a slideshow | |
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| Creating On-The-Go Playlists | |
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| Selecting and playing items | |
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| Deleting items | |
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| Clearing the On-The-Go playlist | |
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| Saving an On-The-Go playlist in your iPod | |
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| Transferring the playlists to iTunes | |
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| Playing an iPod shuffle | |
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| Adjusting and Limiting the Volume | |
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| Getting Wired for Playback | |
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| Making Connections | |
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| Connecting to a Home Stereo | |
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| Connecting to a TV or Video Input | |
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| Playing an iPod through iTunes | |
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| Accessories for the iHome | |
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| Fine-Tuning the Sound | |
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| Adjusting the Sound in iTunes First | |
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| Setting the volume in advance | |
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| Enhancing the sound | |
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| Sound-checking the iTunes library | |
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| Sound-checking the iPod | |
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| Equalize It in iTunes | |
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| Adjusting the preamp volume | |
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| Adjusting frequencies | |
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| Using the iTunes presets | |
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| Saving your own presets | |
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| Assigning equalizer presets | |
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| Equalize It in Your iPod | |
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| Choosing an EQ preset on your iPod | |
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| Applying the iTunes EQ presets | |
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| Using Advanced Techniques | |
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| Decoding Audio Encoding | |
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| Trading Quality for Space | |
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| Choosing an iTunes Encoder | |
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| Manic Compression Has Captured Your Song | |
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| Selecting Import Settings | |
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| Changing Encoders and Encoder Settings | |
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| Customizing the Encoder Settings in iTunes | |
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| Importing Voice and Sound Effects in iTunes | |
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| Converting Songs to a Different Encoder Format in iTunes | |
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| Enhancing Your iTunes Library | |
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| Downloading Music from Other Sources | |
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| Recording Records, Tapes, and Other Analog Sources | |
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| Recording from Video Sources | |
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| Modifying Content in iTunes | |
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| Have iPod, Will Travel | |
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| Listening While on the Move | |
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| Connecting Headphones and Portable Speakers | |
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| Playing Car Tunes | |
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| Connecting by Wireless Radio | |
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| Dressing Up Your iPod for Travel | |
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| Using Power Accessories | |
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| Sleeping with Your iPod | |
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| Using the Clock | |
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| Displaying multiple clocks | |
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| Setting the alarm clock | |
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| Setting the sleep timer | |
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| Using the stopwatch | |
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| Choosing Display Settings | |
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| Backlight timer | |
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| Contrast for better visibility | |
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| Playing Games | |
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| Checking Your Calendar | |
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| Sorting Your Contacts | |
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| Setting the Combination Lock | |
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| Speaking into Your iPod | |
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| Recording voice memos | |
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| Playing back voice memos | |
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| Managing voice memos in iTunes | |
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| Customizing the Menu and Settings | |
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| Using the iPod as a Hard Drive | |
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| Enabling the iPod as a Hard Drive | |
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| Adding Notes and Text | |
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| Transferring Photos from a Camera | |
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| Taking Your System on the Road | |
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| Getting Personal | |
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| Keeping Appointments with iCal | |
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| Setting up an appointment or event | |
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| Adding a To-Do item | |
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| Creating a custom calendar | |
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| Keeping Appointments with Outlook | |
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| Setting up an appointment or event | |
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| Adding a To-Do task | |
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| Storing Contacts in the Mac OS X Address Book | |
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| Adding and editing contact information | |
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| Merging cards | |
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| Searching in Address Book | |
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| Managing contacts in groups | |
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| Storing Contacts in Microsoft Address Book or Outlook | |
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| Synchronizing Information with Your iPod | |
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| Synchronizing with Mac Calendars and Contacts 374 Synchronizing with Windows Calendars and Contacts | |
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| Adding Calendars Manually | |
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| Adding Contacts Manually | |
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| Using Utilities to Copy Files and Music | |
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| Updating and Troubleshooting | |
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| Taking Your First Troubleshooting Steps | |
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| Checking the Hold switch | |
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| Checking the power | |
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| Resetting the iPod | |
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| Draining the iPod battery | |
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| Hitting the panic button (Disk Mode) | |
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| Using iPod Updater | |
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| Checking for the iPod Updater version | |
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| Updating the iPod Updater | |
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| Restoring an iPod with iPod Updater | |
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| The Part of Tens | |
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| Ten iPod Problems and Solutions | |
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| Eleven Tips for the Equalizer | |
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| Index | |