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iPod: The Missing Manual | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jude Biersdorfer, David Pogue
Publisher: Pogue Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 9932
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: 6
Pages: 294
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0596514913
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.5
EAN: 9780596514914
ASIN: 0596514913
Publication Date: October 29, 2007
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With iPod touch, Apple's sleek little entertainment center has entered a whole new realm, and the ultimate iPod book is ready to take you on a complete guided tour. As breathtaking and satisfying as its subject, iPod: The Missing Manual gives you a no-nonsense view of everything in the "sixth generation" iPod line. Learn what you can do with iPod Touch and its multi-touch interface, 3.5-inch widescreen display and Wi-Fi browsing capabilities. Get to know the redesigned iPod Nano with its larger display and video storage capacity. It's all right here. The 6th edition sports easy-to-follow color graphics, crystal-clear explanations, and guidance on the most useful things your iPod can do. Topics include: Out of the box and into your ears. Learn how to install iTunes, load music on your iPod, and get rid of that dang flashing "Do not disconnect" message. Bopping around the iPod. Whether you've got a tiny Shuffle, a Nano, the Classic, or the new Touch, you'll learn everything from turning your iPod off and on to charging your iPod without a computer. Special coverage for iPod owners with trickster friends: How to reset the iPod's menus to English if they've been changed to, say, Korean. In tune with iTunes. iTunes can do far more than your father's jukebox. Learn how to pick and choose which parts of your iTunes library loads onto your iPod, how to move your sacred iTunes Folder to a bigger hard drive, and how to add album covers to your growing collection. The power of the 'Pod. Download movies and TV shows, play photo slideshows, find cool podcasts, and more: this book shows you how to unleash all your iPod's power. iPod is simply the best music player available, and this is the manual that should have come with it. br /br / bAmazon Exclusive:/b /br span class="h1"strongVIP Tips and Tricks for iPod Users/strong/span br/ biTunes Store Tip: iFuture Shopping/i/b/br Many people use Amazon#x2019;s Wish List feature for tagging items they want to remember to buy at a later date--and you can do the same thing with music and videos for sale in the iTunes Store. To get started, make a new playlist in iTunes by pressing Control-N on Windows or Command-N on a Mac. Name the new playlist "Wish List" or something memorable like "My Next Paycheck." If you want to keep it extra handy (and on top of all your other playlists), add an "@" symbol to the beginning of the name so the wish list stays on top of the alphabetical pile of playlists in your iTunes window. When you browse the Store later and find a song or video you want to eventually buy, drag its 30-second preview snippet right out of the iTunes Store window and onto the new wish-list playlist you made. Those 30-second snippets will hang out there as a reminder that you want to buy the song or video; if you change your mind, select the track and hit the Delete key to remove it. But if you do want to follow through and make the purchase, you just have to click that big BUY SONG or BUY EPISODE button next to the title to get transported back into the Store to seal the deal.br/br/ biPod Audio Book Tip: iAdjusting the Speed of the Read/i/b/br The iPod is great for listening to audio books, and both Audible.com and the iTunes Store offer thousands of them for sale. But if you find a particular book#x2019;s narrator is talking too slow or too fast for your personal liking, you can adjust the pace of the reading. Just go to the Settings menu on the main iPod menu screen and select Audiobooks. On the next screen, you can opt to make the playback speed slower or faster than normal. And you can do this without affecting the pitch of the voice and making it sound either like the book is being read underwater or recited by a chipmunk. If you want to adjust the playback speed while you#x2019;re listening to the audio book file itself, press the iPod#x2019;s center button a few times. On most models, the audio book speed controls will appear on screen after a few taps and you can change your reading speed on the fly.br/br/ biTunes Tip: iGrooving Out with the Visualizer/i/b/br If you#x2019;ve been working hard all day and want to take a little music break at your desk, give your eyeballs and treat and let your mind wander with the iTunes Visualizer. This swirling laser-light show is built right into iTunes itself and you can turn it on by going to the View menu and choosing "Turn On Visualizer" (or by pressing Control-T in Windows or Command-T on a Mac keyboard). With the Visualizer turned on, choreographed bursts of color accompany your music as it plays. If you want to adjust the size of the Visualizer window #x2014; or even make it take over your full computer screen #x2014; pop into the iTunes preferences box by pressing Control-comma (Windows) or Command-comma (Mac). In the Preferences box, click the Advanced tab and choose the size of your visuals from the options at the bottom of the box, then click OK. And if you want to get even deeper into the Visualizer, press the question mark keys on the computer keyboard next time you#x2019;re chilling out to the light show. A hidden menu of other Visualizer configurations and commands appears on screen for you to play with./br/br
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 iPod: the missing manual October 21, 2008
Jim
book is helpful considering there was no manual given when I purchased the iPod touch. I use it often while I am learning to use this new toy.
 only for dummies June 23, 2008
Joyce Ann Jacobs (Jersey Girl)
I purchased this book because I was not happy with the information available on my IPos Nano but I really didn't learn much from the book. Most of the information either was not pertinent to my Nano or was info I could find out without the book.
 A Must! May 27, 2008
Susan E. Moore
Everyone who owns an Ipod needs this, I am much more confident with my Ipod, love it!
A handy manual to have April 18, 2008
Matthew Sponseller (Olympia, WA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I order this manual hoping it would provide some detail on how to use an iPod Touch, and orient me to Apple products in general (this is my first Apple product). It has provided great information, in an easy to read and understandable format. It tells how to do all of the functions with an iPod both for PCs and for Apple computers, and makes it easy to understand. It covers everything that I think is possible to do with all iPod models. I would highly reccomend this book to anyone wanting information, tips, and instructions for an iPod.
THE iPod Reference!!! March 18, 2008
Daniel McKinnon (Tewksbury, MA USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
'iPod: The Missing Manual' by Jude Biersdorfer is the perfect reference for all iPod fans, users, and geeks alike. With 250+ pages of material spread out over 13 chapters, you will learn all the ins and outs of your iPod and iTunes better than ever before!! From the basics like general usage of your iPod to learning how to use iTunes to import music and add to your library to creating playlists and working with photos and videos, this truly is a gem. Now in its 6th edition, this newest iPod book covers the newest iPod-like iPod, the new video iPod nano, and it describes what makes these newest generation players so amazing!! Full color, glossy paper, wonderful content and a size that fits perfectly in your hand (yes this DOES make a difference), this is an absolute home run of a book by Pogue Press. br / br /If you want to get the most out of you iPod and/or iTunes and want to have fun doing so, pick up this wonderful sidekick to your Apple world and enjoy!! br / br /***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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