Secrets of the iPod

by Breen, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780321223715
• ISBN10: 0321223713
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Peachpit Pr

Summary

- Written by Christopher Breen, popular Peachpit author and columnist for Macworld. - Includes tips and tricks for getting the most out of the iPod(more than 700,000 sold). - Updated to cover the brand-new iPod models, which offer more memory, built-in games, larger hard drives, new navigational buttons, a charging dock, and built-in support for both Macs and PCs.

Author Biography

Christopher Breen has been writing about music and technology since the latter days of the Reagan Administration. Contributor to such publications as Macworld and PC World, he pens Macworld's popular troubleshooting column, "Mac 911."

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Chapter 1 Contents, Controls, and Interface	1	(38)
Contents	2	(13)
The CD package	2	(3)
The earbuds	5	(1)
The FireWire cable, power adapter, and FireWire adapter	6	(2)
The remote control	8	(1)
The iPod Dock	9	(1)
The carrying case	10	(1)
The iPod	11	(4)
Controls	15	(7)
On the face of it	16	(2)
Up top (early iPods)	18	(2)
Up top and down below (current iPods)	20	(2)
Interface	22	(17)
Main screen	22	(1)
Playlists	22	(2)
On-The-Go	24	(4)
Extras	28	(1)
Clock	28	(1)
Contacts	29	(1)
Calendar	29	(1)
Notes	30	(1)
Games	31	(1)
Settings	32	(7)
Chapter 2 Managing Music with the Macintosh	39	(40)
iTunes, uTunes, We All Croon for iTunes	40	(1)
Ripping a CD	41	(7)
Songs from the Web	48	(6)
Managing file types	49	(4)
Moving music into iTunes	53	(1)
Creating and Configuring a Playlist	54	(8)
Standard playlists	54	(1)
Playlist from selection	55	(1)
Smart playlists	56	(6)
Moving Music to the iPod	62	(6)
Automatically Update All Songs and Playlists	62	(1)
Automatically Update Selected Playlists Only	63	(1)
Manually Manage Songs and Playlists	63	(4)
Open iTunes When Attached	67	(1)
Enable FireWire Disk Use	67	(1)
Only Update Checked Songs	67	(1)
The Get Info Window	68	(2)
Sound Check	70	(1)
Audible.com	71	(5)
Downloading and playing spoken-word files	71	(3)
Audible.com tips	74	(2)
Other iTunes Tricks	76	(3)
Chapter 3 The iTunes Music Store	79	(32)
The One-Stop Shop	81	(2)
Prepare to Shop	83	(6)
What you need	83	(3)
Signing On	86	(3)
Tooling Around	89	(9)
Navigating The Store's floors	89	(7)
Audio appetizers: Previewing songs	96	(2)
Getting the Goods	98	(5)
The pick-and-pay method	98	(1)
The shopping-cart method	99	(4)
Playing with Your Purchases	103	(5)
Play it	103	(1)
Burn it	104	(1)
Put it on your iPod	105	(3)
Troubleshooting The Store	108	(3)
Chapter 4 Of iPods and PCs	111	(42)
Configuring Your PC	112	(6)
Making the connection: hardware	114	(2)
Completing the connection: software	116	(2)
iPod for Windows Software	118	(5)
Installing the iPod Software	118	(5)
MusicMatch Jukebox Overview	123	(13)
Ripping a CD	125	(1)
Moving music into MusicMatch Jukebox	126	(2)
Creating and configuring a playlist	128	(1)
Moving music to the iPod	129	(4)
Editing track tags	133	(1)
Other MusicMatch Jukebox tricks	134	(2)
Software Alternatives	136	(17)
XPlay	136	(9)
EphPod 2	145	(8)
Chapter 5 The Removable Drive	153	(28)
FireWire to Go	154	(13)
Installing the Mac OS on your iPod	156	(9)
Additional data storage	165	(2)
The Hidden Revealed: Song Storage on the iPod	167	(14)
Music sharing: right or wrong?	169	(1)
Moving music	170	(11)
Chapter 6 Making iContact	181	(42)
Getting Addressed	182	(8)
First on the block: iPod Organizer	182	(6)
Viva vCard	188	(2)
Working with Contacts	190	(19)
The manual method: Macintosh	190	(3)
The manual method: Windows	193	(3)
The automated method: Macintosh	196	(8)
The automated method: Windows	204	(5)
Beyond Addresses	209	(6)
Hacking a.vcf file	210	(1)
Entering data via an email client or contact manager	211	(1)
Additional utilities of interest	212	(3)
Notes	215	(8)
The truth about tags	216	(2)
Notes tools	218	(5)
Chapter 7 Make a Date	223	(22)
Va-va-va-vCal	224	(2)
A little history	224	(1)
Anatomy of a vCal file	224	(2)
Working with Calendars	226	(19)
Creating calendars	226	(14)
Manually transferring calendars to the iPod	240	(2)
Manually removing calendars from the iPod	242	(1)
Automatically transferring calendars to the iPod	243	(2)
Chapter 8 Accessories	245	(22)
The Clip-On iPod	246	(5)
What to look for	247	(1)
On the cases	248	(3)
Adaptive Technology	251	(6)
iPod to computer	252	(1)
iPod to home stereo	252	(1)
iPod to hard-wired computer speakers	253	(1)
iPod to two headphones	253	(1)
iPod to car stereo	254	(3)
Power to the People	257	(4)
iPod Power Adapter	257	(1)
World Travel Adapter Kit	258	(1)
FireJuice	258	(1)
Auto charger	259	(1)
Backup Battery Pack	260	(1)
HotWire	260	(1)
The Ears Have It	261	(2)
Earbuds	261	(1)
Neckband headphones	261	(1)
Open-air headphones	262	(1)
Closed headphones	262	(1)
Miscellanea	263	(4)
iPod Remote	263	(1)
Pod Dock	264	(1)
NaviPod wireless remote	264	(1)
iFM	264	(1)
Groove Bag Triplet and Tote Speaker purses	264	(1)
Burton Amp Jacket	265	(1)
PowerMate	265	(1)
iPodCradle and iPodDock	266	(1)
The personalized iPod	266	(1)
Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Your iPod	267	(32)
Problems and Solutions	268	(17)
The missing iPod	268	(1)
The confused iPod	269	(8)
The really confused iPod	277	(2)
The ultra-really confused iPod	279	(1)
The broken iPod	280	(1)
The frozen iPod	280	(5)
Inside the First- and Second-Generation iPod	285	(7)
Beneath the cover	285	(3)
It's what's inside that counts: disassembling the first-generation iPod	288	(4)
Opening the Third-Generation iPod	292	(6)
The hard drive	292	(1)
The battery	292	(1)
The circuit board	293	(1)
It's what's inside that counts: disassembling the third-generation iPod	294	(4)
Thank You	298	(1)
Index	299