iPod Book : The Doing Cool Stuff with the iPod and the iTunes Music Store

by Kelby, Scott

• ISBN13: 9780321422286
• ISBN10: 0321422287
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-25
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

There are basically two kinds of iPod books: (1) The "tell me all about it" kind, which includes in-depth discussions on compression algorithms, debates about analog vs. digital equalizers; and tutorials on how to export your playlist in Unicode format. (2) There's this book. It's not a "tell me all about it" book, itrs"s a "show me how to do it" book. Award-winning author Scott Kelby shows you step-by-step how it's all done, using the same casual, plain-English style that has made him one of the world's best-selling technology authors. You'll learn how to do only the most important, most requested, and just plain cool things you're going to want to do with your iPodso you can start having fun with it today. Right now! Each page covers just one topic, complete with full color photos, making it easy to find just what you're looking for fast. Plus, it shows you how to get the most from the iTunes Music Store, how to integrate your iPod into your car, which iPod accessories are hot, how to use photos with your iPod, and everything you need to know about the latest addition to the iPod family, the new iPod Nano! It's all herein the only book of its kindand you're gonna love it!

Author Biography

Scott Kelby is Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Photoshop User magazine, Editor-in-Chief of Nikon's digital camera magazine, and Editor-in-Chief of Layers magazine.

Table of Contents

Chapter One I Can't Help Myself	1	(12)
The Chapter for People Who Must Play a Song Right Now
Read This Before You Read ANYTHING!	2	(1)
Don't Charge Your iPod, Yet	3	(1)
Picking Your Song	4	(1)
What If There's No Song on Your Computer (Yet)?	5	(1)
Connecting Your iPod to Your Computer	6	(1)
Disconnecting from Your Computer	7	(1)
Connecting the Headphones	8	(1)
Waking Your iPod and Playing a Song	9	(1)
Pausing, Stopping, Hearing It Again	10	(1)
You Did It!	11	(2)
Chapter Two The Outsiders	13	(20)
How to Work the Stuff on the Outside of Your iPod
Getting Music into Your iPod	14	(1)
Turning Your iPod On and Off	15	(1)
Navigating: New iPods and the iPod nano	16	(1)
Navigating: Older iPods	17	(1)
Using the Click Wheel and Playing Songs	18	(1)
Fast Forward in the Song	19	(1)
Not Sure Which Song You Want? Then Choose Music	20	(1)
Done Listening? Put It to Sleep	21	(1)
How to Keep from Draining Your Battery	22	(1)
Turning on the Backlight	23	(1)
Battery Saver: Controlling Your Backlight Time	24	(1)
Updating Your iPod	25	(1)
Charging Your Battery (Using AC Power)	26	(1)
Charging Your Battery (Using the Dock)	27	(1)
How's Your Battery Life?	28	(1)
Replacing Your iPod's Battery	29	(1)
Using External Speakers	30	(1)
Playing Video on Your iPod	31	(2)
Chapter Three Pod's Theme	33	(22)
iPod Essentials
Customizing the Main Menu	34	(1)
Rating Your Favorites	35	(1)
How to "Scrub" through the Current Song	36	(1)
Getting to Your Playlists	37	(1)
Shuffling Your Song Order	38	(1)
Repeating the Current Song or Playlist	39	(1)
Importing Songs Already on Your Computer	40	(1)
Which Song Formats Work with Your iPod?	41	(1)
Finding Out How Much Space Is Left for More Songs	42	(1)
Deleting a Song from Your iPod	43	(1)
Creating a Playlist Right within Your iPod (On-The-Go)	44	(1)
Controlling Your iPod's Volume	45	(1)
Enhancing Your Sound Quality (EQ)	46	(1)
Saving Your Ears from Volume Abuse	47	(1)
Using Your iPod as a Watch	48	(1)
Setting an Alarm	49	(1)
Turning Off the Click Sound	50	(1)
Playing Games	51	(1)
Listening to Audiobooks on Your iPod	52	(1)
Renaming Your iPod	53	(2)
Chapter Four It's Tricky	55	(12)
Cool iPod Tips & Tricks
Using Your iPod as a Removable Hard Disk	56	(1)
Turning Off iPod Auto-Updating	57	(1)
Troubleshooting: Your iPod Won't Turn On	58	(1)
What to Do If Your iPod Locks Up	59	(1)
Your iPod as Contact Manager	60	(1)
Putting Playlists in the Order You Want Them	61	(1)
A Playlist Just on Your iPod but Not in iTunes	62	(1)
Making Smarter Smart Playlists Using Keywords	63	(1)
Making Sure All Your Songs are Rated	64	(1)
Safeguarding Your iPod with Screen Lock	65	(2)
Chapter Five Cars	67	(16)
Using the iPod in Your Car
Full iPod Integration for Luxury Cars	68	(1)
Griffin iTrip FM Transmitter	69	(1)
Belkin TuneCast II Mobile FM Transmitter	70	(1)
iPod Holder for Your Car—You Need One More Than You Think	71	(1)
Monster iCarPlay Wireless FM Transmitter	72	(1)
Sony's CPA-9C iPod Cassette Adapter	73	(1)
Dension's ice>Link Plus	74	(1)
Dr. Bott's iPod Universal Connection Kit II with Tape Adapter	75	(1)
Alpine KCA-420i iPod Interface Unit	76	(1)
If Your Car Has an Auxiliary Input, You're Almost There!	77	(1)
Belkin Auto Kit for iPod (Has Line Out)	78	(1)
RemoteRemote (from Engineered Audio)	79	(1)
TEN Technology's naviPod Wireless Remote	80	(3)
Chapter Six Get the Freeze-Frame	83	(16)
Using Your iPod's Photo Features
Mac: Importing Photos onto Your iPod	84	(1)
Windows PC: Importing Photos onto Your iPod	85	(1)
How to Import Just Specific Photo Albums	86	(1)
Viewing Photos You've Imported	87	(1)
Seeing Full-Color Album Art	88	(1)
Seeing a Slideshow	89	(1)
Adding Music to Your Slideshow	90	(1)
Changing the Duration of Each Slide	91	(1)
Using Your iPod for Presentations	92	(1)
Seeing Your Slideshow on TV	93	(1)
Storing Photos from a Digital Camera's Memory Card	94	(1)
Deleting Rolls of Photos from Your iPod	95	(1)
Getting Your Stored Photos Back on Your Computer	96	(1)
Getting Info on Your Imported Digital Camera Photos	97	(2)
Chapter Seven Home Sweet Home	99	(28)
iTunes Essentials
Limiting How Much iTunes Displays	100	(1)
Getting More Song Info	101	(1)
Editing Your Song's Info	102	(1)
Editing More Than One Song at One Time	103	(1)
Updating Just One Info Field	104	(1)
Adding Your Own Custom Genres	105	(1)
Help for People Who Don't Know the Words	106	(1)
Changing the Sort Order: Last to First	107	(1)
Finding the Song That's Playing Now	108	(1)
Find Songs by Browsing	109	(1)
Finding a Song	110	(1)
Searching Made Smarter	111	(1)
Clearing a Song's Play Count	112	(1)
Deleting Songs	113	(1)
iTunes' Built-In VU Meters	114	(1)
Organizing the Songs on Your Hard Disk	115	(1)
Straight from CD to Playlist	116	(1)
Set Up Your CDs to Import Automatically	117	(1)
Auto-Naming for Imported CD Songs	118	(1)
Save Hard Disk Space When Importing CDs	119	(1)
Combining Two Tracks into One	120	(1)
Salvaging Damaged CDs	121	(1)
Burning a CD	122	(1)
Fitting More Songs on Your CDs	123	(1)
Setting the Gap Between Burned Songs	124	(3)
Chapter Eight Imaginary Player	127	(24)
Playlists and Smart Playlists
Creating Your Own Playlists	128	(1)
Removing Songs from a Playlist	129	(1)
Removing an Entire Playlist	130	(1)
Another Way to Create Playlists	131	(1)
Making a List of Your Playlists	132	(1)
Combining Two Playlists into One	133	(1)
Finding the Length of Your Playlist	134	(1)
Putting Your Songs in Your Order	135	(1)
Rearranging Your Column Order	136	(1)
Rating Your Songs (and Why You Should)	137	(1)
Putting Your Ratings to Work	138	(1)
Using Genres to Create a Smart Playlist	139	(1)
Create a Smart Playlist of Your Least-Played Songs	140	(1)
A Smart Playlist for Short Trips	141	(1)
Get This Party Started with Party Shuffle	142	(1)
Party Shuffling from a Playlist	143	(1)
Making the Random Shuffle More Random	144	(1)
Cutting Playlist Clutter with Playlist Folders	145	(1)
Smart Playlist Idea for DJs	146	(1)
Smart Playlist Idea: No Explicit Lyrics	147	(1)
Smart Playlist Idea: Good '80's Songs Instantly	148	(1)
Smart Playlist Idea: Your Real Top 100	149	(2)
Chapter Nine Proof of Purchase	151	(24)
Using the iTunes Music Store
Navigating the ITMS	152	(1)
The Homepage Navigation Dots	153	(1)
You Can Browse in the ITMS Too!	154	(1)
Making Your Searches Make Sense	155	(1)
Can't Find It? Try a Power Search!	156	(1)
Finding Songs from When You Graduated	157	(1)
Quickly Finding All of an Artist's Songs	158	(1)
Emailing Your Uncovered Treasures	159	(1)
Finding Out if You Already Have This Song	160	(1)
Seeing the Big Cover!	161	(1)
Why You Need to Back Up Your Purchased Songs	162	(1)
A Source for Musical Inspiration	163	(1)
Setting Your Video Screen Size	164	(1)
Protecting Your Kids from Explict Lyrics	165	(1)
Controlling Your Spending	166	(1)
Keeping a Tab on Your Spending	167	(1)
Setting Up an iTunes Allowance	168	(1)
Stop Unauthorized People from Buying Music	169	(1)
Sharing ITMS Music	170	(1)
Speeding Up Sharing and Previews	171	(1)
Got a Slow Connection? Get Better Previews	172	(1)
Buying TV Shows & Music Videos	173	(2)
Chapter Ten Tip Drill	175	(24)
Cool iTunes Tips
Adding Smooth Transitions Between Songs	176	(1)
Finding Your Original Songs (for Easy Backup)	177	(1)
Editing a Song's Start/End Points	178	(1)
Using Album Art to Help You Navigate	179	(1)
Deleting Album Art	180	(1)
Printing Your Own CD Jewel Case Inserts	181	(1)
Printing Song and Album Listings	182	(1)
The Ultimate Space Saver	183	(1)
Converting Your Songs	184	(1)
Moving Playlists Between Computers	185	(1)
Sharing Your Music over a Network	186	(1)
iTunes Radio Is on the Air!	187	(1)
Making Playlists of Your Favorite Stations	188	(1)
It's Time to Get Visual	189	(1)
Maximize Your Experience	190	(1)
Controlling the Visuals	191	(1)
Extreme Visuals	192	(1)
Balancing the Volume Between Songs	193	(1)
Making Your Music Sound Better	194	(1)
Individual EQ Settings by Song	195	(1)
How Many Playlists Does a Song Appear In?	196	(1)
Wirelessly Streaming Music to Your Stereo	197	(2)
Chapter Eleven Add It On	199	(18)
iPod Accessories (and the iTunes Phone)
Bose SoundDock Digital Music System	200	(1)
JBL On Stage Speakers	201	(1)
Altec Lansing inMotion iM3c Audio System	202	(1)
iPod Socks	203	(1)
Colorize Your iPod	204	(1)
Marware iPod Armbands	205	(1)
Bose QuietComfort 2 Headphones	206	(1)
Bang & Olufsen A8 Headphones	207	(1)
Griffin iTalk Voice Recorder	208	(1)
AirPort Express for Streaming iTunes	209	(1)
The Motorola ROKR iTunes Phone	210	(1)
Setting Up Your iTunes Phone	211	(1)
Getting Songs Into Your iTunes Phone	212	(1)
Managing Your iTunes Phone	213	(1)
Playing Songs on Your iTunes Phone	214	(1)
Using Your iTunes Phone on Your Next Flight	215	(2)
Chapter Twelve Get the Lido Shuffle	217	(16)
How to Use Apple's iPod shuffle
Getting Songs into Your iPod shuffle	218	(1)
Getting Songs You Actually Want	219	(1)
Turning On Your iPod shuffle	220	(1)
Hearing the Songs on Your iPod shuffle	221	(1)
Adjusting the Volume	222	(1)
Manually Adding Songs to Your iPod shuffle	223	(1)
Edit Your Shuffle Playlist without Connecting	224	(1)
How to Fit More Songs on Your iPod shuffle	225	(1)
Finding Out How Much Battery Is Left	226	(1)
Locking the Buttons	227	(1)
Something Acting Funky? Try Resetting	228	(1)
Storing Files on Your iPod shuffle	229	(1)
When Do You Need to Eject the iPod shuffle?	230	(3)
Chapter Thirteen Cast of Angels	233	(18)
How to Download (and Create Your Own) Podcasts
Finding Podcasts	234	(1)
Downloading and Subscribing to Podcasts	235	(1)
Listening to Podcasts	236	(1)
Watching Video Podcasts	237	(1)
Managing Your Podcasts	238	(1)
Downloading Podcasts Not Listed in iTunes	239	(1)
Getting Your Podcasts onto Your iPod	240	(1)
Playing Podcasts on Your iPod	241	(1)
Recording Your Own Podcasts	242	(1)
Getting It Ready to Air	243	(1)
Compressing Your Podcast	244	(1)
Going "On the Air" (Step One)	245	(1)
The Second Step: Creating a Blog	246	(1)
A Little More of the Second Step	247	(1)
The Final Step	248	(3)
Appendix Recommended Dose	251	(8)
A Peek at My Own Personal, Ultra-Secret, Yet Surprisingly Way-Cool Playlists
Scott's Big Hair Rock Mix Playlist	252	(1)
Scott's '80's Club Dance Mix Playlist	253	(1)
Scott's All-Around Feel-Good Mix	254	(1)
Jordan's Radio Disney-Like Playlist	255	(1)
Terry's Top 25	256	(1)
Where to Go for More Song Ideas	257	(2)
Index	259