iPod & iTunes: Missing Manual, Second Edition
- ISBN13: 9780596006587
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The iPod is the world’s bestselling music player. But if you think that it’s just a music player, then you must think Clark Kent is just a newspaperman. In this freshly updated edition, New York Times tech columnist J. D. Biersdorfer blows open the secret doors of this gleaming, chrome-and-white beauty. With humor and authority, she lays bare an astonishing collection of useful tips, tricks, and shortcuts like these: iPod as PalmPilot. The iPod can suck in y… More >>
iPod & iTunes: Missing Manual, Second Edition
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Dave D. said :
April 4, 2010 at 11:17 am
This book really fits the description of “the book that should have been in the box”. It answered almost all my long-standing iPod questions. Well-written and well-organized.
Rating: 5 / 5
Anonymous said :
April 4, 2010 at 11:20 am
This book teachs you NOTHING you can’t figure out on your own by simply playing with the iPod. Don’t waste your $30.
Rating: 1 / 5
John R. Vacca said :
April 4, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Are you getting the most out of your iPod? If you’re not, then this book is for you. Author J D Biersdorfer, has done an outstanding job of writing a book that has easy to follow graphics, crystal-clear explanations, and guidance of the most useful things your iPod can do.
Biersdorfer, begins by showing you what lies underneath all of the menus on your iPod or iPod Nanao and what each item does. Then, the author focuses on introducing you to iTunes most basic and useful tools. Next, she shows you how to make playlists of songs you’ve added to iTunes. She also looks at how much you will spend in the iTunes store. The author then spotlights the video side of iTunes. Then, she shows you even more ways to use your iPod. The author continues by explaining the simple procedures for playing your iPod songs through the woofers and tweeters in your life. Then, she explains what to do if your iPod’s acting weird. Finally, the author kicks it up a notch and gives you some ideas of what else you can do with iTunes and the iPod besides just watching and listening.
In this most excellent book, you’ll learn how to install iTunes. Perhaps more importantly, this book will show you everything from turning your iPod on, to charging your iPod without a computer.
Rating: 5 / 5
Jack D. Herrington said :
April 4, 2010 at 4:38 pm
This is an end-user manual primarily for the iPod, but also for iTunes. It covers both Mac and Windows. Part one covers the basics of the iPod. Part two, the heart of the book covers iTunes and it’s interaction with the iPod. The writing is high quality, but there are a lot of screenshots, and some editing errors. For example, the figure 4-20 is missing entirely. The third, and last part, of the book, covers more uses for the iPod. Ideas include using the iPod as a calendar, an address book, as an external disk, and for games.
I recommend this book for anyone looking to get the most out of their iPod.
Rating: 5 / 5
Raymond Brigleb said :
April 4, 2010 at 5:49 pm
O’Reilly publishes some of the best, probably THE best, in the computer industry. I love their titles. However, the Missing Manual series is rather watered-down, and this title in particular is pretty boring. It seems like the author takes twice as long to explain everything, interjecting far, far too many phrases like “before the iPod was even a twinkle in Steve Jobs’s [sic] eye,” and “which is enough to get you from Philadelphia to Columbus on Interstate 70 with tunes to spare.” Please. Just get to the point.
Rating: 3 / 5