iPod: The Missing Manual

by David Pogue and J.D. Biersdorfer

Book Overview

Apple's iPods continue to set the bar for media players, with bold new features like the Touch's supersized screen and Siri voice control. But iPods still lack a guide to all their features. That's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596804318
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Found it very helpful

Much easier than plowing throught the Apple manuals. Clear cut, easy to use and coverss a wide variety of questions. I love my iPods and iPod touch and Nano- but being older (58), I am not tchbnology savy and don't really want to have to be- but I want to use my stuff easily and be able to find answres in a more concise centralized place- and this book is GREAT for that!

The IPod Manual

This book is what it says. It is the Missing Manual. It is very clear with its layout. I needed to find out how to move my ITunes from my hard drive to an externial drive. It worked just like the book said to do it.

Necessary

I had never touched any iPod before getting a Touch 32G model. Naturally I didn't know beans about using one. The instructions one receives are perfunctory to say the least. This book helped me greatly to get started. I haven't mastered it by any means but am getting there. NBS

For beginners and longtime users

I'm no iPod newbie, but the new (7th) edition of the Missing Manual helped get me up to speed with my Nano. It showed me, for example, how to * change a song's file format from mp3 to AAC or AIFF * set the iPod's more than 20 EQ presets * find and add lyrics to song files * import address book contacts, calendar information, and text files, and * customize the Nano's main menu No matter which model you have, you'll find help here. The iPod classic, Nano, Shuffle, and iPod Touch all receive lots of discussion. The writing is clear, friendly, and sometimes humorous. Page layout is quite attractive and screen shots and illustrations big and colorful. iTunes receives five chapters, including discussions of `power moves," playlists, navigating the iTunes store, and viewing videos. Other chapters discuss viewing photos on the iPod, using the iPod as personal assistant, surfing the Web with iPod touch, connecting the iPod to external speakers and home entertainment system, and what to do when the iPod doesn't work.

iPod The Missing Manual

A very worthwhile handbook. I learned everything I needed to know to use the software to load music into my computer, create playlists and transfter the music into the iPod. Well written and easy to understand.