The iPod touch pocket guide

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Breen, Christopher, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

iPod touch (Digital music player)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

iPod touch (Digital music player).

Pocket computers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 299 p.) : ill.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Peachpit Press 2011

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Here is the essential companion to the iPod touch and iTunes 10. In addition to the iPod music player this multifaceted device includes wi-fi access to the Internet and email as well as the App store. iTunes 10 features a wide array of new features including Ping --a social network for music, AirPlay --allowing users to play music wirelessly throughout their house, improved synching, and more. Keeping pace with all these features and functions, The iPod Touch Pocket Guide breaks it all down into manageable chunks that will have new iPod touch users reaping all the benefits of their devices.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Chapter 1: Meet the iPod touch

Great iPod, Pocket Computer, Portable Game Player

Boxed In

IPod touch

Earphones

Documentation

Dock connector-to-USB cable

On the Face of It

Up front

On top

Down below

To the left

The back

Applications

The Docked Four

The Other 16 (plus 2)

Housekeeping

Customizing the Home screen

Organizing with folders

Full Gestures

Tap

Tap and hold

Double tap

Flick

Two-finger flick

Three-finger flick

Drag

Three-finger drag

Rotor

Stretch/pinch

Touch and drag

Multitasking

Text Entry and Editing

Touch typing

Editing text

Cut, Copy, and Paste

Copying Safari text

Copying Safari images

Chapter 2: Setup, Sync, and Settings

IPod touch Setup

Get iTunes

Plug in the iPod

Tabtastic

Summary

Apps

Ringtones

Music

Movies

TV Shows

Podcasts

ITunes U

Books

Photos

Info

Settings

Airplane Mode

Wi-Fi

Notifications

Sounds

Brightness

Wallpaper

General

And more

Chapter 3: iPod touch As iPod

Getting the Goods

Rip a CD

Move music into iTunes

Creating and Configuring Playlists

Standard playlists

Playlist from selection

Smart Playlists

Folders for playlists

Genius playlists and Mixes

Using the Music App

Cover Flow view

Music Now Playing screen

True Genius

Podcasts and audiobooks

Voice Control

Music content views

Applying Music App Settings

Shake to Shuffle

Sound Check

EQ

Volume Limit

Lyrics &amp

Podcast Info

Using the Videos App

Choosing and playing videos

Navigating the video Now Playing screen

Applying Video App Settings

Start Playing

Closed Captioning

Widescreen

TV Signal

Chapter 4: The Stores

Prepare to Shop

What you need

Sign on.

The iPod's iTunes Store

Browsing the little store

Browsing at Starbucks

The App Store

Browsing the App Store

Managing apps

IBooks and the iBookstore

Getting iBooks

Browsing the iBookstore

Downloading and syncing books

Reading books with iBooks

Setting in-book options

Chapter 5: Mail and Calendar

Using Mail

Creating an account

Configuring an Exchange account

Configuring MobileMe, Gmail, Yahoo, and AOL accounts

Configuring IMAP and POP accounts

Configuring further

Understanding Mail, Contacts, Calendars behavior

Sending and Receiving Mail

Receiving email

Navigating the Message screen

Creating and sending email

Working with pushy MobileMe

Using Calendar

Managing many calendars

Viewing events

Creating events

Syncing events

Deleting events

Subscribing to a calendar

Chapter 6: Safari

Importing Bookmarks

Surfin' Safari

Browsing the Web

Working with bookmarks

Understanding Safari and RSS

Seeing Safari's limits

Setting Safari

Chapter 7: Photos, Camera, FaceTime, and YouTube

You Ought to Be in Pictures

Seeing the face of Photos: Albums

Working with the Photos app

Viewing pictures

Viewing movies

Snapping Pictures

Taking a photo

Capturing the iPod's screen

All About Movies

Shooting video

Playing and editing video

Sharing videos

Syncing photos and videos to your computer

FaceTime (4G iPod touch Only)

Setting up FaceTime

Speaking Face-to-Face

YouTube

Navigating YouTube

Playing YouTube videos

Chapter 8: The Other Apps

Stocks

Maps

Searching and exploring

Getting directions

Using Location Services

Weather

Notes

Clock

World Clock

Alarm

Stopwatch

Timer

Calculator

Voice Memos

Game Center

Setup

The screens

Chapter 9: Tips and Troubleshooting.

Getting Tipsy

The word on text

Power management

Sync different

IPod gone missing

Troubleshooting

The basics

Mail issues

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612905810

9780132490399

0132490390

9781282905818

1282905813

9780132490375

0132490374

OCLC:

1027154868