August 2008
Beginner to intermediate
376 pages
9h 33m
English
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Chapter 12. iTunes for iPhoners
Just in case you're one of the six people out there who've never heard of it, iTunes is Apple's multifunction, multimedia jukebox software. It's been loading music onto iPods since the turn of the 21st century. And without it, you won't get very far with your iPhone.
Most people use iTunes to manipulate their digital movies, photos, and music, from converting songs off a CD into iPhone-ready music files to buying songs, audio books, and video online.
But as an iPhone owner, you need iTunes even more urgently, because it's how you get music, videos, email, addresses, appointments, ringtones, and other stuff onto the phone. It also backs up your iPhone automatically.
If you already have a copy of iTunes on your Mac or PC, you may have encountered a warning that iTunes wants to update itself to version 7.7 (or later). With a click on the OK button, you can download and install that version. And you should; the iPhone 3G doesn't work with earlier versions.
If you've never had any version of iTunes, fire up your Web browser and go towww.apple.com/itunes/download. Once the file lands on your computer, double-click the installer icon and follow the instructions onscreen to add iTunes to your life.
This chapter give you a crash course in iTunes. The next chapter covers syncing it with your iPhone.
The iTunes Window: What's Where
Here's a quick tour of the main iTunes window and what all its parts do.
The Source panel at the left side lists all the audio and video ...
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