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iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, Fourth Edition
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iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, Fourth Edition

by J.D. Biersdorfer
March 2006
Beginner to intermediate
336 pages
11h 17m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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iTunes 6

This book describes iTunes version 6, which Apple released in October 2005. To claim your free copy, visit http://www.apple.com/itunes. Here’s what’s in it for you (see Chapter 5 for more leisurely coverage):

  • A smart Search bar that helps narrow down the quest for a specific song through a giant iTunes library.

  • The ability to store song lyrics as well as album-cover art, both of which are right at your fingertips on the iPod or iPod Nano.

  • Source-list folders to help organize the miles of playlists populating the left side of your iTunes window.

  • Video playback right in the iTunes window.

  • Easy synchronization of contacts and calendars between Windows (Outlook and Outlook Express) and Mac OS X 10.4 (iCal and the Mac OS X Address Book) and the iPod.

  • Photo-wrangling powers to sync up and manage picture collections stored on the iPod Photo, video iPod, and iPod Nano model.

  • Easy subscription and management tools to keep all your favorite podcasts up to date, whether you play them on Pod or computer.

The iTunes Music Store, meanwhile, has a few new tricks of its own (Chapter 7):

  • Music videos, television shows (by single episode or entire season), highlight reels from college football games, Pixar cartoons, and more, all for about $2 apiece.

  • More than 20,000 podcasts from around the word on just about every conceivable subject (and some that are inconceivable but fun anyway).

  • A Customer Reviews feature that lets you post your thoughts on music and movies for sale in the store and read the ...

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