2. Setup, Sync, and Settings

If you’ve read Chapter 1, you’re familiar with the layout of your iPhone and iPod touch and how to interact with them. What say you now make them more useful and pleasurable devices by adding some music, movies, contacts, and events, and configuring the devices so you can send and receive email?

Setup

It’s time to establish a relationship between the device and iTunes to make it comfortable with your media, email accounts, and personal information.

Get iTunes

iTunes is, in nearly all instances, the conduit for passing information between your computer and the iPhone and iPod touch. Without it, your device will be a pretty limited hunk of technology. Therefore, if you don’t have a copy of iTunes 10 or later, now’s ...

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