The iPod & iTunes Pocket Guide, Second Edition

By now, you probably realize that the iPod is the

world’s greatest portable music player (and a pretty

fair video player too!). But take a quick scroll through

the Extras screen of any display-bearing iPod, and

you’ll get the idea that the iPod is more than a music

player. Here, you’ll fi nd the Contacts, Calendar, and

Notes entries, which hint that your iPod is ready to

offer up a phone number, remind you of an upcom-

ing appointment, or recall your Aunt Vilma’s recipe

for Swedish meatballs. Though no substitute for a

Palm device (or many of today’s mobile phones), the

iPod can perform a reasonably convincing impression

of a personal information manager. In these pages,

I’ll show you how to take best advantage of these

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Informational iPod