1 Getting Started with Your iPod touch 3
Touring Your iPod touch 4
Getting to Know the iPod touch's External Features 4
Knowing Why It's Called a Multi-Touch Interface 5
Preparing iTunes 25
Downloading and Installing iTunes on a Windows PC 26
Updating iTunes 27
Obtaining and Signing In to an iTunes Store Account 28
Preparing MobileMe 30
Obtaining a MobileMe Account 31
Configuring MobileMe on a Windows PC 32
Configuring MobileMe on a Mac 35
Managing MobileMe Syncs 37
Using This Book 39
2 Connecting to the Internet, Bluetooth Devices, and iPods/iPhones/iPads 43
Connecting an iPod touch to the Internet 44
Connecting to an Open Network 44
Connecting to a Commercial Network 49
Connecting to a Closed Network 51
Changing Networks 53
Forgetting Networks 54
Connecting to Other Devices Using Bluetooth 55
Connecting to Other touches, iPhones, and iPads 58
Using an Application with Peer-to-Peer Networking by Default 59
Configuring an Application to Use Peer-to-Peer Networking 60
3 Moving Audio, Video, Books, and Photos onto Your iPod touch 63
Using iTunes to Add Audio and Video Content to the iPod touch 64
Importing Audio CDs to the iTunes Library 64
Purchasing Content from the iTunes Store 67
Renting Content from the iTunes Store 71
Subscribing to Podcasts in the iTunes Store 73
Building Music Playlists 75
Building Smart Playlists 77
Moving Audio and Video from the iTunes Library onto an iPod touch 81
Using iTunes to Add Books to Your iPod touch 92
Adding Books to Your iTunes Library 92
Moving Books onto an iPod touch 94
Using iTunes to Add Photos to Your iPod touch 95
Moving Photos from a Windows PC onto an iPod touch 95
Moving Photos from a Mac to an iPod touch 97
Using the iTunes iPod touch Application to Add Audio and Video to an iPod touch 99
Using the iBooks Application to Add Books to an iPod touch 105
4 Configuring and Synchronizing Information on an iPod touch 111
Syncing Information with iTunes 112
Using iTunes to Sync Information on Macs 112
Using iTunes to Sync Information on Windows PCs 118
Syncing Information with MobileMe 122
Syncing Information with Exchange 127
5 Listening to Music, Podcasts, and Other Audio 129
Finding and Listening to Music 129
Using the Cover Flow Browser to Find and Play Music 130
Using Playlists to Find Music 133
Using Artists to Find Music 135
Using the More Menu to Find Music 139
Searching for Music 141
Using Genius to Find Music 142
Finding Music by Shuffling 146
Playing Music 148
Controlling Audio Content Quickly 151
Controlling Audio When the iPod Is Locked 151
Controlling Audio When You Do Something Else 152
Finding and Listening to Podcasts 153
Customizing Your iPod touch for Music 156
Configuring the Music Toolbar 156
Configuring iPod touch's Music Settings 158
Ping 162
6 Watching Movies, TV Shows, and Other Video 167
Finding and Watching Video 167
Finding Video 168
Watching Video 170
Watching Rented Movies 172
Watching Video Podcasts 174
Deleting Video 175
Configuring iPod touch's Video Settings 176
7 Surfing the Web 179
Configuring Safari Settings 180
Browsing the Web on an iPod touch 186
Moving to Websites via Bookmarks 186
Moving to Websites by Typing a URL 188
Viewing Websites 190
Searching the Web 192
Returning to Previous Websites 193
Saving and Organizing Bookmarks 195
Creating a Bookmark on the Home Screen 203
Emailing a Link to a Web Page 205
Completing Web Forms 206
Signing In Automatically 208
Opening and Managing Multiple Web Pages at the Same Time 209
8 Managing Contacts 213
Configuring How Contacts Display on an iPod touch 213
Creating New Contacts While Using an iPod touch 215
Creating a Contact from an Email 216
Creating a Contact from a Map 218
Creating Contacts on an iPod touch Manually 219
Using Contacts on an iPod touch 228
Using the Contacts Application 228
Using Contact Information in Other Applications 231
Changing or Deleting Contacts 232
Changing, Adding, or Removing Information for an Existing Contact Manually 232
Adding Information to an Existing Contact 234
Deleting Contacts Manually 235
9 Emailing 237
Configuring Email Accounts on an iPod touch 238
Configuring Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, or AOL Email Accounts on an iPod touch Manually 239
Configuring Exchange Email Accounts on an iPod touch Manually 241
Configuring Other Email Accounts on an iPod touch Manually 245
Performing Advanced Configuration of Email Accounts on an iPod touch 247
Configuring General Email Settings 252
Configuring How Email Is Retrieved 252
Configuring Global Email Settings 255
Managing Email Accounts 259
Changing Email Account Configurations 259
Working with Email 263
Receiving and Reading Email 263
Sending Email 269
Replying to Email 273
Forwarding Email 274
Managing Email 276
10 Managing Calendars and Time 287
Configuring an iPod touch's Calendar, Date, and Time Settings 288
Working with Calendars 296
Viewing Calendars 296
Adding Events to a Calendar Manually 300
Adding Events to the Calendar by Accepting Invitations 307
Working with Event Alarms 310
Using an iPod touch as a Clock 310
Telling Time with an iPod touch 310
Using the Clock Application 311
11 Working with Photos and Video 323
Taking Photos with Your iPod touch 324
Taking Video with an iPod touch 327
Viewing and Working with Photos on an iPod touch 328
Viewing Photos Individually 328
Viewing Photos as a Slideshow 335
Configure Slideshow Settings 335
Watching Slideshows 337
Deleting Photos or Video from an iPod touch 339
Emailing a Photo 340
Sending a Photo to MobileMe 341
Assigning a Photo to a Contact 343
Using a Photo as Wallpaper 345
Sharing Photos 346
Viewing, Editing, and Working with Video 347
Watching Video 347
Editing Video 348
Sharing Video 350
Moving Photos from Your iPod touch to a Computer 352
Moving Photos from Your iPod touch to a Windows PC 352
Moving Photos from an iPod touch to a Mac 354
12 Using Cool iPod touch Applications 357
Getting Some FaceTime (4th Generation or Later) 357
Setting Up FaceTime 358
Making a FaceTime Call 361
Accepting a FaceTime Call 365
Reading Books with iBooks 366
Finding Books to Read 366
Reading Books 368
Watching Stocks 376
Configuring the Stocks Application 376
Tracking Stocks 379
Finding Your Way with Maps 382
Finding a Location by Searching 383
Using Bookmarks, Recents, or Contacts to Find a Location 385
Working with Maps 386
Getting Directions 388
Watching the Weather 391
Choosing Weather Locations 391
Viewing Weather Information 393
13 Installing and Maintaining iPod touch Applications 397
Using iTunes to Find and Install iPod touch Applications 398
Downloading Applications from the iTunes Store 398
Moving Applications from Your iTunes Library onto an iPod touch 402
Using the App Store to Find and Install iPod touch Applications 403
Using iPod touch Applications You Install 408
Maintaining iPod touch Applications 409
Removing Applications from an iPod touch 412
14 Customizing an iPod touch 415
Customizing Your Home Screens 416
Using the iPod to Customize Your Home Screens 416
Using iTunes to Customize Your Home Screens 422
Accessing iPod touch Settings 426
Configuring General Sound Settings 427
Setting Screen Brightness 428
Setting Wallpaper 429
Configuring Other General Settings 431
Getting Information about an iPod touch 431
Configuring Location Services 432
Securing Your iPod touch 433
Configuring Search Options 441
Configuring the Keyboard 442
Setting International Options 444
Resetting an iPod touch 448
15 Maintaining an iPod touch and Solving Problems 451
Maintaining an iPod touch 451
Maintaining iTunes 452
Maintaining an iPod touch's Software 454
Maintaining an iPod touch's Power 456
Cleaning an iPod touch's Screen 461
Solving iPod touch Problems 462
Restarting an iPod touch 462
Restarting the Computer and iTunes 463
Resetting an iPod touch 463
Restoring an iPod touch 466
Reinstalling iTunes 469
Getting Help with iPod touch Problems 470
Index 472
