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iPod iTune Tips!
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iPod iTune Tips; Web Tech Support. Just like the Sony Walkman introduced in 1979, Apple's iPod has revolutionized the personal listing experience. The iPod in the fall of 2001 caught the music world's ear. "With the iPod, listing to music will never be the same again," Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. The iPod was smaller, lighter, and better looking than most of its rivals and much, much easier to use. Five buttons and a scroll wheel could quickly take you from ABBA to ZZ Top, and to every song in between.
With the white-and-chrome case slightly larger than a deck of cards, the original iPod could hold at least 1,000 average-length pop songs (or all the Beatles CD's), and play them continuously for 10 hours on a fully charged battery. The black-and-white LCD screen offered the song information in type large enough to actually read, and a bright back light allowed for changing playlists in the dark. And with its super fast Fire Wire connection, the iPod could slurp down an entire CD's worth of music from computer to player in under 20 seconds.
The Apple's iPod dynasty now ranges from a screenless 512-megabyte version that can hold plenty of songs for your exorcise routine and never skip a beat, to a 60-gigabyte multimedia jukebox that spins out an entire TV season of The Office, as well as color photos along with colorful music. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com for more how to's Tips!
Here are some iPod iTunes Tips:
The iPod iTunes Tips:
A. After you're done playing your tunes and watching your pictures, here's the other ways the iPod can serve as your favorite gadget:
- iPod as eBook. The iPod makes a handy, pocket-size electronic book reader, capable of displaying and scrolling through recipes, driving directions, book chapters, and even Web pages.
- iPod GameBoy. All right, not a GameBoy, exactly. But there are three video-style games and a memory-tugging audio quiz built into the modern iPod perfect time-killers for medical waiting rooms, long bus rides, and lines at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
- iPod as PalmPilot. Amazingly, the iPod serves as a superb, easy-to-understand personal organizer. It can suck in the calendar, address book, to-do list, and notes from your Mac or PC and then display them at the touch of a button. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com for more how to's Tips!
- iPod as portable external drive. You can hook up an iPod to your Mac or Windows machine, where it shows up as an extra drive (albeit a much smaller drive if you plug in your lil' old iPod Shuffle). You can use it to copy, back up, or transfer gigantic files from place to placeat a lickety-split transfer speed, thanks to its FireWire or USB 2.0 connection.
- iPod as your pocet slide projector. Granted, not every iPod can do pictures and music, but if you've got a full-size iPod with a color screen, all you need to do is whip out its AV cable and find a TV set to entertain your friends with a musical slide show of your latest trip to Disneyland. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com for more how to's Tips!
B. The iPod will communicate with a your Mac or a Windows PC, which serves as the loading dock for tunes. Fortunately, it doesn't have demanding system requirements. Here's what your computer needs to use a video-enabled iPod or iPod Nano with iTunes 6:
- A decent amount of Computer Speed. For the Macintosh, Apple recommends 256 MB of RAM and at least a 500-megahertz G3 processor as a minimum, but if you want to use the video iPod and iTunes, you'll need a 500-megahertz G4 processor and a video card with at least 16 MB of memory on it.
For The Windows PC, you need about a 500-megahertz Pentium-level processor and at least 256 MB of RAM (500 MB RAM is Better). If you are planning to watch video with your iPod and iTunes, you'll need a 1.5-gigahertz Pentium-level processor or faster and a video card with 32 MB or more of memory. (The more memory, the better!)
- A Newser Operating System. On the Mac, you need about a Mac OS X 10.2.8, but if you are going to use the video features, make sure your version of Mac OS X is at least 10.3.9. You'll will also need Apple's QuickTime 7.0.3 multimedia software installed.
- A fast USB 2.0 connection. All the older iPod's that predate the 2005 arrival of the video-playing Pod and the Nano can still use a FireWire connection for transferring songs and data files, but all the new iPod models are USB 2.0-only. USB 2.0 and the older slower USB 1.1 use the same plug connections, so in theory, you can move your music and movies over the slower USB pathway. You might go nuts with the long wait of moving 40 gigabytes of data over to your new iPod with USB 1.1.
- A Good broadband connection. The fast your Internet access the better for using the iPod. The fast Internet access will comes in handy when buying and downloading files (especially videos) from the Internet and iTunes store.
C. The iTunes Software. Both Mac and Windows PC fans use the same free iTunes software to manage and organize what's on the iPod. It works about the same in the Macintosh and Windows versions. Every button in every dialog box is exactly the same; the software response to every command is identical. In this book, the illustrations have been given even-handed treatment, rotating among the various operating systems where iTunes is at home (Windows XP, Mac OS X 10.3, and Mac OS X 10.4).
But, if you're a Windows PC user and you don't have Windows XP or 2000, you can't use iTunes. As described in previous editions of this book, earlier versions of the iPod came with MusicMatch Jukebox for use with Windows-formatted iPods. Apple hasn't included MusicMatch Jukebox in the iPod box since 2003. Remember to come back
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D. The iPod a Fingerprint Magnet: The full-size iPod's shiny chrome-and-white acrylic may be gorgeous and perfect the day you open the box. It's not the best combination for disguising dirt, detritus, and especially fingerprints.
Cleaning your iPod with a soft, lint-free cloth (a soft cotton shock) can take care of most of the mess. For dark smudges, the iKlear solution and special cleaning cloth from Klearscreen (www.klearscreen.com) can also shine up your iPod. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com for more how to's Tips!
F. Personalize your iPod! If you want to personalize your Pod. You can with laserslaser engraving, that is. You can immortalize the chrome backside of your iPod with a short, two-line message of your choosing when you order an iPod at http://store.apple.com. Just don't make a typo. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com for more how to's Tips!
G. iPod-to-Computer Copying or Backup. The iPod music tunes was designed to be a one-way trip for your music tunes. The music go's down the USB cable to your iPod, but songs on the iPod player never make the trip back to the computer. More on page 2
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