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iPod & iTunes Garage (Garage Series) | 
| Author: Kirk Mcelhearn
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 973393
Media: Paperback
Pages: 456
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7 x 1
ISBN: 0131486454
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.5
UPC: 076092036975
EAN: 9780131486454
ASIN: 0131486454
Publication Date: December 16, 2004
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iPod & iTunes Garage rocks you to the boundaries of digital music--in less time! Learn everything you want to know about iPod and iTunes for both Macs and PCs--plus more! iPod & iTunes Garage, from Prentice Hall PTR's Garage Series, offers a comprehensive look at today's hottest digital gadget on the market, the iPod. From installing and running iTunes software to choosing the perfect accessory for your iPod, this book addresses a range of topics in digital music. Learn how to compress files and burn CDs. Work with your iPod for other functions, such as contacts, notes, and calendars. Delve into the file-sharing controversy with insights from both sides of the issue and explore the problems facing recording artists. Whether you've had an iPod for some time or you are new to digital music, iPod & iTunes Garage has the coverage you need to make the most of this cultural phenomenon!Specific topics covered include *Buying music from the iTunes Music Store *Your iTunes music library *The iPod mini *Managing and sorting playlists *iPod games *Troubleshooting your iPod *The future of digital music and the recording industry *Backing up your music files *Linux and the iPod *Accessories, including headphones, car chargers, and cases *Turning your iPod into a total music system *Storing and transferring digital photos While you're on your iPod adventure, head to Kirkville, the author's blog and web site. Visit http://www.mcelhearn.com for articles, news, and opinions on Apple computers, Mac OS X, the iPod, using the command line, books, music, and much more.
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 Terrible March 19, 2007
meohyeah (YO,Yoson)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not to go against the curve here, but I must say this book is a complete waste of money. Any idiot can figure out half of the "secrets" mentioned in this book. The author also wastes about half of the book explaining how to do such mundane tasks as installing itunes and charging your ipod. DO NOT BUY YOU CAN FIND ALL THESE ANSWERS ONLINE WITHIN MINUTES.
 The True Missing Manual Revealed April 1, 2005
Norastine Riley (Oakland, CA)
Whether you just purchased an iPod or have had one for years, you NEED THIS BOOK! This book is the true "Missing Manual." I have bought and returned a lot of books regarding my beloved iPod. This book covers it all in one book. I haven't seen anything like it, and believe me, I have been looking!
You think you know everything about iPods? Want to know how to "do something?" This is your book. I say this because I considered myself a intermediate expert (if such a term exists) helping my friends set up both their iPod and iTunes, fielding ongoing questions, suggesting cool accessory websites, etc, but this book showed me some stuff.
Got an iPod? Get the book!
The one to Buy!! January 8, 2005
Peter Bennings (Texas)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I've bought 3 other iPod books. Two were to basic but had some goodies and one was a "waste" in my opinion.
The iPod & iTunes book by Kirk REALLY adds to my knowledge base and shows he KNOWS(!) the iPod and iTunes. He goes beyond a simple product manual and tells you HOW TO GET THINGS DONE.
I highly recommend the book and ask why it took so long to come out.
Thanks Kirk!
Mac-like Approach to Learning January 7, 2005
G. A. KUTA (God's Country, NE USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Anytime someone can make learning how to make software and hardware interesting and fun its worth a read.
After purchasing an iPod and struggling to make it do what I knew it was supposed to do, I scoured the book stores for a book that would show me the way. I found Kirk's fun and intuitive approach (very Mac-like) to be perfect. As a long time Apple user, and often times under utilizer of software (because I hate to read manuals). It was refreshing to find someone that gets it, and writes a book for those of us that need a little humor with our how-to. Check out is webpage too.
Another added plus... I e-mailed Kirk for a little extra help, and to my amazement he responded, timely too. With the many iPod and iTune books out there, this is one to be by your side while the others stay in the store.
Buy this Book! Not just another computer manual January 7, 2005
Leopold Green (Leicester, England)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Let me say this straight out - computer books are pointless, they are either of the 'for dummies' variety, printed versions of a manual [presumably to encourage software piracy] or for techies by techies...THIS BOOK IS DIFFERENT! Why? Well because the author loves music and he talks about music throughout, he [and other guest] even review music and after all what is the iPod about but love of music and the freedom to have your music where and when you wish...sure it is a clever device, clever design, etc. but leave the technical stuff for people who love technology and the design for those for whom the packaging is the thing - for the rest of us we have music. Clearly the book isn't just a compilation of reviews that might have appeared in NME or Rolling Stone [or Relix] but the appreciation of music, the passion to try and get people to try different types of music runs all the way through the book. Yes it does all you might expect from a book on the iPod [and iTunes]|: it guides the user from basics to advanced tweaks [mercifully more advanced than the this is a button, this is a scroll wheel, type of 'for dummies' stuff], but never more than a few pages go by and there is another section on some record or artist.
Grateful Dead, Brian Eno, Joy Division, Durutti Column, Steve Reich, Bill Evans - all here.
Now if I have one suggestion to the author it is to apply his technological knowledge and love of music to the wider subject of online music sharing and downloading. That will be a second 'computer book' worth buying.
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