Taking Your iPod touch to the Max (Technology in Action) [Paperback]

Erica Sadun (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 159059987X | ISBN-13: 978-1590599877 | Publication Date: March 28, 2008 | Edition: 1

Fast and fun to read, this book gives you all the tips, tricks and hidden techniques that you would love to try out on your iPod Touch. It starts by getting everyone up to speed on the basics. Then quickly moves into the fun stuff, like connecting to a TV, and even how to hack so that you can run applications over the iPod Touch and a whole lot more. If you can do it on the iPod Touch, you will find it here. So whether you just want to be able to use it for music and do emails or web surfing, or you want to take it to the Max, this is the book do show you how.

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About the Author

Erica Sadun holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has written, co-written, and contributed to almost two dozen books about technology, particularly in the areas of programming, digital video, and digital photography. An unrepentant geek, Sadun has never met a gadget she didn't need. Her checkered past includes run-ins with NeXT, Newton, and a vast myriad of both successful and unsuccessful technologies. When not writing, she and her geek husband parent three adorable geeks-in-training, who regard their parents with restrained bemusement. Eight Ways to Get the Most out of Your Zune, the O’Reilly short cut, and Modding Mac OS X also with O’Reilly were her latest books. She also wrote Taking your iPhone to the Max.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (March 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159059987X
• ISBN-13: 978-1590599877
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #743,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > Computers & Technology > Digital Music > MP3
  • #42 in Books > Computers & Technology > Computer Science > Software Engineering > Multimedia Information Systems
  • #90 in Books > Computers & Technology > Digital Music > iPods

Customer Reviews

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43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only useful for real newbies, April 19, 2008

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BakariC (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews
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I have to agree with the first reviewer. This book is only useful for someone who absolutely knows nothing about the iPod, iTunes, and portable digital music hardware and software. I was expecting a lot more from Erica Sudan. She has written good books and articles about hacking software and hardware, and I thought the "max" part of this book would get readers beyond the "ipod for dummies" information. Nothing wrong with "dummies" books, but I just expected lots more in this one. She barely devotes a chapter to jailbreaking the iPod touch, which she has written about on other websites. I like Sudan and I thank her for the writing she does, but I would suggest Scott Kelby's book on the iPod/iPod touch or another book titled, iPod: The Missing Manual. Those two books are much better laid and approachable for iPod newbies.

31 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars My touch came with a manual..., April 1, 2008

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Ross R. (VA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Taking Your iPod touch to the Max (Technology in Action) (Paperback)

If I wanted another manual for my iPod, I would have downloaded it. This book is primarily an "iPod touch for dummies". The "secret, undocumented features" are either published by Apple or easily discoverable. The last chapter on jailbreaking & hacking is inferior to even the briefest google search.

Save your money and time. I returned mine the day after it arrived.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, September 15, 2008

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MARY MC CARTHY (IRELAND) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taking Your iPod touch to the Max (Technology in Action) (Paperback)

This is a great book for getting the most out of your Apple Itouch. Explains in detail how each aspect of Itouch works and explains it in simple easy to understand english. For anyone who really wishes to use their Itouch to the max I would really recommemd it.