iPod+iTunes for Windows and Mac in a Snap (Sams Teach Yourself) [Paperback]

Brian Tiemann (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672328119 | ISBN-13: 978-0672328114 | Publication Date: July 8, 2005

You're driving to work and your favorite new song comes on the radio. A few hours later, you find yourself humming the tune as you work on reports. By the end of the day, your coworkers want to muzzle you because now they all also have that song stuck in their heads. Time for some new music? All you need is an iPod and iPod and iTunes for Windows and Mac In a Snap and you'll have tons of new songs to hum along with. This book is designed specifically for a busy person like you, who doesn't have time for long-winded explanations of how and why each piece of the iPod works. Organized into a series of well-organized tasks that you can easily accomplish, you will quickly learn what you need to do and then be able to do it. iPod and iTunes for Windows and Mac In a Snap covers all versions of the iPod, including the new shuffle, as well as both the Windows and Mac versions of iTunes.

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iPod® + iTunes® for Windows® and Mac® in a SnapAbout the Author

Brian Tiemann is a freelance technology columnist and software engineer who has written extensively in online magazines about the Macintosh, Apple software, and the philosophy of user-friendly design that has always been synonymous with them. A creative professional in the graphic arts and web design world as well as in networking and software quality, he enjoys software like iTunes and gadgets like the iPod not just as tools, but as prime expressions of the elusive art of the user experience.

A graduate of Caltech, author of Mac OS X Tiger in a Snap, and coauthor of FreeBSD Unleashed and Sams Teach Yourself FreeBSD in 24 Hours, Brian enjoys animation, motorcycles, photography, technological gadgets, the outdoors, and writing about them all. He lives in Silicon Valley with canines Capri and Banzai.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Sams (July 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672328119
• ISBN-13: 978-0672328114
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,431,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars see how iTunes competes with free music, September 2, 2005

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This review is from: iPod+iTunes for Windows and Mac in a Snap (Sams Teach Yourself) (Paperback)

By now, the iPod is iconic. A cultural artifact that will always be associated with the era we're in. Combined with Apple's iTunes music management on a bigger computer. Tiemann goes into some length in his explanation of both items, and, more importantly, how to best use them together.

One thing that should catch your eye is that the iTunes can be run on both a Mac and a PC running a Microsoft operating system. The latter is some 20 times larger in the marketplace. So Apply acceeded to this reality by offering iTunes on it.

The book shows that iPod and iTunes can be mostly very intuitive. Though iTunes definitely has greater complexity than the iPod. Part of which is due to the music store. You should read carefully Chapter 4 on the digital rights management that's built into iTunes. Quite aside from the iTunes in itself, you get a basis for comparison with competing online music offerings, free or otherwise. Tiemann talks about how the music store at a fee of 99c per song has sold an immense number of these [400 million thus far]. Apple seems to have really hit a chord [pun intended] by finding a reasonable price point and a convenient usage that effectively competes with the free p2p music networks.

With iPod and iTunes, Apple has hit two sixes. (Or two home runs, to you Americans.)