iPod touch For Dummies [Paperback]

Tony Bove (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470505303 | ISBN-13: 978-0470505304 | Publication Date: August 10, 2009 | Edition: 1

The perfect full-color guide to the iPod touch for both Mac and Windows users

Your iPod touch can do so many things. With this full-color guide, you can get hip to all your iPod touch has to offer and take full advantage of the iTunes store and the App Store, as well.

You'll start by learning how to manage the multi-touch interface and setting up iTunes. Then you'll discover how to connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi, receive and send e-mail, get directions and use maps, play games, download and watch movies, shop for cool new apps at the App Store, and much more.

• Starts with the basics of setting up and using the iPod touch, richly illustrated in full color
• Covers listening to music, synchronizing your data, working with the calendar, setting up iTunes, and getting online via Wi-Fi
• Shows how to send and receive e-mail, shop for movies and music at the iTunes Store, browse the Web, share photos, download and watch movies and TV shows, and download apps from the App Store
• Explains how to use your iPod touch as a portable game console and how to manage your contacts and to-do lists
• Also covers protecting your information and troubleshooting

iPod touch For Dummies helps you make the most of this amazing device that combines a widescreen iPod with touch controls, a portable game console, and a breakthrough Internet device.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Touch up your life with music, movies, e-mail, maps, the Web, and more!

You have the magic touch — at least, you will after you've read this book! From the basic stuff about setting up an iPodtouch and charging its battery to cool stuff like playing games, finding your way with Google Maps, connecting with Facebook, and sending tweets, this guide helps you grab all the excitement your iPod touch makes possible.

• Power up — connect your iPod touch to your Mac or PC, sync up with iTunes, charge up the battery, and locate a Wi-Fi network

• Flick, pick, and click — navigate the multitouch screen, use the onscreen keyboard, and shop for content or apps

• Playback's a breeze — create playlists, play videos and audio books, set up slideshows, and e-mail photos

• Finding yourself — enter locations, get directions from Google Maps, show traffic and satellite maps, and save bookmarks

• Keep in touch — maintain your calendar, connect to Facebook or MySpace®, use Twitter, and instant message

Open the book and find:

• Steps for getting started with your iPod touch

• How to customize your iPod touch

• Steps for browsing and downloading content from the iTunes Store

• How to sync your data, calendar, e-mail, and media

• Details about loading images on your iPod touch and setting up a slide show

• Tips for getting online with your iPod touch

• Explanations for finding your location, checking the weather forecast, or getting stock quotes

About the Author

Tony Bove has written more than two dozen computer books, including all editions of iPod & iTunes For Dummies. Tony is also a professional musician. He blogs and offers tips about iPods, iPhones, iTunes, and the iLife applications at www.tonybove.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (August 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470505303
• ISBN-13: 978-0470505304
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #629,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #82 in Books > Computers & Technology > Digital Music > iPods

More About the Author

Tony Bove has written more than two dozen books on computing, desktop publishing, and multimedia. Tony not only provides free tips about the iPad-iPod-iPhone-iTunes ecosystem on his Web site (www.tonybove.com), but also published an iPhone application (Tony's Tips for iPhone Users).

Referred to as "the Isaac Asimov of tech publishing," Tony founded Desktop Publishing/Publish magazine and the Inside Report on New Media newsletter, and wrote the weekly Macintosh column for Computer Currents for over a decade, as well as articles for NeXTWORLD, the Chicago Tribune Sunday Technology Section, and NewMedia.

Tracing the personal computer revolution back to the 1960s counterculture, Tony produced a CD-ROM interactive documentary in 1996, Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties (featuring music from the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, and Jefferson Airplane). He also developed the Rockument music site, www.rockument.com, with commentary and podcasts focused on rock music history.

As a founding member of the Flying Other Brothers, which toured professionally and released three commercial CDs, Tony performed with Hall of Fame rock musicians. Tony has also worked as a director of enterprise marketing for leading-edge software companies, as a marketing messaging consultant, and as a communications director and technical publications manager.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nifty Little Reference Book For the iPod Touch, August 24, 2010

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Norman Goldman "Publisher & Editor of Bookp... (Montreal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iPod touch For Dummies (Paperback)

Author: Tony Bove

Publisher: Wiley Publishing, Inc

ISBN: 978-0-470-50530-4

After listening to my three children brag about how wonderful the Apple`s iPod Touch is and that I must purchase one, I finally succumbed and treated myself to one on my birthday. I thought my kids would pick up the tab, but no such luck!

Did I know how to operate this marvellous invention and what it does? No Way, as I thought my children would come to my rescue. Well, to be fair, they did give me some basic tips, however, I needed something simple that would instruct me in the finer points of the iPod without confusing me. And that is exactly what Tony Bove`s iPod touch for Dummies delivered.

Divided into six sections, Bove takes you on a step-by-step journey with brief, comprehensive descriptions into the world of the iPod Touch where you learn about all of the basics, exploring iTunes and the Online Store, syncing with iTunes, clocking, locking, personalizing, how to access videos, books, podcasts, the safari browser, social sites, apps, email, searching, organizing your music, videos, podcasts, photo albums, maps, and a host of other topics and tips.

What is helpful about this reference text is that you can easily find the information you need when you need it, as there is an accessible table of contents as well as a comprehensive index. Moreover, you can skip sections and plunge into chapters that are of particular interest to you. As Bove mentions in his introduction, ``I didn't have enough pages to cover every detail of every function, and I intentionally left out some detail so that you won't be befuddled with techno-speak when it's not necessary. ``

Looking at one of the sections that was of particular interest to me, Touching the Online World, Bove provided some excellent advice concerning the Safari application to surf the Web. In addition, I learned how to check and send email, visit my stock portfolio, check the weather. I was also shown how to display maps and driving directions. Another section that I found useful was Staying in Touch and Up-to-Date where Bove showed me where to locate and communicate with friends on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social sites and instantly chat with people, provided you were hooked into a WiFi environment.

The organization of the material is well-conceived and user friendly and throughout there are warnings and tips concerning the iPod Touch. For example, we are warned not to fry our iPod touch with some generic power adaptor. Use only the power adaptor from Apple or a certified iPod adaptor, such as the power accessories from Belkin, Griffin, Monster, XtremeMac, and other vendors. Another useful set of tips are the ones provided in the section Saving Power, where Bove has listed nine ways to save battery power. All things considered, Touching the Online World is both very informative and visually appealing and a must read for anyone who owns an iPod Touch.

Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor Bookpleasures

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Works, July 26, 2010

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Michael P. Gallagher (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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Let's just say the person I bought this book for is not the most technology-oriented person out there, and they were able to understand this book and figure out the iPod because of the book. What more can I say? It works!

23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars iPod Touch for Dummies from Amazon, January 30, 2010

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Don R. Russell "bricks" (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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I had purchased another iPod Touch book by another author before this purchase. This book is by far a better explanation of how to use iTouch.I liked the color graphics in this book plus the "right to the point " text. I bought a second copy from you to give to my daughter who admired my copy.