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iPod touch For Dummies

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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

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!

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.

Without iPod touch for Dummies 2nd Edition, I doubt that I would have been successful with my iPod. The book's organization, photos, tips and dangers, clear instructions, and excellent index, have been invaluable in my learning to navigate the complexity of my iPod .

Very helpful book. You may think you know all there is to know about your iPod. This book reveals some little known or not so often used tips and tricks. Love it. Thanks.

The info. in this book is exactly what I needed to help me learn how to operate my Ipod 2 like a pro or at least not like a dummy. It was in really good condition for a used book and cheap.

I purchased this book in the hope of finding detailed instructions on operating the Touch's camera and other features.

I went to the index and looked for "camera" "pictures" and other possible categories that would tell me how to make images. There were none. The word "camera" did not appear anywhere in the index.

This is a gross omission and leads me to believe that many other such categories are left unaddressed.

The book did come in handy as a block to raise a storage drive a few inches higher on my desk.

Otherwise, I'd pass on this help book that doesn't help much.

Since this was the first time using any mp3 for me, I just expected more than referrals to other books the author had written. Disappointed.

The iPod touch for Dummies is very good. I'm glad to have it.
Lorraine

I am finding this to be a very annoying book.
I do not like the way it is formatted--the type is too uniform.
I do not like the constant references to things in another part of the book or another book altogether. The "see chapter 15"s are annoying. The "if you want to know more about this feature see my book about iTunes" is annoying and venal.
I had hoped to really master the iPod touch--to really get more comfortable using it.
This book has not helped me very much.
Most of the information, which seems reasonable, is information that I already have.
Maybe a good book if you know nothing about an iPod touch--but not for me.