How to Do Everything iPod Touch | How to do Everything

How to Do Everything iPod Touch

Authors: Guy Hart-Davis

Published: December 2011

eISBN: 9780071785198 0071785191 | ISBN: 9780071785181

Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Part I: Get Up and Running with Your iPod touch

Chapter 1 Get Your iPod touch and Set It Up

Get Your iPod touch

Choose Which Way You Will Sync Your iPod touch

Get Your PC or Mac Ready for Your iPod touch

Set Up Your iPod touch

Meet the Home Screen and the Apps

Chapter 2 Load Your iPod touch with Music, Videos, and Data

Start Creating Your Library

Load Your iPod touch with Music, Video, and Data

Recharge Your iPod touch

Eject and Disconnect Your iPod touch

Chapter 3 Connect Your iPod touch to Wireless Networks and the Internet

Connect Your iPod touch to Your Home Network

Connect Your iPod touch to Your Work Wireless Network

Connect Your iPod touch to Wireless Hotspots

Make Your iPod touch Forget a Wireless Network

Configure a Wireless Network Connection Manually

Solve Connection Problems with Wireless Networks

Chapter 4 Choose Essential Settings on Your iPod touch

Open the Settings App

Use Airplane Mode

Choose Notifications Settings

Choose Location Services Settings

Choose Sounds Settings

Choose Brightness Settings

Choose Your Wallpaper

Choose General Settings

Choose Settings for the Built-In Apps

Choose Settings for Third-Party Apps

Chapter 5 Take, Edit, and Share Photos and Videos

Take Photos with the Camera App

Take Videos with the Camera App

View Your Photos in the Photos App

Chapter 6 Install and Manage Apps on Your iPod touch

Find, Download, and Install Apps for the iPod touch

Sync Your Apps with iTunes

Choose Settings for an App

Update the Apps on Your iPod touch

Navigate, Rearrange, and Delete Apps

Jailbreak Your iPod touch and Install Non-Approved Apps

Part II: Use Your iPod touch for Communications

Chapter 7 Make Video Calls with FaceTime

Set Up FaceTime on Your iPod touch

Make Video Calls with FaceTime

Chapter 8 Communicate via E-Mail and Instant Messaging

Send and Receive E-Mail

Communicate via Instant Messaging

Chapter 9 Surf the Web on Your iPod touch

Launch the Safari App

Go to a Website by Typing or Pasting Its Address

Follow Links and Return to Web Pages You’ve Visited Before

Search for Information

Use Bookmarks to Store Addresses and Navigate Quickly

Read Web Pages More Easily with Safari Reader

Open Multiple Web Pages at the Same Time

Configure How You Want Safari to Work

Surf Secretly with Private Browsing

Chapter 10 Keep Your Calendars and Contacts Up to Date

Sync Your Calendars and Contacts with Your iPod touch

Work with Your Calendars on Your iPod touch

Work with Contacts on the iPod touch

Choose Settings for Working with Contacts and Calendars

Part III: Use Your iPod touch for Entertainment

Chapter 11 Enjoy Music and Video on Your iPod touch

Choose How to Output the Music

Play Music

Play Videos

Find and Watch Videos on YouTube

Use Your iPod touch as Your Home Stereo

Use Your iPod touch as Your Car Stereo

Chapter 12 Make the Most of the Built-in Apps

Notification Center

Reminders

Weather

Stocks

Calculator

Maps

Clock

Notes

Voice Memos

Chapter 13 Create a Great Audio and Video Library for the iPod touch and iTunes

Buy and Download Songs, Videos, and More Online

Manage Your Music and Video Library with iTunes

Convert Other File Types to Formats an iPod touch Can Play

Trim Audio Files to Get Rid of Intros and Outros You Don’t Like

Tag Your Compressed Files with the Correct Information for Sorting

Save Audio Streams to Disk So You Can Listen to Them Later

Create Video Files That Work with the iPod touch

Recover Your Songs and Videos from Your iPod touch

Share Items and Access Shared Items

Chapter 14 Use Your iPod touch for File Backup, Storage, and Transfer

Decide Whether to Use Your iPod touch as an External Drive

Transfer Files to Your iPod touch Using iTunes’ File Sharing

Find a Suitable Program for Putting Other Files on Your iPod touch

Part IV: Advanced Moves

Chapter 15 Take Your iPod touch to the Limit

Use Multiple Computers, Multiple iPod touches, or Both

Keep Your iPod touch Running at Full Speed

Create Your Own Custom Ringtones

Chapter 16 Troubleshoot Your iPod touch

Know What’s in the iPod touch

Avoid Things That May Harm Your iPod touch

Keep Your iPod touch’s Operating System Up to Date

Carry, Clean, and Care for Your iPod touch

Understand Your Warranty and Know Which Actions Void It

Approach Troubleshooting Your iPod touch

Troubleshoot Connection Issues

Deal with App Crashes

Restart, Reset, or Erase Your iPod touch

Restore Your iPod touch

Chapter 17 Troubleshoot iTunes

Troubleshoot iTunes on Windows

Troubleshoot iTunes on the Mac

Troubleshoot Problems with Home Sharing on Windows and the Mac

Index