pt. I. Enjoy audio with an iPod or iPhone and iTunes
1. Choose an iPod or iPhone and get your computer ready to work with it
What are iPods and iPhones?
Choose the iPod or iPhone that's best for you
Get your PC or Mac ready to work with an iPod or iPhone
2. Configure iTunes and load the iPod or iPhone
Unpack the iPod or iPhone
Install iTunes if it's not already installed
Complete the iPod setup assistant
Start creating your library
Load the iPod or iPhone with music
Connect and load the iPod shuffle
Eject and disconnect the iPod
3. Listen to music on an iPod or iPhone
Connect your headphones or speakers
Get familiar with the controls on an iPod classic or iPod nano
Make the most of the iPod's extra features
Play music on the iPod shuffle
Play music on the iPhone or iPod touch
4. Extend the iPod's or iPhone's capabilities with hardware accessories
Approached buying iPod or iPhone accessories
Car and bike mounting kits
Power adapters and battery packs
Microphones and camera connectors
Portable speakers for the iPod and iPhone
5. Use an iPod or iPhone as your home stereo or car stereo
Equip an iPod or iPhone with speakers
Connect an iPod or iPhone to a stereo
Connect an iPod or iPhone to a car stereo.
pt. II. Create and manage your library
6. Create audio files, edit them, and tag them
Choose where to store your library
Configure iTunes for the audio quality you want
Deal with CDs that your computer can't rip
Convert other file types to formats an iPod or iPhone can play
Create audio files from cassettes or vinyl records
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
7. Buy and download songs, videos, and more online
Understand digital rights management (DRM)
Buy songs and videos from the iTunes store
Buy music from other online music stores
8. Burn CDs and DVDs from iTunes
Why burn song files to CD or DVD?
Understand the basics of burning CDs and DVDs
Print CD covers and playlist listings
Troubleshoot burning CDs and DVDs
9. Make the most of iTunes
Improve the sound of music
Tweak the iTunes interface
10. Manage your library with iTunes
Browse quickly by using the browser panes
Use views to skim through your library
Search for particular songs or other items
Use playlists, smart playlists, and party shuffle
Consolidate your music library so you can always access all its songs
Remove duplicate items from your library
Export and import playlists
Use multiple libraries on the same computer
Share items and access shared items
pt. III. Put text and photos on the iPod
11. Put your contacts and calendars on the iPod
Put your Outlook contacts and calendars on the iPod automatically
Put your Windows address book contacts on the iPod automatically
Put your Mac contacts and iCal calendars on the iPod automatically
View your contacts on the iPod
View your calendar on the iPod
Put your contacts and calendars on the iPod manually from Windows
Put your contacts and calendars on the iPod manually from the Mac
12. Put text and books on the iPod
Understand what text you can put on an iPod classic or iPod nano
Put information on an iPod from Windows
Put information on an iPod from the Mac
13. Put photos and videos on the iPod or iPhone
Tell iTunes which photos to put on the iPod or iPhone
View photos and slideshows on the iPod
View photos and slideshows on the iPhone or iPod touch
Take photos on the iPhone and import them
Put video files on the iPod or iPhone
Create video files suitable for the iPod or iPhone.
pt. IV. Learn advanced techniques and tricks
14. Use multiple iPods or iPhones, multiple computers, or both
Move an iPod from the Mac to Windows, and back
Move an iPhone or iPod touch between Windows and the Mac
Change the computer to which an iPod or iPhone is linked
Synchronize several iPods or iPhones with the same computer
Load an iPod from two or more computers at once
Load an iPhone from two or more different computers at once
15. Recover your songs and videos from an iPod or iPhone
Why the iPod and iPhone hide their song and video files from you
Where, an how, the iPod and iPhone store song and video files
Windows utilities for transferring song and video files from an iPod to your PC
Mac OS X utilities for transferring song and video files from an iPod to your Mac
16. Use the iPod with software other than iTunes
Why use software other than iTunes to control the iPod?
Control the iPod with other software on Windows
Improve the iTunes interface with Clutter (Mac)
17. Use an iPod as a external drive or backup device
Decide whether to use an iPod as an external drive
Transfer files to and from the iPod
Put files on an iPhone using iPhone drive
Start up your Mac from a regular iPod
Back up an iPod so you don't lose your music or data
18. Troubleshoot the iPod, iPhone, and iTunes
Know what's in the iPhone and iPod touch
Avoid things that may harm the iPod or iPhone
Keep the iPod's or iPhone's operating system up to date
Carry and store the iPod or iPhone safely
Understand your warranty and know which actions void it
Troubleshoot the iPhone and the iPod touch
Troubleshoot iTunes on Windows
Troubleshoot iTunes on the Mac
19. Make phone calls with the iPhone
Make and receive phone calls
Put your contacts on the iPhone or iPod touch
20. Connect the iPhone or iPod to wireless networks, send e-mail, and surf the Web
Connect the iPhone or iPod touch to a wireless network
Send and receive e-mail on the iPhone
Browse the Web with Safari on the iPhone and iPod touch
Create text notes on the iPhone
Put your calendars on the iPhone or iPod touch.