IPod Touch For Dummies

Tony Bove

John Wiley & Sons, Dec 6, 2011 - Computers - 288 pages

The ultimate beginner guide to the iPod touch, now updated and in full-color!

Part media player, portable game console, and breakthrough Internet device, you could say that the iPod touch is one ideal gadget. With this new, full-color edition, bestselling For Dummies author Tony Bove walks you through powering up your iPod touch, personalizing it, establishing a Wi-Fi connection, and synchronizing your data. You'll also explore how to surf the web, rent movies, buy songs, send and receive e-mail, get directions, check stocks, organize photos, watch videos, keep a calendar, and much more. Plus, you'll learn about the new features of iOS 5 and how to access hundreds of thousands of apps that help you do even more with your iPod touch.

• Covers powering up your iPod touch, getting comfortable with the multitouch interface, personalizing your iPod touch, and establishing a Wi-Fi connection
• Walks you through the basics of the iTunes store so you can buy, download, and play music, TV shows, podcasts, movies, and more
• Demonstrates how to synchronize your data, work with the calendar, organize and share photos, browse the Internet, send and receive e-mail, read e-books, and get directions
• Helps you use your iPod touch to stay connected with social media sites like Facebook and Twitter
• Explains how to video chat with FaceTime, sync with iCloud, and use the new iOS 5 features
• Guides you through resetting, updating, restoring, and troubleshooting your iPod touch

Fully revised for iOS 5 and the latest iPod touch models, iPod touch For Dummies, 3rd Edition puts you totally in charge of your iPod touch!

Contents

• Introduction 1: 105
• Playing It Back with Interest: 117
• Tapping Videos Books and Podcasts: 137
• The Songs Remain the Same 119 Chapter 8 Tapping Videos Books and Podcasts 137 Chapter 9 Pocketing Your Pictures: 145
• Touching the Online World: 163
• The Postman Always Beeps Once: 179
• Earth Wind and Finance: 191
• Earth Wind and Finance 191 Part V Staying in Touch and UptoDate: 207
• Introduction 1: 208
• A Day in the Social Life: 209
• Resetting Updating and Restoring: 233
• A Day in the Social Life 209 Chapter 14 Resetting Updating and Restoring 233 Part VI The Part of Tens: 239
• Ten Apps That Shook the iPod World: 249
• Index: 253
• Touching All the Basics: 5
• Putting Your Finger On It: 27
• Clocking Locking and Personalizing: 47
• Filling Up Your Empty Cup: 63
• Syncing Your Content and Apps: 85

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, iPads, iTunes, and the iLife applications at www.tonybove.com.

Bibliographic information

• Title: IPod Touch For Dummies; --For dummies
• Author: Tony Bove
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011
• ISBN: 1118129601, 9781118129609
• Length: 288 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Design, Graphics & Media / Audio; Computers / Hardware / Cell Phones & Devices; Computers / Hardware / General; Computers / Programming / Mobile Devices; Computers / Speech & Audio Processing