Taking Your iPod touch to the Max

by Erica Sadun, Michael Grothaus

Overview

Unleash your iPhone and take it to the limit using secret tips and techniques from gadget hacker Erica Sadun. Fast and fun to read, Taking Your iPod touch 4 to the Max is fully updated to show you how get the most out of Apple's OS 4.

You'll find all the best undocumented tricks as well as the most efficient and enjoyable introduction to the iPhone available. Starting with an introduction to iPod touch 4 basics, you'll quickly move on to discover the iPod touch's hidden potential, like how to connect to a TV, get contract-free VOIP, and hack OS 4 so it will run apps on your iPod touch.

From e-mail and surfing the Web, to using iTunes, iBooks, games, photos, ripping DVDs and getting free VOIP with Skype or Jajah—you'll find it all in this book. You'll even learn tips on where to get the best and cheapest iPod touch accessories. Get ready to take your iPod touch to the max!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430232599
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	01/10/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
File size:	12 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Erica Sadun holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has written, co-written, and contributed to almost two dozen books about technology, particularly in the areas of programming, digital video, and digital photography. An unrepentant geek, Sadun has never met a gadget she didn't need. Her checkered past includes run-ins with NeXT, Newton, and a vast myriad of both successful and unsuccessful technologies. When not writing, she and her geek husband parent three adorable geeks-in-training, who regard their parents with restrained bemusement. Eight Ways to Get the Most out of Your Zune, the O'Reilly shortcut, and Modding Mac OS X, also from O'Reilly, are her latest books. She also wrote Taking Your iPhone to the Max.

Table of Contents

Bringing Home the iPod Touch.- Putting Your Data and Media on the iPod Touch.- Interacting with Your iPod Touch.- Browsing with Wi-Fi and Safari.- Touching Your Photos and Videos.- Touching Your Music.- Shopping at the iTunes Store.- Shopping at the App Store.- Reading and Buying Books with iBooks.- Setting Up and Using Mail.- Staying on Time and Getting There with Clock, Calendar, and Maps.- Using Your Desk Set: Contacts, Calculator, Notes, Weather, Stocks, and Voice Memos.- Photographing and Recording the World Around You.- Video Calling with FaceTime.- Customizing Your iPod Touch.