| Acknowledgments | xv |
| Introduction | xvii |
| Part I | Enjoying Audio on Your iPod | |
| Chapter 1 | Get Up and Running with Your iPod | 3 |
| What Is an iPod? | 4 |
| What Your iPod Doesn't Do | 5 |
| Choose the iPod That's Best for You | 6 |
| Understand the Different Models of iPod | 8 |
| What's in the Box? | 10 |
| Set Up Your iPod | 11 |
| Connect Your iPod to Your Computer | 12 |
| Install the iPod Software | 13 |
| Load Your iPod with Music | 14 |
| Connect Your Headphones or Speakers | 15 |
| Use Your iPod's Controls | 16 |
| Chapter 2 | Get Up to Speed with MP3 and Digital Audio | 31 |
| Why Do You Need to Compress the Music? | 33 |
| What Determines Audio Quality? | 35 |
| What Does CD-Quality Audio Mean? | 36 |
| What Is MP3 and Why Should You Use It? | 37 |
| Understand Other Digital Audio Formats | 38 |
| Understand Ripping, Encoding, and "Copying" | 39 |
| Learn about CDDB and Other Sources of CD Information | 41 |
| Choose an Appropriate Compression Rate | 42 |
| Load Uncompressed Files on Your iPod for Unbeatable Sound Quality | 45 |
| Copyright Law for Digital Audiophiles | 46 |
| Understand Current Copy-Protection Techniques on the CDs You Buy | 50 |
| Chapter 3 | Use iTunes to Load Music onto Your Mac iPod | 57 |
| Get Your Mac Ready to Work with Your iPod | 59 |
| Set Up and Configure iTunes on Your Mac | 60 |
| Create, Build, and Manage Your iTunes Music Library | 71 |
| Enjoy Music with iTunes | 80 |
| Synchronize Your Music Library with Your iPod | 88 |
| Listen to Audible.com Spoken-World Files on Your iPod | 94 |
| Create Custom Playlists to Enjoy in iTunes or on Your iPod | 95 |
| Chapter 4 | Use MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus to Load Music onto Your Windows iPod | 99 |
| Get Your PC Ready to Work with Your iPod | 100 |
| Install MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus on Your PC | 102 |
| Configure MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus for Maximum Effectiveness | 106 |
| Create, Build, and Manage Your Music Library | 118 |
| Enjoy Music with MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus | 129 |
| Synchronize Your Music Library with Your iPod | 132 |
| Create Custom Playlists to Enjoy in MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus or on Your iPod | 139 |
| Chapter 5 | Create, Edit, and Tag Your MP3 Files | 141 |
| Convert Other File Types to MP3, AIFF, or WAV so You Can Play Them on Your iPod | 142 |
| Create MP3 Files from Cassettes or Vinyl Records | 144 |
| Remove Scratches and Hiss from Audio Files | 150 |
| Trim MP3 Files to Get Rid of Intros and Outros You Don't Like | 152 |
| Tag Your MP3 Files with the Correct Information for Sorting | 154 |
| Save Audio Streams to Disk so You Can Listen to Them Later | 157 |
| Chapter 6 | Download Audio Files from the Internet | 161 |
| Quick Reality Check on the Music Market | 162 |
| Understand the Darknet and the Light | 165 |
| Download Music Files from Web Sites | 173 |
| Find Music Files in Newsgroups | 175 |
| Share Your Own Music on the Internet | 175 |
| Chapter 7 | Burn Audio and MP3 CDs with iTunes and MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus | 177 |
| Understand the Basics of CD Burning | 178 |
| Burn CDs with iTunes | 179 |
| Burn CDs with MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus | 182 |
| Troubleshoot the Problems You Encounter When Burning CDs | 190 |
| Part II | Use Your iPod for Contacts, Calendar, and Other Text | |
| Chapter 8 | Use Your iPod to Take Your Contacts with You | 201 |
| Understand the Wonders of vCards | 203 |
| Create vCards from Your Contacts | 207 |
| Put Contacts on Your Mac iPod | 212 |
| Put Contacts on Your Windows iPod | 220 |
| View Your Contacts on Your iPod | 221 |
| Chapter 9 | Put Your Calendars on Your iPod | 223 |
| What vCalendar and iCalendar Do and What They're For | 224 |
| Create iCalendar and vCalendar Files from Your Calendars | 227 |
| Put Your Calendars on Your Mac iPod | 231 |
| Put Your Calendars on Your Windows iPod | 235 |
| View Your Calendar on Your iPod | 236 |
| Chapter 10 | Put Other Information on Your iPod | 239 |
| Limitations to Putting Information on Your iPod | 240 |
| What Text Can You Put on Your iPod? | 241 |
| Mac Utilities for Putting Information on Your iPod | 242 |
| A Windows Utility for Putting (Some) Text on Your iPod | 249 |
| Part IV | iPod Care, Advanced Topics, and Troubleshooting | |
| Chapter 11 | Keep Your iPod in Good Working Shape | 253 |
| What You Might Want to Know about Your iPod's Internals | 254 |
| Maximize Your iPod's Battery Life | 256 |
| Understand What Makes Your iPod Unhappy | 257 |
| Keep Your iPod's Operating System Up-to-Date | 259 |
| Carry and Store Your iPod Safely | 266 |
| Clean Your iPod | 266 |
| Chapter 12 | Use Your iPod as a Hard Drive | 267 |
| Why Use Your iPod as a Hard Drive? | 268 |
| Enable FireWire Disk Mode | 270 |
| Transfer Files to and from Your iPod | 273 |
| Start Up Your Mac from Your iPod | 274 |
| Back Up Your iPod so You Don't Lose Your Music or Data | 279 |
| Optimize Your iPod's Hard Disk to Improve Performance | 280 |
| Chapter 13 | Enhance Your iPod with Accessories | 285 |
| Cases | 286 |
| Stands, Docks, and Mounting Kits | 289 |
| Power Adapters | 290 |
| Headphones and Enhancers | 293 |
| Weird Stuff | 294 |
| Connect Your iPod to Your Stereo | 295 |
| Chapter 14 | Learn Advanced iPod Skills | 299 |
| Convert Your iPod from Mac to Windows--and Back | 300 |
| Change the Computer to Which Your iPod Is Linked | 301 |
| Synchronize Several iPods with the Same Computer | 304 |
| Load Your iPod from Two or More Computers at Once | 306 |
| Transfer Music Files from Your iPod's Music Library to Your Computer | 309 |
| Play Songs from Your iPod Through Your Computer | 321 |
| Chapter 15 | Troubleshoot Any iPod Problems You Encounter | 323 |
| Your Warranty and How to Void It | 324 |
| How to Approach Troubleshooting Your iPod | 326 |
| Learn Troubleshooting Maneuvers | 327 |
| Troubleshoot Specific Problems | 336 |
| Index | 349 |
