Taking Your iPod touch to the Max

Taking Your iPod touch to the Max

von: Erica Sadun, Michael Grothaus

Apress, 2011

ISBN: 9781430232599 , 416 Seiten

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Taking Your iPod touch to the Max


 

Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Copyright Page

Contents at a Glance

4

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

About the Author

12

About the Technical Reviewer

13

Acknowledgments

14

Introduction

15

Chapter 1 Bringing Home the iPod Touch

16

Buying Your iPod Touch

16

Picking Your iPod Touch

16

Considering System Requirements

18

Deciding Where to Buy Your iPod

18

Understanding Return and Exchange Policies

20

Bringing Your iPod Home

20

Unpacking Your iPod Touch

21

Reviewing the iPod Touch Features

22

Preparing for a Fresh Start

22

Creating a New iTunes Account

24

Connecting Your iPod Touch to Your Computer

25

Setting Up Your iPod Touch

27

Synchronizing Your New iPod

29

Insuring and Repairing Your iPod

30

Accessorizing Your iPod

31

Summary

32

Chapter 2 Putting Your Data and Media on the iPod Touch

33

The iPod Touch iTunes Device Window

33

A Word on Syncing Your Data

35

Where Do You I Get My Media From?

35

Remember to Apply Your Changes

37

The Tabs

37

The Summary Tab

37

iPod Box

38

Version Box

39

Options Box

40

The Apps Tab

43

Sync Apps

44

Creating Folders

45

File Sharing

46

The Ringtones Tab

47

The Music Tab

48

The Movies Tab

49

The TV Shows Tab

51

The Podcasts Tab

52

The iTunes U Tab

54

The Books Tab

55

The Photos Tab

58

The Info Tab

59

Sync Address Book Contacts

61

Sync iCal Calendars

62

Sync Mail Accounts

62

Other

63

Advanced

63

iTunes Device Settings

64

Restoring

67

Summary

67

Chapter 3 Interacting with Your iPod Touch

69

Interaction Basics

69

The iPod Touch Language

70

The iPod touch Sensors

72

Accelerometer Sensor

72

Light Sensor

72

Gyro Sensor

73

iPod Power Tricks

73

Unlocking Your iPod

73

Putting Your iPod to Sleep

77

Powering Your iPod Off and On

78

Rebooting Your iPod

78

iPod Recovery Mode and Restoration

79

The Home Screen

79

Manipulating the Home Screen

82

Multitasking and Managing Background Apps

86

Closing an App for Good

88

Force Quitting an App

89

Orientation

89

Spotlight Search

91

Spotlight Settings

93

The iPod Keyboard

93

Bluetooth Keyboard Support

93

iPod Keyboard Basics

94

More Keyboards

95

Getting Started Typing

96

iPod Touch Typing Tricks

98

Contractions

98

Punctuation

99

Accents

99

Caps Lock

100

Word Deletion

100

Autocapitalization

100

Copy and Paste

101

Undo and Redo

102

iPod Typing Test

103

Summary

103

Chapter 4 Browsing with Wi-Fi and Safari

105

Getting Started with Wi-Fi

105

Checking Your Wi-Fi Connection

106

Choosing a Wi-Fi Network

106

Connecting to a Protected Network

107

Asking to Join a Network

108

Getting Started with the Safari Web Browser

109

Entering URLs

111

Searching

113

Entering Text.

113

Following Links

114

Changing Orientation

115

Scrolling, Zooming, and Other Viewing Skills

116

Working with Pages

117

Working with Bookmarks

118

Selecting Bookmarks

118

Editing Bookmarks

119

Saving Bookmarks

120

Using Bookmarklets

123

Customizing iPod Settings

123

The iPod and Flash videos

125

Summary

126

Chapter 5 Touching Your Photos and Videos

127

Working with Photos

127

Syncing Photos from Your Computer

127

Saving Photos from Mail and Safari

129

Navigating Your Photos in the Photo App

130

Touching and Viewing Your Albums and Photos

135

Touching and Viewing Albums

135

Touching and Viewing Photos

136

Viewing Your Photos as a Slide Show

137

Playing a Slide Show

137

Slide Show Settings

137

Slide Show Tips

139

Sharing Your Photos

140

Copying Photos

143

Deleting Your Photos

144

iPod Video Applications

146

Video Playback

147

YouTube

148

Playing YouTube Videos

150

Finding YouTube Videos

151

Customizing the YouTube Buttons Bar

152

Viewing Video Info Screens

153

The Videos App

154

Deleting Videos on the Go

156

Getting Videos

156

Video Settings

157

Watching Videos on the Web with Safari

158

Streaming Video to Your Apple TV with AirPlay

159

Video Accessories

160

Summary

160

Chapter 6 Touching Your Music

162

The Music Application

162

Browsing Media on the iPod

163

Editing Your Browse Buttons

165

Navigating the Category Screens

166

Playing Audio

167

Album View

170

Cover Flow

171

Creating Playlists

172

Creating a Regular Playlist

172

Creating a Genius Playlist

175

Editing a Genius Playlist

176

Searching

177

Going Beyond the Music App

178

Saving Energy

178

Display Music Playback Controls When in Another App

179

Adding a Sleep Timer

179

Adjusting Music Settings

180

Choosing Headphones

182

Summary

182

Chapter 7 Shopping at the iTunes Store

183

Connecting to the iTunes Store

183

Signing in to Your iTunes Account

184

Browsing Through the iTunes Store

186

The Music Store

187

Exploring the Top Tens

188

Previewing and Buying Music

189

The Video Store

191

The Podcasts, Audiobooks, and iTunes U Stores

193

Searching the iTunes Store

193

Downloads

194

Redeeming Codes

195

Transferring Purchased Items to Your Computer

195

Getting Free Music and Videos

196

Getting Social with Ping

196

Summary

199

Chapter 8 Shopping at the App Store

200

Connecting to the App Store

200

Signing in to Your App Store Account

201

Browsing Through the App Store

202

Featured

203

Categories

204

Top 25

205

Exploring an App's Information Page

206

Buying and Downloading Apps

208

Searching the App Store

209

Updates

210

Redeeming Gift Certificates and Codes

211

Transferring Purchased Items to Your Computer

212

Buying Apps Through iTunes on Your PC

212

Getting Your Game on in Game Center

213

Summary

214

Chapter 9 Reading and Buying Books with iBooks

215

i Books App

215

Syncing Books

216

iBookstore

216

View a Book's Info Page

221

ePub Books

222

What Is ePub?

222

Navigating Your Bookshelf

223

Reading Books

226

Turning Pages

228

Adjusting Brightness

229

Adjusting Font, Font Size, and Page Color

230

Searching Text

231

Bookmarking a Page

232

Interacting with Text

233

Accessing the Table of Contents, Bookmarks, and Notes

236

Having a Book Read to you

238

Syncing PDFs

238

Navigating the PDF Bookshelf

240

Navigating and Reading PDFs

241

Using the Contact Sheet

242

Settings

244

Summary

245

Chapter 10 Setting Up and Using Mail

247

Getting Started with iPod Mail

247

Adding Your Mail Accounts to Your iPod Touch

247

Adding Accounts with iTunes

248

Adding a Preferred Provider Account from Your iPod

249

Adding an Other Provider Account from Your iPod

250

Removing and Disabling Accounts from the iPod

253

Choosing E-mail Check Intervals and Other Settings

254

Working with Mailboxes

258

Reading Your Mail

262

Following Embedded Data Detectors

264

Viewing Attachments

265

Writing an E-mail Message

265

Saving a Draft

267

Sending E-mail

267

Searching Your E-mail

267

Kinds of E-mail

268

POP

268

SMTP

269

IMAP

269

Microsoft Exchange

270

Summary

270

Chapter 11 Staying on Time and Getting There with Clock, Calendar, and Maps

271

Using the Clock Tools

271

World Clock

272

Adding Cities

273

Reordering Cities

273

Removing Cities

274

Alarm

274

Creating Alarms

274

Managing Alarms

275

Stopwatch

275

Timer

276

Working with the Calendar

277

Switching Calendar Views

278

List View

278

Day View

278

Month View

279

The Today Button

280

The Calendars Button

280

Adding Events

281

Updating an Event Name or Location

282

Setting the Event Start and End Times

282

Setting a Repeating Event

283

Adding Invitees

283

Adding Alerts

283

Assigning Event to a Specific Calendar

284

Setting Your Availability

284

Adding Notes

284

Editing and Removing Events

285

Synchronizing Calendars with Your Computer

285

Exploring with Maps

286

Getting Around the Maps Screen

286

Navigating Maps

288

Gestures

288

Changing Map Views

289

Finding Locations

290

Search

290

Information Window

291

Street View

292

Current Location

294

Bookmarking and Viewing Saved Locations

295

Dropping a Pin

295

Bookmarking

296

Directions and Traffic

297

Directions

297

Driving or Walking Directions

299

Public Transit Directions

300

Traffic

301

Maps Tips

302

Summary

303

Chapter 12 Using Your Desk Set: Contacts, Calculator, Notes, Weather, Stocks, and Voice Memos

304

Synchronizing Your Address Book with Your Computer

304

Choosing Sync Options

304

Replacing Contacts

305

Working with the Contacts Application

306

Finding Contacts

306

Ordering Your List

307

Viewing Contact Details

307

Adding Contacts

308

Adding a Contact Name

309

Adding a Contact Photo

310

Adding Phone Numbers

310

Adding E-mail Addresses and URLs

310

Adding Addresses

310

Adding Other Fields

311

Adding Outside Data to an Existing Contact

311

Managing Custom Labels

311

Editing and Removing Contacts

312

Using the Calculator

312

Taking Notes

314

Syncing Notes

315

Checking the Weather

316

Viewing Weather Info

317

Weather Tips

318

Monitoring Stocks

318

Dictating Voice Memos

322

Summary

327

Chapter 13 Photographing and Recording the World Around You

328

The Camera Hardware

328

Front Camera

328

Rear Camera

329

Real-World Use

329

Navigating the Camera App

330

Taking Still Pictures

332

Changing the Exposure

332

Zooming In and Out

333

Recording Video

333

Changing the Exposure

334

Viewing Your Camera Roll

334

Viewing Individual Photos

335

Playing a Slide Show

337

Sharing Your Photos

337

Viewing Videos

339

Editing Your Video

340

Sharing Your Video

341

Sharing Multiple Pictures and Videos from the Camera Roll

344

Uploading Images to Your Computer

346

Summary

346

Chapter 14 Video Calling with FaceTime

347

Getting Started

347

Signing In

348

Signing In with Your Existing Apple ID

349

Creating an Account

351

Navigating Your FaceTime Contacts

353

Favorites

353

Recents

354

Contacts

355

Making a FaceTime Call

356

Other FaceTime Calling Options

359

FaceTime Settings

361

Summary

362

Chapter 15 Customizing Your iPod Touch

363

Five Customizations You'll Want to Use Settings For

364

Airplane Mode

364

Notifications

365

Sounds

366

Brightness

367

Wallpaper

368

Other Good-to-Know Settings

370

"About" Your iPod

371

Network

371

Bluetooth

372

Location Services

372

Auto-Lock

373

Restrictions

373

Date and Time

374

Keyboard

375

International

376

Accessibility

377

VoiceOver

378

VoiceOver Gestures

378

Zoom

379

Large Text

379

White on Black

379

Mono Audio

379

Speak Auto-text

379

Triple-Click Home

380

Reset

380

Third-Party App Settings

382

Voice Control

383

Summary

384

Index

386