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 enlarge | Author: Jude Biersdorfer
Publisher: Pogue Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 110492
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 255
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0596529783
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.5
EAN: 9780596529789
ASIN: 0596529783
Publication Date: November 16, 2006
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 A Must Have!!! May 12, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great book for any Ipod owner, seeing how what you get with your new Ipod is very little. It shows how much more than listening to music that these little guys can do!
 A little disappointed in scope. February 15, 2007
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Missing Manuals have always been able to maintain a balance between being too brief and going overboard with information. The good news is that this new format is in color and easy to follow, but a lot of the really interesting info from previous editions have been omitted, making this a much slimmer read. I find myself reaching for the previous edition for deeper questions. Still, Biersdorfer is a most engaging writer.
An indispensable, popular reference. February 4, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
iPod and iTunes are some of Apple's most successful products: that said, it's amazing Apple hasn't provided its own easy guide for getting the most from an iPod. Here to remedy that lack is IPod: The Missing Manual: a handy guide which uses clear color graphics and explanations to cover all the options iPods offer, from creating and burning a playlist to cd to manually adding music to the ipod shuffle. IPod owners and general-interest libraries will find it an indispensable, popular reference.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
 iPod: The Missing Manual January 19, 2007
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This manual certainly gave me a lot of help. Apple could certainly do better by including a manual...it's MISSING!!
Perfect iPod book for new users! January 5, 2007
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
Title: iPod the Missing Manual, Fifth Edition
Author: J.D. Biersdorfer
Publisher: O'Reilly, Pogue Press
ISBN-10: 0-596-52978-3; ISBN-13: 978-0-596-52978-9
Reviewed by: Curt Blanchard, Tucson Macintosh Users Group
Date: 1/2/07
I'm a huge fan of the O'Reilly missing manual series. These are the go-to bibles for the times when you need more information than the meager instruction sheets provide. Time was when you could expect a good, thick manual in the box with your software or gadget. No more. These days, if you're lucky, you'll get a Quick Start guide and a link to the company website. This is where O'Reilly/Pogue Press comes riding to the rescue with the Missing Manuals, "The book that should have been in the box".
The new iPod the Missing Manual Fifth Edition is 240 pages and was published in November 2006 and it covers all the new iPods - Video iPods and new 2nd Generation Nanos and Shuffle. Of course, by the time you read this, MacWorld Expo 2007 in San Francisco will have unleashed lots of new things upon us so realize that we live in a fast changing world.
J.D. Biersdorfer, once again, shines with her authoritative knowledge and wit. She covers the subjects in depth but with a light hand - tough to do but she's good at it. She is the computer Q&A columnist for the New York Times and is comfortable with both the Mac and PC platforms. This is important because this book covers the iPod in both worlds.
Biersdorfer starts with the iPod basics and then explores iTunes including playlists and storage. There are chapters on video and photos, on listening via external speakers, stereo systems, etc. and there is a useful troubleshooting section at the end.
This particular edition was printed in full color in Canada. I can understand color for a book on iPhoto, but it doesn't really seem necessary here - even though it's nicer than black and white.
This book is an ideal choice for the new iPodder. If you are an experienced user, you might consider the bigger iPodand iTunes Fourth Edition (300+ pages) which goes into a little more depth. I have to believe there will be a Fifth edition of this excellent book coming shortly.
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