"iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, Second Edition" Released by O'Reilly

This updated guide by J. D. Biersdorfer covers iTunes for Mac and Windows and the new iPod Mini. As well as playing music, the book includes a collection of useful tips, tricks, and shortcuts for using your iPod, like these:

iPod as PDA. The iPod can suck in your calendar, address book, to-do list, and notes from a Mac or PC, and then display them at the touch of a button. It also doubles as an alarm clock and stopwatch.

iPod as hard drive. Hook up your iPod to your Mac or Windows machine where it shows up as a disk. Use it to copy, back up, or transfer large files from place to place--at impressive rates of transfer speed.

iPod as e-book. The iPod makes an excellent book reader, capable of displaying and scrolling through recipes, driving directions, book pages, and even web pages.

iPod as GameBoy. Well, not a GameBoy exactly. But the built-in games are perfect time-killers for waiting rooms, bus rides, and the Department of Motor Vehicles.

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