iPhone The Missing Manul- P8

iPhone The Missing Manul- P8:Apple’s iPhone is a breakthrough in design, miniaturization, and elegantsoftware. This stunning, sleek, black-and-chrome touchscreen machinecomes with cellphone, iPod, Internet, and organizer features—justabout everything you need except a printed manual. Fortunately,David Pogue arrives just in time with iPhone: The Missing Manual: a witty,authoritative, full-color guide to unlocking the iPhone’s potential.
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iPhone The Missing Manul- P8Fromnowon,ifyoudon’twanttheentirealbum,youcanexcludethedudsongsbyturningofftheircheckmarks.ThenclickImportCDinthebottom-rightcornerofthescreen. You can c-click (Mac) or Ctrl+click (Windows) any box to turn all the checkboxes  on or off. This technique is ideal when you want only one or two songs in the list.  First, turn all checkboxes off, and then turn those two back on again.InthatsamePreferencesbox,youcanalsochoosetheformat(thefiletype)andbit rate(theamountofaudiodatacompressedintothatformat)foryourimported tracks. The factory setting is the AAC format at 128 kilobits persecond.Mostpeoplethinkthesesettingsmakeforfine-soundingmusicfiles,butyoucanchangeyoursettingsto,forexample,MP3,whichisanotherformatthatletsyoucrambigmusicintosmallspace.Uppingthebitratefrom128kbpsto256kbpsmakesforrichersoundingmusicfiles—thatalsohappentotakeupmoreroombecausethefilesarebigger(andspaceisatapremiumontheiPhone).Thechoiceisyours.Astheimportprocessstarts,iTunesmovesdownthelistofcheckedsongs,rip-pingeachonetoafileinyourHomeÆMusicÆiTunesÆiTunesMusicfolder(Mac)orMyDocumentsÆMyMusicÆiTunesÆiTunesMusic(Windows).Anorangesquigglenexttoasongnamemeansthetrackiscurrentlyconverting.Feelfreetoswitchintootherprograms,answeremail,surftheWeb,anddootherworkwhiletherippingisunderway.Oncetheimportingisfinished,eachimportedsongbearsagreencheckmark,andiTunessignalsitssuccesswithamelodiousflourish.Nowyouhavesomebrand-newfilesinyouriTuneslibrary. iTunes for iPhoners 199 if you always want all the songs on that stack of CDs next to your computer,  change the iTunes CD import preferences to “import CD and eject” to save yourself  some clicking. When you insert a CD, iTunes imports it and spits it out, ready for  the next one. Podcasts TheiTunesStorehousesthousandsuponthousandsofpodcasts,thosefree audio(andvideo!)recordingsputoutbyeveryonefrombigTVnetworkstoa guyinhisbarnwithamicrophone. Toexplorepodcasts,clickPodcastsontheStore’smainpage.Nowyoucan browse shows by category, search for podcast names by keyword, or click arounduntilyoufindsomethingthatsoundsgood. Manypodcastersproduceregularinstallmentsoftheirshows,releasingnew episodes onto the Internet when they’re ready. You can have iTunes keepalookoutforfresheditionsof yourfavoritepodcastsandautomat- icallydownloadthemforyou,where you can find them in the Podcasts areaintheiTunessourcelist.Allyou havetodoissubscribetothepod- cast, which takes a couple of clicks intheStore. Ifyouwanttotryoutapodcast,click theGetEpisodelinknearitstitleto downloadjustthatoneshow.Ifyou likeit(orknowthatyou’regoingto likeitbeforeyouevendownloadthe firstepisode),there’salsoaSubscribe button at the top of the page that signs you up to receive all future episodes. Youplayapodcastjustlikeanyother fileiniTunes:Double-clickthefilenameintheiTuneswindowandusethe playbackcontrolsintheupper-leftcorner.OntheiPhone,podcastsshowup intheirownlist.200 Chapter 10AudiobooksSomepeoplelikethesoundofagoodbook,andiTuneshasplentytoofferinitsAudiobooksarea.Youcanfindverbalversionsofthelatestbestsellershereinthestore;pricesdependonthetitle,butareusuallycheaperthanbuyingahardbackcopyofthebook—whichwouldbefourtimesthesizeofyouriPhoneanyway.IfiTunesdoesn’toffertheaudiobookyou’reinterestedin,youcanfindalargersample(over35,000ofthem)atAudible.com.ThisWebstoresellsallkindsofaudiobooks,recordedperiodicalslikeThe New York Times,andradioshows.TopurchaseAudible’swares,though,youneedtogototheWebsiteandcre-ateanAudibleaccount.If you useWindows, you can download from Audible.com a little programcalledAudibleManager,whichcatapultsyourAudibledownloadsintoiTunesforyou.OntheMac,AudiblefileslandiniTunesautomaticallywhenyoubuythem.AndwhenthosefilesdolandiniTunes,youcanplaythemonyourcomputerorsendthemovertotheiPhonewithaquicksync. iTunes for iPhoners 201 Playlists Aplaylistisalistofsongsthatyou’vedecided ...