Secrets of the iPod

by Christopher Breen

More than just a music player, the iPod is also an external hard drive, contact keeper and digital-lifestyle accessory. This text is designed to help the iPod user make the most of the iPod's many... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 032116783X
• ISBN13: 9780321167835
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Make sure you get the most recent edition.

There are lots of good details in this book, which seems to go farther than the missing manual series. The 4th edition (hot pink cover) seems to have pretty even coverage of using an ipod/itunes with Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, and Windows XP. After a day examining ipod books in the bookstore, this is one I bought. The 5th edition is out due in December 2004.

An excellent book for new and experienced iPod users

Five stars; highly recommended. This is an excellent book for new users and experienced iPodders alike because the information is thorough, accurate, and fun to read. The author discusses not only each version of the iPod and iPod Mini, but also includes detailed discussions of accessories, cases, and iTunes. He also includes power-user information, such as setting up the iPod as a boot disk. This leads me to the best reason to purchase this book: time savings. The author covers so much information in such depth and in such a clear and easy-to-understand manner, that almost any reader will save an enormous amount of time as compared to searching for answers about the iPod on the Web. Although this book has been a big help to me with my new fourth-generation iPod, my hope is that Chris Breen will write an updated edition specifically including the Click-Wheel iPod and the latest iPod accessories.

The must have iPod Manual

If you can't make it to one of Mr. Breen's iPod/iTunes seminars which I highly recommend, this is the next best thing. Everything you need to know and more about your new iPod. First off, the iPod is a mini hard drive music player run by cool software. It does a great job. It is not a walkman or radio, it is a sensitive appliance. I own two and I found it's fairly intuitive and got it up and running in minutes. For those who want get into the innards, voila! Mr. Breen to the rescue!

Great Book!

I bought the second edition of Secrets of the iPod when it came out at Macworld Expo in January. I've had an iPod for almost a year and I thought I knew it all. Not! This book taught me a lot about my iPod. The troubleshooting and iTunes chapters were really helpful. And the whole book is well written. Its even funny in some parts!I don't know what this other reviewer is talking about, but the second edition of this book has tons of information on the Windows iPod. Maybe he got an earlier version? My girlfriend has a Windows iPod so I bought her a copy of the book too. (I'm trying to get her to switch to the Mac) She said it really helped her and she was really glad that the author recommended other music programs to use with her PC.

This book ROCKS !!!!

Chris Breen is a talented writer and he does a wonderful job with the Secrets of the iPod book. I received an iPod as a gift in June, happily his book was released in July. This book was a real life saver.It is filled with useful information secrets, tips and very useful tips. He give you a step by step look at the insides of this fun toy, and I didn't need to break my Apple warranty to see what it looks like inside.The two areas I found the most beneficial were learning about all the accessories and the section on trouble shooting.The book is filled with useful information on how to get the most out of your iPod and when you are done with the book you are rewarded with a wonderful surprise.I plan on giving copies as a holiday gift to my iPod owner friends. A "must have" for any holiday list.