CNET Do-It-Yourself iPod Projects 24 Cool Things You Didn't Know You Could Do!
by Hart-Davis, GuyEdition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2006-12-07
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Summary
The Ultimate Source of New Ideas for High-Tech Enthusiasts! Produced in conjunction with CNET, the Web's most popular technology portal, the CNET Do-It-Yourself series offers computer, gadget, and software users exciting and innovative projects to help get more enjoyment and productivity out of the latest high-tech products. Each book features: 24 self-contained projects; easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions; and hundreds of clear photos and screen shots.
Author Biography
Guy Hart-Davis is the author of How to Do Everything with Your iPod and iTunes, Third Edition as well as other books on MP3 and digital audio.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xii |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| Easy | |
| Play Back iPod Videos on Your TV or Your Friend's Computer | p. 3 |
| Play Back Videos on Your TV | p. 3 |
| Connect Your iPod to Your TV | p. 4 |
| Set the iPod to Output the Signal to the TV | p. 6 |
| Start the Video Playing | p. 7 |
| Play Back Videos on Another Computer | p. 8 |
| Turn Your iPod into Your Home Hi-Fi | p. 9 |
| Play Your iPod Through Speakers | p. 9 |
| Decide What Type of Powered Speakers You Need | p. 9 |
| Choose Between iPod-specific Speakers and General-purpose Speakers | p. 10 |
| Choose iPod-Specific Speakers | p. 11 |
| Connect Your iPod to Your Stereo or TV | p. 13 |
| Use a Remote Control with Your iPod | p. 14 |
| Choosing an iPod Remote Control | p. 15 |
| Examples of iPod Remote Controls | p. 15 |
| Play Your iPod Through One or More Radios | p. 16 |
| Use Your iPod as an Audio Recorder | p. 19 |
| Get a Suitable Microphone | p. 19 |
| iPod with video and Second-Generation iPod nano | p. 20 |
| Third- and Fourth-Generation iPods | p. 20 |
| Record Audio via the Microphone | p. 22 |
| Play Back and Delete Voice Memos on the iPod | p. 23 |
| Transfer the Voice Memos to Your Computer | p. 24 |
| Use Your iPod as an E-book Reader | p. 27 |
| Find Your Text | p. 27 |
| Buy E-Books Online | p. 28 |
| Download Free E-Books from Project Gutenberg | p. 28 |
| Prepare the Text for the iPod | p. 28 |
| Prepare Notes on Windows Using iPod Library | p. 29 |
| Prepare Notes on the Mac Using Book2Pod | p. 33 |
| Read the Text on Your iPod | p. 36 |
| Read Your E-mail on Your iPod | p. 37 |
| Load Your E-mail on Your iPod | p. 37 |
| Windows: iPodSync | p. 38 |
| Mac: iPDA | p. 42 |
| Read Your E-mail on Your iPod | p. 46 |
| Clean Up Your Songs, Tags, and Album Art | p. 47 |
| Trim Bad Outros and Intros from Songs | p. 48 |
| Trim a Song Using iTunes | p. 48 |
| Fix Tags So That You Can Sort Your Songs | p. 51 |
| Know How Tags Work | p. 51 |
| Tag Songs Effectively with iTunes | p. 52 |
| Tag Songs on Windows with Tag&Rename | p. 54 |
| Tag Songs on the Mac with Media Rage | p. 55 |
| Apply Ratings to Songs | p. 56 |
| Add Art to Songs That Don't Have It | p. 57 |
| Getting Suitable Art | p. 57 |
| Add Artwork to Songs Manually | p. 58 |
| Add Artwork Automatically As You Play Songs on Windows | p. 60 |
| Add Artwork to Songs Semi-Automatically on Windows or the Mac | p. 60 |
| Add Artwork to Songs Automatically on the Mac | p. 61 |
| Enjoy the Art You've Added-Or Remove It | p. 61 |
| Remove Duplicate Songs from Your Music Library | p. 61 |
| Convert Songs from Formats iTunes Can't Handle | p. 63 |
| Converting WMA Files to AAC or MP3 | p. 63 |
| Converting Ogg Vorbis Files | p. 63 |
| Converting Songs from FLAC | p. 64 |
| Put Your Home Videos and DVDs on Your iPod | p. 65 |
| Understand the Legal Issues Involved | p. 65 |
| Save Home Videos in iPod-Friendly Formats | p. 66 |
| Create iPod Video Files Using Windows Movie Maker | p. 66 |
| Create iPod Video Files Using iMovie | p. 67 |
| Create iPod Video Files from Your Existing Video Files | p. 68 |
| Create iPod Video Files Using iTunes | p. 69 |
| Create iPod Video Files Using QuickTime | p. 69 |
| Create iPod Video Files from Your DVDs | p. 70 |
| Rip DVDs on Windows | p. 70 |
| Rip DVDs on the Mac | p. 79 |
| Add Your New Video Files to Your iPod | p. 86 |
| Use Your iPod as Your Car's Stereo Source | p. 87 |
| Use a Built-in iPod Connection | p. 87 |
| Add a Built-in iPod Connection to Your Car | p. 88 |
| Wire Your iPod Directly to Your Car Stereo | p. 89 |
| Connect Your iPod to Your Car Stereo via a Cassette Adapter | p. 90 |
| Get a Conventional Cassette Adapter | p. 90 |
| Get an iPod-Specific Cassette Adapter | p. 91 |
| Use a Radio Transmitter to Play Your iPod Through Your Car Stereo | p. 91 |
| Criteria for Choosing a Radio Transmitter for Your Car | p. 93 |
| Examples of Radio Transmitters for Cars | p. 94 |
| Radio Transmitters for the iPod | p. 94 |
| Dock and Power Your iPod in Your Car | p. 96 |
| Put Your Vinyl Records on Your iPod and iTunes | p. 99 |
| Connect Your Record Player to Your Computer | p. 100 |
| Get Your Records and Turntable into Shape | p. 102 |
| Clean Your Records | p. 102 |
| Unwarp Your Records | p. 103 |
| Clean Your Stylus and Turntable Mat | p. 103 |
| Set Up Windows or Mac OS X for Recording | p. 104 |
| Specify the Audio Source for Recording in Windows | p. 104 |
| Specify the Audio Source for Recording on the Mac | p. 105 |
| Record the Audio on the Computer | p. 106 |
| Install Audacity and Add an MP3 Encoder | p. 106 |
| Set Up Audacity | p. 107 |
| Configure Input/Output and Quality Settings | p. 110 |
| Vinyl-Stylus-Action! | p. 111 |
| Remove Clicks, Pops, and Hiss from Audio Files | p. 112 |
| Export Your Songs from Audacity to WAV or MP3 Files | p. 114 |
| Import Your Songs into iTunes and Convert Them | p. 114 |
| Challenging | |
| Become an iTunes Expert | p. 119 |
| Control iTunes from the Taskbar or Dock | p. 119 |
| Control iTunes from the Windows Taskbar or Notification Area | p. 120 |
| Control iTunes from the Mac Dock | p. 121 |
| Control iTunes with a Widget | p. 122 |
| Get and Use an iTunes Widget on Windows | p. 122 |
| Use the iTunes Widget on Mac OS X | p. 125 |
| Control iTunes from the Keyboard | p. 126 |
| Move from One iTunes Element to Another Using Tabs and Arrow Keys | p. 127 |
| Control iTunes on Windows with iTunesKeys | p. 128 |
| Control iTunes on Mac OS X with ByteController | p. 132 |
| Create Smart Playlists Tailored to Your Mood and Activities | p. 135 |
| Create a Playlist | p. 136 |
| Create a Smart Playlist | p. 137 |
| Share a Playlist with a Friend | p. 140 |
| Import a Playlist That a Friend Has Given You | p. 142 |
| Upload a Playlist to the iTunes Music Store | p. 142 |
| Jump to a Particular Song on a Specific Playlist | p. 143 |
| Delete a Playlist or a Smart Playlist | p. 143 |
| Get the Most Out of the Visualizer | p. 144 |
| Start the Visualizer | p. 144 |
| Display the Frame Rate or Song Info, or Change the Frame Rate | p. 144 |
| Change the Visualizer's Behavior, Color, or Color Theme | p. 146 |
| Save Visualizer Configurations and Display Them | p. 147 |
| Randomize or Reset the Visualizer | p. 147 |
| Go Big Screen | p. 147 |
| Load Your iPod from Multiple Computers (PCs, Macs, or Both) | p. 153 |
| Decide Whether You'll Use Windows, Mac OS X, or Both | p. 155 |
| Find Out Which File System Your iPod Is Using | p. 155 |
| Restore Your iPod If Necessary | p. 157 |
| Configure Your iPod for Manual Updating | p. 158 |
| Load Files onto Your iPod Manually | p. 159 |
| Install iTunes on Any of the Computers That Don't Have It | p. 159 |
| Play Your Music Across the Internet from a Remote Computer | p. 161 |
| Understand How Oboe Locker Works | p. 162 |
| Sign Up for Oboe Locker | p. 162 |
| Download and Install the Oboe Software | p. 163 |
| Install Oboe Sync on Windows XP | p. 163 |
| Install Oboe Suite on Mac OS X | p. 163 |
| Put Songs in Your Oboe Locker | p. 163 |
| Synchronize Songs from Your Computer with Oboe (Premium Locker Only) | p. 164 |
| Webload Files into Your Locker | p. 166 |
| Sideload Files into Your Locker | p. 167 |
| Stream Files from Your Locker to a Web Browser | p. 168 |
| Play Songs from Your Oboe Locker Using iTunes | p. 168 |
| Use Your iPod as a Portable External Disk | p. 171 |
| Understand the Limitations of Your iPod as a Disk | p. 171 |
| Enable Disk Mode | p. 172 |
| Transfer Files to and from Your iPod | p. 173 |
| Connect Your iPod to Another Computer to Transfer Files | p. 174 |
| Use Your iPod to Transfer Huge Files | p. 175 |
| Reformat a Windows iPod with the NTFS File System | p. 175 |
| Use Your NTFS-Formatted iPod to Transfer Large Files | p. 178 |
| Restore Your iPod to FAT32 and Full Functionality | p. 179 |
| Make Your iPod an Invaluable Companion for Your Digital Camera | p. 181 |
| Get the Hardware | p. 182 |
| Transfer Photos to Your iPod | p. 182 |
| Delete the Photos from the Memory Card | p. 185 |
| View the Photos on Your iPod | p. 185 |
| Delete a Roll of Photos from the iPod | p. 186 |
| Transfer Photos from Your iPod to Your Computer | p. 187 |
| Transfer Photos from Your iPod to Your PC | p. 187 |
| Transfer Photos from Your iPod to Your Mac | p. 188 |
| Back Up Your Music Library or Recover It from Your iPod | p. 189 |
| Back Up Your Music Library | p. 189 |
| Back Up Your Music Library to an External Hard Disk | p. 190 |
| Back Up Your Music Library to DVDs | p. 191 |
| Use Oboe to Back Up Your Music Library Online | p. 192 |
| Recover Your Music Library from Your iPod | p. 192 |
| Recover Your Music Library with EphPod on Windows | p. 192 |
| Recover Your Music Library with PodWorks on the Mac | p. 195 |
| DJ Using Your iPods or Your Computer-or Both | p. 199 |
| Connect Your iPods to a Mixing Console | p. 199 |
| Connect One or Two iPods to a iPod-specific Mixing Console | p. 200 |
| DJ Using Your Computer (and Maybe Your iPods) | p. 201 |
| Advanced | |
| Troubleshoot Your iPod and Diagnose Its Problems | p. 207 |
| Fix Various Problems with Apple's "Five Rs" Troubleshooting Mantra | p. 207 |
| Reset Your iPod | p. 208 |
| Retry Using a Different USB Port | p. 208 |
| Restart Your PC or Mac, and Then Install Any Updates | p. 208 |
| Remove and Reinstall iTunes and the iPod Software | p. 210 |
| Restore the iPod | p. 211 |
| Troubleshoot an iPod with video or an iPod nano | p. 213 |
| Access Your iPod's Diagnostic Tools | p. 213 |
| Test Whether the iPod's Buttons Are Working | p. 214 |
| Check the USB Connection | p. 214 |
| Check the RAM | p. 214 |
| Check the Click Wheel | p. 215 |
| Check How Your iPod Is Receiving Power | p. 215 |
| Run a Flash Scan (iPod nano Only) | p. 215 |
| Troubleshoot the Original iPod shuffle | p. 216 |
| Orange and Green Blinking Lights | p. 216 |
| Orange Blinking Light | p. 216 |
| Green Blinking Light When You Press Play | p. 216 |
| iPod shuffle Doesn't Respond to Button Presses | p. 216 |
| Replace the Battery in an Original iPod Shuffle | p. 217 |
| Make Sure the iPod Is Out of Warranty | p. 218 |
| Get the Replacement Battery and the Tools | p. 218 |
| Back Up Any Valuable Data from the iPod | p. 219 |
| Open the iPod Shuffle and Replace the Battery | p. 219 |
| Replace the Battery in an Original iPod nano | p. 223 |
| Make Sure the iPod Is Out of Warranty | p. 223 |
| Get the Replacement Battery and the Tools | p. 224 |
| Back Up Any Valuable Data from the iPod | p. 225 |
| Open the iPod nano and Replace the Battery | p. 225 |
| Replace the Battery in an iPod with video | p. 231 |
| Make Sure the iPod Is Out of Warranty | p. 231 |
| Get the Replacement Battery and the Tools | p. 232 |
| Back Up Any Valuable Data from the iPod | p. 233 |
| Open the iPod with video and Replace the Battery | p. 233 |
| Share Your Songs with Your Household via iTunes or a Server | p. 237 |
| Decide Which Type of Sharing You'll Use | p. 237 |
| Share Songs with iTunes' Limited Sharing Feature | p. 238 |
| Understand How Sharing Works | p. 238 |
| Set Up Sharing and Looking for Shared Music | p. 239 |
| Disconnect Other Users from Your Shared Music | p. 240 |
| Browse and Play Shared Songs | p. 241 |
| Share Your Songs More Effectively with Other Local Users | p. 242 |
| Share Your Music Library with Other Users of Your PC | p. 242 |
| Share Your Music Library with Other Users of Your Mac | p. 244 |
| Build a Music Server for Your Household | p. 246 |
| Boot Your Mac from Your iPod | p. 249 |
| Understand the Limitations of Booting from the iPod | p. 249 |
| Determine What Kind of Mac and iPod You Have | p. 250 |
| Put Mac OS X on Your iPod | p. 251 |
| Clone Your Existing Mac OS X Installation onto Your iPod | p. 254 |
| Put Mac OS X on a USB iPod | p. 256 |
| Set the Mac to Boot from the iPod-and Then Boot! | p. 257 |
| Set Up Your Mac to Boot from Its Hard Disk Again | p. 258 |
| Install iPodLinux on Your iPod and Record Full-Quality Audio | p. 261 |
| Back Up Your iPod | p. 262 |
| Turn On Disk Mode | p. 262 |
| Install iPodLinux | p. 262 |
| Install iPodLinux on an iPod from Windows | p. 262 |
| Install iPodLinux on an iPod from the Mac | p. 265 |
| Boot iPodLinux | p. 266 |
| Listen to Music on Your iPodLinux iPod | p. 267 |
| Record Audio on Your Third- or Fourth-Generation iPod | p. 267 |
| Boot Your iPod's Own Firmware | p. 268 |
| Uninstall iPodLinux | p. 268 |
| Install Rockbox on Your iPod for Even Better Audio Playback | p. 269 |
| Back Up Your iPod | p. 270 |
| Turn Off Auto-Launching of iTunes | p. 270 |
| Download Rockbox and OS-specific Files | p. 270 |
| Get the ipodpatcher and ipod_fw Files for Windows | p. 271 |
| Get the diskdump and ipod_fw Files for the Mac | p. 271 |
| Install the Bootloader and Rockbox Operating System | p. 271 |
| Install the Bootloader on Windows | p. 271 |
| Install the Bootloader and Rockbox on the Mac | p. 274 |
| Load Songs on Your Rockbox iPod | p. 278 |
| Enjoy Music and Other Diversions with Your Rockbox iPod | p. 278 |
| Make Rockbox Boot Your iPod's OS | p. 279 |
| Restore Your iPod's Firmware | p. 280 |
| Restore the Original bootpartition.bin File | p. 280 |
| Restore Your iPod Using iTunes | p. 281 |
| Index | p. 283 |
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