Understanding iTunes, iPod & iPhone

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A Quick Tour of the iPhone

The Apple iPhone contains a telephone, an iPod, camera, a PDA, Internet access and much more. This video tour of the iPhone 3G shows you the various ports and buttons, as well. [more…]

How to Find Songs on Your iPod or iPhone by Cover Art

If you know what album a particular song was on, you can locate songs on your iPod or iPhone by searching cover art images. The iPod classic, iPod nano, iPod touch, and iPhone [more…]

Finding Songs by Artist on Your iPod or iPhone

If you're looking for a song on your iPod or iPhone by a particular artist, you can search your iPod or iPhone by that artist's name. To locate music by artist with an iPod touch or iPhone model, choose [more…]

The iPod touch

The iPod touch, like the iPhone, lets you access the Web over a Wi-Fi Internet connection. With the iPod touch, you can use the built-in Safari Web browser to interact with Web services and applications [more…]

Differences between Early-Generation and Newer iPods

Unlike today’s iPod and iPhone models, which work with iTunes on either Windows computers or Macs, early-generation iPods worked only with Macs. These early-generation models also had less features and [more…]

iPod Classic Models

iPods are clearly becoming “classic.” Sixth-generation iPod classic models use the same click wheel and buttons as the fifth-generation models, combining the scroll wheel with pressure-sensitive buttons [more…]

The iPod nano

The iPod nano is one slim iPod. Nicknamed “the fatty” by Apple fans, the iPod nano, pencil thin and a little over two inches wide by less than three inches high, weighs only 1.74 ounces but packs a punch [more…]

The iPod shuffle

The iPod shuffle is downright pint-sized. If the regular iPod models aren’t small enough to fit into your lifestyle, try the iPod shuffle — either the 1GB or 2GB model. The 0.55-ounce iPod shuffle is shaped [more…]

Using the Controls on the Top of Your iPhone

You'll find several important controls along the top of your iPhone. They include the headset jack, the SIM card tray, and the Sleep/Wake button. [more…]

Using the Controls on the Bottom of Your iPhone

You’ll find several important controls along the bottom of your iPhone. These iPhone controls include the speaker, the dock connector, and the microphone. [more…]

Using the Controls on the Front of Your iPhone

You’ll find several important controls on the front of your iPhone. These controls include your iPhone's Ring/Silent switch, the volume buttons, and the receiver, among others. [more…]

Usage on Your iPhone

The Usage feature is one of the places to go on your iPhone for statistics on how you actually employ the device. Your iPhone's Usage feature allows you to track several parameters. [more…]

How to Set Sounds on Your iPhone

The Sounds feature serves as your iPhone’s sound stage. This feature provides several sound options on your iPhone. It’s where you can turn on or off audio alerts for a variety of functions: new voicemails [more…]

Your iPhone’s About Feature

The iPhone’s About feature, well, tells you about the device. The About feature reveals your iPhone's serial number, Wi-Fi address, and firmware, among other things. Here’s what About tells you about: [more…]

The Essentials of Troubleshooting Your iPod or iPhone

When your iPod or iPhone acts up, try a few troubleshooting techniques before contacting Apple. Chances are, you can get your iPod working again, yourself by checking the hold switch and battery, resetting [more…]

How to Use the iTunes Visualizer

By now, you know that iTunes is a feast for the ears, but did you know that the Snow Leopard’s iTunes Visualizer provides you with eye candy as well? With just a click or two, Snow Leopard lets you view [more…]

An Overview of iPhoto on Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Macintosh has been the choice of professional photographers for working with digital images. Apple continues this tradition with iPhoto, Snow Leopard’s photography tool for the home user that can help [more…]

Apple Debuts New and Improved 2009 iPods

It's September and that means our favorite fruit-flavored consumer electronics company (that's Apple, of course) rolls out the iPod lineup for the holiday season. This year brought huge changes to the [more…]

Apple Introduces iTunes 9 and iPhone OS 3.1

On September 9, 2009 — in addition to introducing an all new (and improved) lineup of iPods — Apple released new versions of iTunes and iPhone OS.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced: [more…]

Quick Tips for iPod Touch Users

Here are five important tips that every iPod touch owner should know: These pointers will help you e-mail, edit, and cruise through functions on the screen. [more…]

Fun Apps for Your iPod Touch

Have some fun on your iPod touch and try these applications (some for free!) to play games and keep connected to your favorite sites, so you can stay updated, upload images, and e-mail. [more…]

iPod Touch Apps for Travel

If you need travel information, like getting your flight status or information about your current or future destination, these iPod touch applications will help you when traveling, and most are free! [more…]

iPod Touch For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Make using your iPod touch fun and easy with helpful tips. You can get information on travel and play fun games with iPod touch applications (most of which are free). [more…]

Understanding the iPhone Touch Screen

The Apple iPhone's touch screen is a virtual keyboard. The multi-touch system takes some getting used to, but this video demonstrates the art of flicking [more…]

Getting to Know iTunes

An iTunes download is in your reach, with or without an iPod. Apple gives Macs and PCs equal play so you can buy music, play videos, rip CDs, and organize with playlists on any platform. iTunes can play [more…]

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