3.5

Out of 4 Ratings

Owner's of the Apple MP3 Player Apple iPod Touch gave it a score of 3.5 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
  • Reliability

    3.0 out of 5
  • Durability

    3.75 out of 5
  • Maintenance

    3.25 out of 5
  • Performance

    3.0 out of 5
  • Ease of Use

    4.25 out of 5
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Summary Pane
Select “Open iTunes when this iPod is connected” to have iTunes open and sync
iPod touch automatically whenever you connect it to your computer. Deselect
this option if you want to sync only by clicking the Sync button in iTunes. For
more information about preventing automatic syncing, see “Preventing Automatic
Syncing” on page 13.
Select “Sync only checked songs and videos” if you want iTunes to skip unchecked
items in your iTunes library when syncing.
Select “Manually manage music and videos” to turn o automatic syncing in the Music
and Video settings panes. See “Manually Managing Content” on page 41.
Select “Encrypt iPod backup” if you want to encrypt the information stored on your
computer when iTunes makes a backup. Encrypted backups are indicated by a padlock
icon, and a password is required to restore the information to iPod touch. See “Backing
Up iPod touch” on page 156.
Click Congure Universal Access to turn on Accessibility features (available only on Fall
2009 models with 32 GB or more). See Chapter 21, “Accessibility,” on page 139.
Applications Pane
Use the Applications pane to specify which App Store applications to sync
on iPod touch, or to arrange your Home screen (requires iTunes 9 or later).
Any applications downloaded directly to iPod touch are automatically backed up
to your iTunes library when you sync. If you manually delete an application on
iPod touch, you can reinstall it from this pane as long as it was previously synced.
Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, and iTunes U Panes
Use these panes to specify the media you want to sync. You can sync all music, movies,
TV shows, podcasts, and iTunes U collections, or select the content you want on
iPod touch.
If you want to watch rented movies on iPod touch, transfer them to iPod touch using
the Movies pane in iTunes.
If there’s not enough room on iPod touch for all the media you’ve specied, iTunes can
create a special playlist and set it to sync with iPod touch.
Note: The iTunes U pane appears only in iTunes 9 or later. In earlier versions of iTunes,
iTunes U content appeared in the Podcasts pane.
Photos Pane
You can sync photos and videos (Mac only, iTunes 9 required) with iPhoto 4.0.3 or later,
or Aperture on a Mac; or with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 or later on a PC. You can
also sync photos and videos in any folder on your computer that contains images.
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Chapter 1 Getting Started