J. D. Biersdorfer

Super-fast processors, streamlined Internet access, and free productivity and entertainment apps make Apple’s new iPads the hottest tablets around. But to get the most from them, you need an owner’s manual up to the task. That’s where this bestselling guide comes in. You’ll quickly learn how to import, create, and play back media; shop wirelessly; sync content across devices; keep in touch over the Internet; and even take care of business.

The important stuff you need to know:

Take tap lessons. Become an expert ‘Padder with the new iPad Air, the iPad Mini with Retina display, or any earlier iPad.
Take your media with you. Enjoy your entire media library—music, photos, movies, TV shows, books, games, and podcasts.
Surf like a maniac. Hit the Web with the streamlined Safari browser and the iPad’s ultrafast WiFi connection or 4G LTE network.
Run the show. Control essential iPad functions instantly by opening the Control Center from any screen.
Beam files to friends. Wirelessly share files with other iOS 7 users with AirDrop.
Get creative with free iLife apps. Edit photos with iPhoto, videos with iMovie, and make music with GarageBand.
Get to work. Use the iPad’s free iWork suite, complete with word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation apps.… (mehr)

If you consider yourself merely "competent" to use your iPod, I recommend this volume from the Missing Manuals publishers at O'Reilly. This 2011 edition covers the iPod Classic, the Shuffle, the Nano and the iPod Touch. You've probably got the "basics" down, and understand how to use the main controls of your iPod. This book will help you make the most effective use of your device's sub-menus, as well as showing you the best ways to use iTunes to manage your music and video collection. Includes handy sections on loading photos, using your iPod as a digital personal assistant, surfing the web with the iPod Touch, troubleshooting, and the vast array of peripheral devices available to make even more use of your iPod. With a huge digital music collection, I particularly appreciated a section on how to move your music to an external hard drive, without disrupting how the iTunes software recognizes where to find your collection. Recommended for those who already have some minimal iPod experience. [If you're into personal entertainment tech and/or computer software, but need help, I'd recommend the other volumes in the Missing Manuals series.]

Originally written for my local library's website: http://www.lincolnlibraries.org/depts/bookguide/srec/staffrec11-09.htm… (mehr)

This is one of the best books to have not only if you have an iPhone but also a iPod touch. I love this book and will keep it for a very long time and refer back to it often. It tells you the best apps and the price and if they are for iPod or iPhone or both. This is a reference book you must have. The thing I loved most about it is that not only did it tell the best apps but it had what they called honorable mentions. I found a ton of honorable mentions that I wanted and that were mostly free. The only problem you will have after reading this book is that your iphone or ipod will be packed full of some of the coolest apps out there. There were apps I didn't even know there were apps for. A must have for everyone… (mehr)