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iTunes

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Buy music, movies, TV shows, and audiobooks, or download free podcasts from the iTunes Store 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Organize and play everything on your Mac or PC. Then sync it to your iPod and bring it along. Anywhere.  We will cover importing CD's, burning CD's, organizing and searching your music, shopping the iTunes store, and subscribing to podcasts.

 

iTunes Overview

What is iTunes

General Overview of iTunes.

Download and Install iTunes Video Tutorial

Download iTunes free for your Mac or PC and you're on your way to building a digital library of music, video, and more. Just click the “Download now” button below to get started. Installing iTunes takes only a few minutes, and once you’re done, you can turn music from your CDs into digital files that are easy to search, play, and organize — with just a few clicks.

iTunes New Users Guide

Includes installing iTunes, filling iTunes with music, playing your collection, shop the store, learn more, and troublehoot iTunes and iPod.

 

Getting Started with iTunes

Adding content to iTunes

Includes ripping audio CD's, adding content from your computer, iTunes stores purchases.

Playing and managing your content

Includes understand iTunes, audio and video playback, editing and arranging content.

Create Playlists Video Tutorial

Remember mix tapes? iTunes gives you a way to create digital mix tapes — called playlists — you can listen to, burn to CDs, and sync to your iPod. Just create a new playlist, then add and arrange songs as you please. Or let iTunes create a Smart Playlist that automatically collects songs according to your criteria. Whether it’s New Rock or Classic Folk, iTunes finds songs that fit and builds your playlist for you.

  

Do More with your music

Burn CDs of your music

The key here is to create a playlist of songs you want to burn first! Then, select a playlist in your library and insert a blank CD or DVD. The Burn Disc button at the bottom right of the iTunes window lets you know it’s time to burn. A quick click and iTunes burns your disc in as little as two minutes.

Use Genius

The new Genius Mixes feature searches your iTunes library to find songs that go great together, then organizes them into mixes you’ll love. These mixes are like channels programmed entirely with your music. Under Genius, click Genius Mixes. You’ll see Genius Mixes that have been created for you. Click one to play. 

Sync to your iPod Video Tutorial

iTunes makes it easy to get music and video from your computer to your iPod or iPhone. All you do is connect. iTunes detects your device and starts syncing automatically. Choose what you want to sync or let iTunes sync enough audio and video to fill your iPod or iPhone. See how much storage space you have left, update your iPod or iPhone software, and select exactly what to sync — all from the handy summary screen in iTunes.

 

iTunes Store

Explore the iTunes Store Video Tutorial

Shop for music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and free podcasts from the iTunes Store on your computer. Search for anything and preview it free. Click Buy Now and your purchase starts downloading instantly. Browse the store for new releases, get recommendations based on your past purchases, and make lots of new musical discoveries. The iTunes Store even offers free songs and TV episodes every week.

Download Movies and TV Shows Video Tutorial

The iTunes Store offers more than music. Buy episodes of your favorite TV shows (as soon as the day after they air, in most cases), blockbuster movies, and music videos from your favorite artists. Or get free video podcasts. Just like music, you can preview anything free, and every purchase starts downloading immediately. You can even start watching before your download is finished. And all video from the iTunes Store syncs to your iPhone or video-capable iPod.

Get Free Podcasts Video Tutorial

Podcasts are free radio- and TV-style shows you download from the iTunes Store. Pick one you like, subscribe to it, and every new episode arrives in your iTunes library automatically. Hundreds of thousands of free audio podcasts are available — from HBO, NPR, ESPN, The Onion, CBS Sports, and more — and they all sync to your iPod so you can listen on the go. Got an iPhone or a video-capable iPod? You can sync and watch video podcasts, too.

 

Backup your music

How to backup your media

iTunes makes it very easy to backup your entire library.  Go to File - Library - Back up to Disc.  Once the window opens you will have the option of backing up your entire libary OR just items that have been added or changed since your last backup.

 

How to Get Music off your iPod

Please note: This is not a normal operation.  This is usually used if you have synched your iPod in one place and can no longer access that library, ie Hard drive failure, etc.  There is a chance if you don't do it properly you could lose a lot of music.   The instructions on the link below are from 2004 but still work as of 2009 (the software just looks a little different in places).  http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/

 

Going Further

iTunes U

Discover iTunes U and never stop learning. Download lectures, discussions, language lessons, audiobooks, podcasts, and other opportunities for enlightenment — all from top universities, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. So whether you’re a college student or a student of life, learn for free with iTunes U.

AudioBooks

The iTunes Store includes a well-stocked library of the world’s best-selling audiobooks. You’ll find thousands of titles, and the list keeps growing. Browse biographies, mysteries, comedies, classics, self-help books, and more.  

Using smart playlists with nested conditions

Learn how to use the nested conditions in iTunes 9 

Amazon MP3

We buy a lot of our music at Amazon and then just add it to the iTunes library.  Many times you can find cheaper music on Amazon.  Also, every song on Amazon is DRM free!

 

How to Move your iTunes Library

Follow the directions here:  iTunesMovingLibrary.pdf

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