Absolute Beginner's Guide to iPod and iTunes

In This Chapter

• Use your iPod as a portable radio.

• Use your iPod as a portable FireWire or USB 2 hard drive.

• Use an iPod shuffle as a flash drive.

• Use an iPod with more than one computer.

• Record your voice or other sounds with an iPod.

• Move music from your iPod onto a computer.

The iPod is one amazing device, isn't it! It excels as a music player and does so much more. As you learned in Chapter 8, "Using an iPod with a Home Stereo or Car Stereo," the iPod can also replace your home and auto CD player. In Chapter 10, "Using the iPod's Calendar, Contact Manager, and Other Non-Music Tools," you learned how to use the iPod to manage time, calendar, and contact information. This chapter extends your education in iPod utility and includes five more uses for your trusty iPod, including downloading and listening to podcasts, using the iPod as a hard drive or flash drive, using the same iPod with more than one computer, using an iPod to record sound, and moving music from an iPod onto a computer.