Offers computer, gadget, and software users projects to help get more enjoyment and productivity out of high-tech products. This book features: 24 self-contained projects; easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions; and, hundreds of photos and screen shots.

ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: EasyProject 1: Play Back iPod Videos on Your TV or Your Friend's ComputerProject 2: Turn Your iPod into Your Home Hi-FiProject 3: Use Your iPod as an Audio RecorderProject 4: Use Your iPod as an E-book ReaderProject 5: Read Your E-mail on Your iPodProject 6: Clean Up Your Songs, Tags, and Album ArtProject 7: Put Your Home Videos and DVDs on Your iPodProject 8: Use Your iPod as Your Car's Stereo SourceProject 9: Put Your Vinyl Records on Your iPod and iTunesPart II: ChallengingProject 10: Become an iTunes ExpertProject 11: Load Your iPod from Multiple Computers (PCs, Macs, or Both)Project 12: Play Your Music Across the Internet from a Remote ComputerProject 13: Use Your iPod as a Portable External DiskProject 14: Make Your iPod an Invaluable Companion for Your Digital CameraProject 15: Back Up Your Music Library or Recover It from Your iPodProject 16: DJ Using Your iPods or Your Computer -- or BothPart III: AdvancedProject 17: Troubleshoot Your iPod and Diagnose Its ProblemsProject 18: Replace the Battery in an Original iPod ShuffleProject 19: Replace the Battery in an Original iPod nanoProject 20: Replace the Battery in an iPod with videoProject 21: Share Your Songs with Your Household via iTunes or a ServerProject 22: Boot Your Mac from Your iPodProject 23: Install iPodLinux on Your iPod and Record Full-Quality AudioProject 24: Install Rockbox on Your iPod for Even Better Audio PlaybackINDEX

Amp up the power of your iPod

Get more out of your iPod than ever before with the fun and exciting projects packed inside this easy-to-follow guide. Produced in conjunction with CNET.com, the place you go for the latest in tech and consumer electronics, this book shows you how to do all kinds of cool things with your iPod, like use your iPod as a voice recorder, read your email on your iPod, install a different operating system, enhance audio quality, and more.

Inside this book, you'll find 24 self-contained projects, step-by-step instructions, a list of tools needed at the beginning of each project, and hundreds of clear photos and screenshots. With CNET Do-It-Yourself iPod Projects, you'll discover that your iPod has much more to offer than you ever imagined.

• Use your iPod as a portable hard drive
• Turn your iPod into a home hi-fi system or car stereo
• Load content from multiple computers
• Play your music across the Internet from a remote computer
• Replace your iPod's battery
• Transfer vinyl recordings to your iPod and iTunes
• Install iPodLinux or Rockbox
• Record full-quality audio
• And much more