Sync Media

It is odd that we use iTunes as the central hub for syncing all information to the iPad, but during the early years of the iPod the only data to sync were music files. Since then, our music and movie libraries have grown alongside the capacities of Apple’s players, using iTunes as the storehouse for most of our digital entertainment. I’ve already covered the basics of syncing in Chapter 1, so in this section I’ll highlight sync options that pertain specifically to music, videos, audiobooks, and podcasts.

Choose which media to sync

Depending upon the size of your iTunes media library, you may have no trouble synchronizing everything to the iPad (which is the default setting). But even if there is room, you may want to be more choosy about how you fill those bytes (so you’re not stumbling over your collection of kids’ music while on a business trip, for example).