P1.2. What's New in This Version

There's nothing certain in life except death, taxes, and new iPods. On September 5, 2007, Apple introduced the new iPod touch, a revised iPod nano, and a new version of the classic (full-sized iPod with video capabilities). With the new iPods out, I updated this book to version 2.0.1. Here's a list of the most important changes:

• The new iPods: I've updated Know Your iPod (p. 9) to include the new models. Where appropriate, this book now details menu and settings differences that have come about as a result of the new user interface of the iPod nano and classic.

• The new iPod touch: I won't be adding much information about taking an iPod touch "Beyond the Music," except for those capabilities that it shares with other iPods. Instead, I recommend that you read its user guide to learn about its user interface and capabilities, many of which are shared with the iPhone. The Web also has plenty of information about the iPod touch available, and I particularly recommend these Web sites:

  • iLounge: http://www.ilounge.com

  • Macworld's iPod page: http://www.macworld.com/topics/hardware/ipod

  An exception to this lack of detail for the iPod touch is the new section Reading Ebooks on the iPod touch (p. 75), which describes how to use to use Safari and Wi-Fi to tap into the wealth of free electronic texts available on the Internet.

• Special info for Vista: I updated Special Eject Info for Windows (p. 38) to note an update to Vista that improves the experience when ejecting a disk-enabled iPod from a Vista system.