What You Can Do with iTunes

I could fill a book (or at least Part II of this book) with all the great things you can do with iTunes. Following are some examples just to whet your appetite:

• Listen to audio CDs.

• Listen to Internet radio and podcasts.

• Store all the music you like in a single place so you never need to fuss with individual CDs again.

• Search and organize all this music so listening to exactly the music you want is just a matter of a few mouse clicks (and maybe a few key presses).

• Create custom albums (called playlists) containing the specific songs you want to hear.

• Create custom albums (called smart playlists) that are based on a set of criteria, such as all the jazz music you have rated at four or five stars.

• Use the iTunes built-in Equalizer to make your music just right.

• Burn your own music CDs to play in those oh-so-limited CD players in your car, a boombox, or in your home.

• Share your music collection with other people over a wired or wireless network; you can listen to music other people share with you as well.