Browse websites over Wi-Fi. Rotate iPod touch sideways for widescreen viewing.

 

Double-tap to zoom in or out—Safari automatically fits the webpage column to the

Safari

iPod touch screen for easy reading. Open multiple pages. Sync bookmarks with Safari

or Microsoft Internet Explorer on your computer. Add Safari web clips to the Home

 

 

screen for fast access to favorite websites. Save images from websites to your Photo

 

Library. See Chapter 11, “Safari,” on page 100.

 

 

 

View and search your MobileMe, iCal, Microsoft Entourage, Microsoft Outlook, or

 

Microsoft Exchange calendars. Enter events on iPod touch and they sync back to the

Calendar

calendar on your computer. Subscribe to calendars. See the birthdays you’ve entered

in Contacts. Set alerts to remind you of events, appointments, and deadlines. See

 

 

Chapter 12, “Calendar,” on page 105.

 

 

 

Play videos from YouTube’s online collection. Search for any video, or browse featured,

 

most viewed, most recently updated, and top-rated videos. Set up and log in to your

YouTube

YouTube account—then rate videos, sync your favorites, show subscriptions, and more.

See Chapter 13, “YouTube,” on page 111.

 

 

 

 

Watch your favorite stocks, updated automatically from the Internet. View company

 

news and current trading information, such as opening or average price, trading

Stocks

volume, or market capitalization. Rotate iPod touch to see detailed charts in landscape

orientation. Drag your finger along the charts to track price points, or use two fingers

 

 

to see a range between points. See Chapter 14, “Stocks,” on page 116.

 

 

 

See a street map, satellite view, or hybrid view of locations around the world. Zoom in

 

for a closer look, or check out the Google Street View. Find your current approximate

Maps

location. Get detailed driving, public transit, or walking directions and see current

highway traffic conditions. Find businesses in the area. See Chapter 15, “Maps,” on

 

 

page 118.

 

 

 

Get current weather conditions and a six-day forecast. Add your favorite cities for a

 

quick weather report anytime. See Chapter 16, “Weather,” on page 126.

Weather

 

 

 

 

Jot notes on the go—reminders, grocery lists, brilliant ideas. Send them in email. Sync

 

notes to Mail on your Mac, or Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express on your PC. Sync

Notes

notes over the air (iPod touch 3rd generation or later) with your MobileMe, Google,

Yahoo!, or iMAP accounts. See Chapter 17, “Notes,” on page 128.

 

 

 

 

In the Utilities folder. View the time in cities around the world—create clocks for your

 

favorites. Set one or more alarms. Use the stopwatch, or set a countdown timer. See

Clock

Chapter 18, “Clock,” on page 131.

 

 

 

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