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November 4, 2009 4:59 PM PST

How to set up an iPod Touch

by Donald Bell
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The Apple iPod clinched an early success over the MP3 player market by making it dead-simple to load and manage music onto a portable device. Ease of use still defines Apple's products, but when you're talking about a do-it-all device like the iPod Touch, there's only so much you can do to keep things simple.

As Apple's hottest-selling iPod, there are a lot of newcomers to the iPod Touch who may be a little surprised at its complexity. Compared with the iPods of yesteryear, the Touch is practically a handheld computer.

Last week I gave you an overview of setting up an iPod Nano. This week, we're giving the third-generation iPod Touch the same video and slideshow treatment.

If you have your own tips to share, feel free to add them in the comments section.

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Donald Bell is CNET Reviews' senior editor for MP3 players and portable audio, and one half of the MP3 Insider blog and weekly podcast. He also likes getting his hands dirty with digital audio tools for musicians and DJs.
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by Persocomp November 5, 2009 6:11 AM PST
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by indoorsman November 5, 2009 7:14 AM PST
Thank you for this. I just got one and it's been sitting there 'cause I'm too stupid to figure it out.
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by December 29, 2009 9:45 AM PST
TweetMyPod is now out for your Iphone or Itouch... check it out

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tweetmypod/id345702182?mt=8
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by Farjamed December 29, 2009 5:47 PM PST
pointless... if you can't figure out how to use an ipod touch, you probably don't know about cnet.com ... or the internet for that matter.
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by Mikeybabes December 29, 2009 11:22 PM PST
I recently got a Touch for the wife (with a Sony mini hi-fi and ipod dock) and a 4-bay QNAP NAS drive for myself. I put every single audio track I have on the NAS, and setup the uPNP Twonkymedia server on the NAS. I then installed a free uPNP client on the Touch and now I go around the house listening to any song I want all around the house. The whole thing was effortless, and now I use the "gift" far more than the wife!
The only thing I got to figure out now is if I can still access the server away from home.
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by MacFan540 January 5, 2010 3:13 AM PST
I have the 2nd gen Touch.I was simple to set up,i don't know abt cnet b4 my Touch showed it.
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