So you’ve just bought your shiny new iPod Touch and you absolutely cannot wait to start doing all kinds of neat tricks with it and start loading it up with all kinds of cool stuff! But wait. After you buy your iPod Touch, it will still be a bit before you can start using it to its full potential. Here are a few first things you’ll need to do when you buy your iPod Touch.
The very first thing you’ll want to do is start charging the battery. This will take an hour or two, and you won’t be able to actually do anything with your Touch until it’s fully powered up. So plug in that USB cord and hook it up to your PC or laptop. Think twice though before you do this! The very first computer that you hook your iPod Touch up to becomes its “Home” computer, and needs to be used to connect with iTunes. So make sure you choose a computer that you have access to regularly. It will start charging, and you can start moving on to reading the instructions.
There are actually very few instructions that come with the iPod Touch. Some basics are offered in the short manual about downloading iTunes, using your library and syncing your iPod Touch. You can read through these to familiarize yourself. You’ll also notice in this section that there’s a registration area. Many people panic, thinking they shouldn’t move until their iPod Touch has been properly registered. And while you should register it, you can relax a little bit about it. This registration process will come in handy should you ever need to contact Apple for customer support. But don’t panic about it; you can get to it when you get to it.
The next thing you’ll want to do is download iTunes. Without iTunes, you can’t do anything with your iPod Touch because iTunes is the communication channel between your computer and your iPod Touch. Once your iPod Touch is powered up and you’ve downloaded iTunes, the Touch will probably start a sync automatically. Again, don’t panic. This is simply the iPod Touch getting itself straight with iTunes, and placing your files onto the device. The chances are that it won’t take very long to sync, unless you have already loaded a bunch of stuff into iTunes.
If you haven’t, then that’s your next step! Start looking for all those cool apps you’ve been hearing about and don’t forget to put all two thousand of your favorite songs on there too! And be sure to check out all of our iPod Touch tips and tricks along the way!
Check Out These Too:
- Brain Trainer for the iPod Touch If you're always trying to sharpen your mind whenever you can, and want a fun way to do it, you may want to download the Brain Trainer app for the…
- Think Twice Before You Engrave Your iPod Touch! Many people like to give someone they really truly love an iPod Touch as a gift. It's actually how I got mine. And because only the truest love would shell…
- What to Do When Your iPod Touch is Frozen? Sometimes, users of the iPod Touch often find that their iPod Touch screen has become frozen and will only display a particular image or icon. Nothing seems to work because…
- Groupon for iPod Touch Groupon is quickly becoming synonymous with saving money, because this website has a coupon for everything you could ever want to buy. Now you can take all the savings with…
- A Few Ways to Charge Your iPod Touch without a Computer So you don't have access to a computer, but the battery on your iPod Touch is low, and you want to charge it. The good news is that there are…
- Bible.is App for iPod Touch There are a few Bible apps for the iPod Touch out there, but there are few that will make your Bible study sessions even easier, and even more entertaining! How?…
- Using Google Maps Offline with your iPod Touch Have you ever needed to get somewhere and wanted to use your iPod Touch as a mini GPS system while getting there? Well, you can with the Google Maps app…
- Frogger Game for the iPod Touch! It's funny that some of our favorite games are still those that we played as a kid. That's certainly true for Frogger and this classic arcade game is now available…
- Pogo Free for the iPod Touch! No, this doesn't refer to those delicious hot dogs wrapped in batter and then deep-fried, although those are quite awesome and having an app that would bring one of those…
- Textfree App for iPhone and iPod Touch If you have an iPhone and spend a great deal of time and money sending text messages, or if you have an iPod Touch and wish you could send text…
- Happy Star Rewards for the iPod Touch If you love Carl's Jr. or Hardee's Jr. chains, then you might want to think about downloading the Happy Star Rewards app for the iPod Touch. With this app you…
- Restricting the iPhone? Sad, but sometimes, necessary Why would you ever want to place restrictions on your iPhone or iPod Touch? Well, you may not want to, but if you're a parent and have just bought the…
- How to Increase the Battery Life of IPod Touch? For all those guys who are looking for some or the other way to increase the ipod battery life and backup time for their IPods here are few simple tricks:…
- Can You Really Get an iPod Touch for Free? There are many advertisements that come along in your inbox, or in the form of a popup when you're browsing the Web, claiming that just by clicking on a link,…
- Free iPod Touch apps for Gamers; MetalStorm: Online One of the best games that has been released in the last few weeks for the iPod Touch and iPhone devices is something called MetalStorm online. The great thing about…
- BigOven App for iPod Touch If you love to cook, and are always looking for new ways to try different things, then the BigOven app for the iPod Touch is definitely an app you'll want…
- iPod Wizard is a Cool Tool for your iPod Touch Do you want to have an iPod Touch that is truly unique, and looks different from all of your friends' iPod Touch's? It's true, there are many things you can…
- A Scary Prank for the iPod Touch This is not only a great app for Halloween, it's a great app for whenever you want to get a good laugh! All you need is your iPod Touch, a…
- How to Zoom Out on the iPod Touch Recently, many of our readers have been writing in with the same problem: their iPod Touch has zoomed in, and they can't zoom it back out. The Touch still seems…
- Best iPod Touch Themes It is indeed necessary to have some interesting themes on your iPod touch. The theme you put basically will reflect your taste, and people having a look at your iPod…
- How to Troubleshoot an iPod That Will Not Start The first and perhaps the biggest problem of the iPod owners is when iPod will not start or turn on. If this happens there could be something wrong with the…
- How to Transfer Games to iPod Touch? The iPod Touch is one of the hottest new gadgets on the market. It’s extremely multifunctional – you can use it to listen to music, watch movies, browse the internet,…
- Bejeweled Blitz - Free iPod Touch App Review Bejeweled Blitz is currently one of the most popular free iPod Touch apps out there as it has recently entered the download chart. The game is basically a version of…
- Touch Pets Dogs Do you love furry, cuddly animals? Do you have your own dog at home that you love to play with and care for? Now you can do it all even…
- Features of the New iPod Touch! We've all been waiting and holding our breath, waiting to see what Apple was going to next unveil. When I new that Steve Jobs was going to be unveiling new…
- Free Chess Game for iPod Free chess games for iPod bring a time honored game into a pocket-sized format, accessible on your iPod. If you are a chess buff, then free chess games for iPod…
- What to Do When iPod Touch Apps Close Automatically Recently, Mike wrote into us and told us about a problem he was havingwith his iPod Touch apps. After doing a little digging, I found this is common problem among…
- TV Show Quizzle App for iPod Touch Do you watch a lot of TV? Do you think that you know everything there is to know about every TV show that's out there? Then download the TV Show…
- The Three Best Shopping Apps for the iPod Touch The iPod Touch is great for doing all kinds of stuff. But did you know that you can shop directly from your Touch, without ever opening the browser? All you…
- Download free apps for iPod touch 3rd Party Free Apps for iPod Touch Your brand-new iPod touch is manufactured in such a way that it cannot understand any other language except that supplied by Apple® Inc.…
