"Remember the first time you heard about MP3 files? You could take a regular old CD, like The Essential Johnny Cash or an album of Strauss violin concertos played by Sarah Chang, put it in your computer's CD drive, and convert all of your favorite songs into the MP3 format."
one end of the sprectrum:

"Clicking. This book gives you three kinds of instructions that require you to use your computer's mouse or trackpad. To click means to point the arrow cursor at something on the screen and thenÑwithout moving the cursor at allÑto press and release the clicker button on the mouse (or laptop trackpad). To double-click, of course, means to click twice in rapid succession, again without moving the cursor at all. And to drag means to move the cursor while pressing the button."

i think any notes i take for this book will just be embarassing quotes:

"Bit rate may sound like one of those unbelievably geeky computer terms (which it is)"

"but when it comes to stress relief, visuals are a lot cheaper than a hot tub."

"No matter what you're listening to, the animated full-color patterns produced by the iTunes Visualizations feature can make it a more interesting experience. (This feature works really well with the original cast album from "Hair" or anything by Jimi Hendrix.)"

"you've forgotten your passwordÑhey, it could happenÑ"

"The code is already in the language of Web pages and blogs. "

"If you know how to turn a graphic image into a link (using a Web-design program)"

"What's AOL Wallet? Sounds expensive."

"if you want to review class notes while relaxing to a little Queen Latifah"