Archive for the 'iPod' Category

HOW TO: Jailbreak Your iPhone or iPod Touch with One Click

Jailbreaking the iPod touch/iPhone is now an utterly simple, one-click affair—which means if you’ve been waiting to jailbreak your iPod touch or iPhone (since the 1.1.1 firmware upgrade), the time is now. Just point your Safari browser to http://jailbreakme.com/ and click the Install AppSnapp link. It may sound scary, but the web site takes advantage […]

HOW TO: Boot up your Mac from your iPod

Playlist Magazine suggests using an old (or current) iPod as a backup bootable disk for your Mac. To get it going you’ll need to set your iPod to run in disk mode, and then install OS X on it using the original installation disks. If you’re willing to lay out some cash for extra bootable […]

HOW TO: Add music and movies to your iPod from any computer without iTunes

Everyone loves the iPod. Not everyone loves iTunes. It’s not that iTunes is a bad application, but it does limit what you can do with your iPod. This week I’ll show you how to free yourself from the one computer, one music library shackles of iTunes using alternative software for managing the iPod. When you’re […]

HOW TO: Use iPod as a Voice Recorder or Video Camcorder

Apple iPod has no voice recording or video capturing features but there are some excellent iPod accessories that can convert your player-only iPod into a complete audio-video recording studio. We look at the more popular iPod Audio Recorder and DV Recorder attachments here:

HOW TO: Use iPod for storing Office Documents, PDF files or any digital content

Whether you need to backup your important computer files or transfer them across computers, Apple iPod is an excellent alternative to a USB thumb drive or the external hard-disk. Not just Pictures or audio MP3 files, you can use iPod to copy Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PDF manuals, RAW images or any other digital file […]