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Podcast Novel Ordering Solution

I’ve been listening to lots of podcasts recently and particularly enjoying the Solar Clipper series. My main problem has been that the iPod Touch defaults to playing the newest podcast first, so that I always have to skip backwards to get to the next episode.  I found a neat little solution for this that I [...]

iPod Hint: Quick Playback Access With a Double-Click

The DoubleClick Menu

Okay, so I’m probably the last person to find this (and it’s probably in the manual which I’ve never bothered to read) but I’ve discovered that a doubleclick on the iPod’s circular button brings up a little control panel for the music settings, allowing you to resume listening, skip forwards and backward [...]

Itunes Hint: locate your Library on an External Drive

Having finally submitted to the march of the iPod (after loving my iriver and i-audio x5)  I’ve had to come to terms with iTunes.

I’m no iTunes fan – never have been – but it’s actually not as bad as I thought it would be.  It’s picky and clunky in parts (and i won’t get started [...]

Ipod Update: I Jailbroke my iPod

Freedom (Image by Dazzie D)

I love my gadgets but I always want that extra bit of freedom with them.  I unlocked my Wii so that I could play games not supplied by Nintendo and I’ve had a hankering to do the same for my iPod touch.  I don’t like having restrictions on what i [...]

Ipod Update: Upgrade to OS3.0

So I caved in and bought the iPod firmware upgrade to version 3.0. £5.99 is an annoying price but not altogether ridiculous.  I had several motivators:

I tried to download an application this morning and was greeted with this error:

This application requires theiPhone 3.0 Software Update

I read this morning that there is an ultra [...]