How to Get the Most From you iPod for Free

Since the iPod was first introduced over four years ago, it has proven to be a versatile little tool. One that could equal a laptop computer in versatility. Even though the architecture is tightly closed, hackers have managed to find their way in so that they can make modifications.

 Steve Jobs is famous for his mesmerizing presentations 

and charisma.

This was the introduction of the original iPod 

in the year 2001- history in the making.

Not even Steve Jobs new what kind 

of revolution was to come from this.

Software developers and creators of content have made it possible for you to use the iPod to keep all kinds of information at your finger tips. Most people buy an iPod for the obvious reasons. The iPod works with your computer so that you can import music and organize your songs and photos. These files are then transferred to your iPod so that you can listen to them and view them wherever you go. But your iPod is so much more that just a player for music.

Some of the incredible things that you can do with your iPod include:

• Store up to thousands of songs from your private music collection so that you can listen to the wherever you want to take them.
• Store up to thousands of digital photos. This is ideal for viewing whenever you want as well as for backing up your digital photos until you can transfer them to your computer.
• Import photos from your digital camera by using the iPod Camera Connector. This is ideal for when you are traveling and your digital camera care is full.
• Look at your photos through a slideshow. You can add music to the slideshow and view it on your television. This is done by using the iPod AV Cable.
• Listen to audiobooks. You can find audiobooks at the iTunes Music Store or at www.audible.com.
• You can create On-The-Go playlists. Playlists are great for arrange music that you want to listen to at a certain place and time, such as a work-out playlist for working out at the gym.
• You can use your iPod as an external hard drive. This is great of storing files or backing up data.
• You can change the equalizer settings on your iPod to make your music sound as great as possible.
• You can store all of your contact information and synchronize it to your calendar.
• You can record your own voice memos. This is done by purchasing an optional microphone.
• You can play games.

My blog site includes How-Tos on this, and more. Do you know that you can use your iPod as a remote control? Read on and know how.

Chapter 12: The Boom Box

Boom Box™ is a software application for your iPod that will give you incredible performance powers. Boom Box™ is a combination of five Mac software applications that have been combined into one.

Some of the functionality of this software includes:

• Preserve all of your old tapes and LPs.
• Grab hold of Internet streams such as podcasts to listen to whenever and wherever you want.
• Create playlists that are absolutely perfect.
• Create audio files from the text of ebooks, news feeds, and web pages. Send these audio files to iTunes for transfer to your iPod.

How many times have you looked at your old cassette tapes and LPs and wish that you still had the capability to listen to them? The Boom Box™ lets you import music from a cassette deck or a turn table to your iTunes library. You can then transfer this music onto your iPod. The software will automatically detect the tracks and then reduce the background noise as much as possible. Filters, included in the software, will enhance the sound so that the music files are of the highest quality.

Podcasts are becoming more and more popular as people choose to listen to media that they are most interested in. With so many thousands of topics on the Internet to choose from, it’s just a matter of narrowing down your interests, downloading the podcast, and sending it to iTunes. You can then transfer the podcast to your iPod for listening whenever you want.

The Boom Box™ will also allow you to change any web page, email, or other written document into an audio file for listening rather than reading. This will allow you to listen to your favorite blogs, email from family and friends, or web content from your iPod. This handy function is perfect for those people who are too busy to sit and read or for those who have difficulty reading online.

Another great function of the Boom Box™ is the ability to create great playlists. You can analyze each of the tracks in your iTunes library before adding it to a playlist. This lets you create lists that have similar acoustic sounds and personalities.

The Boom Box™ may cost a bit more than other software applications. And you might be thinking that if you have already invested in buying an iPod, why spend more money?

The answer is this: Your iPod is a great music player that has been built with a sturdy and solid hard drive. This means that you are going to have your iPod for many years to come. You will want to make the most of the functionality of your iPod so that you can enjoy it in as many ways as you can.