| iGadget allows you to realize the full potential of your | | | | (by artist, genre, album, playlist, etc). You can now also |
| iPod. With iGadget, you’ll be able to | | | | extract songs from it. There are a few little extra |
| transform your iPod into much more than a simple | | | | features such as iPod Hacks, checking for duplicates |
| music player. You’ll have the ability to turn | | | | etc. You can play your music on any computer when |
| your iPod into an information repository. | | | | you iPod is connected without the need to install any |
| You’ll be able to transfer all kinds of data to | | | | programs such as iTunes. Get it now! |
| your iPod, including driving directions, contacts, | | | | MarksMan is a tool for iPod users who enjoy listening |
| appointments, email, notes, tasks, podcasts, RSS news | | | | to audiobooks (I’m very definitely one of |
| feeds, weather forecasts, daily horoscopes, movie | | | | them!) |
| showtimes and more! You will have the tools | | | | One of the common complaints of such users is the |
| necessary to copy songs off your iPod and back onto | | | | fact that the iPod often seems to lose bookmarks in |
| your PC. This is very handy in the even of a harddrive | | | | audio books, and there is no easy way to back up old |
| crash or when buying a new computer and | | | | bookmarks, nor a way to create arbitrary bookmarks |
| you’ve discovered that you no longer have | | | | (for example, at certain chapters, or places in the audio |
| all your songs on your PC any more. There is normally | | | | you want to go back to later for review). I wrote |
| no easy easy way to copy songs off the iPod. With | | | | MarksMan so that iPod users could take charge of all |
| iGadget, you’ll have the ability to do all this | | | | of this. |
| and more. | | | | * list all bookmark-able files currently on the iPod |
| iArt is a shareware program that can be used to | | | | * for each such file, show the current bookmark time if |
| download album art or lyrics for your iTunes or iPod | | | | there is one |
| library. It uses a plugin architecture allowing for | | | | * allow you to change the bookmark time to any time |
| complete customizability over where to find album art | | | | you like |
| in future! | | | | * store past bookmarks (saves current marks each |
| iArt 3.1 adds support for lyrics. It can search online and | | | | time you run it) |
| download lyrics to your iTunes which can then by | | | | * save named bookmarks for a particular file (eg |
| viewed on supported iPods. | | | | “Chapter 1") |
| iArt 3 is shareware, so you can use it for a while to | | | | * print out all bookmark data |
| see if you like the program, after which it will be | | | | * creates a 'human readable' file in the iPod Notes |
| disabled until you register. | | | | folder showing current and saved bookmarks (so you |
| In Demo mode, you can only use iArt for a few | | | | can check bookmark times while away from your |
| albums (50) or to save lyrics to a few songs (about | | | | computer) |
| 200). Once this Demo mode is over, you must register | | | | * import and export saved bookmarks (eg for named |
| iArt to continue use of it. The Demo mode should be | | | | chapter lists) |
| enough for you to experience iArt and see if it works | | | | * safely preserve your current bookmark while |
| well for you. | | | | reviewing earlier parts of the book |
| Pod Player is a freeware application to be used with | | | | * even remove the book files from the iPod, or |
| your iPod. It allows you to play music from your iPod | | | | reformat the iPod, knowing that you can still recover |
| while it is connected to your PC. When launched, it will | | | | your reading point |
| look for an attached iPod and when it finds one it will | | | | * estimate a bookmark time based on a page number |
| read the music database on the iPod. You will then be | | | | in the printed book, or vice-versa |
| able to views your songs in a similar way as in iTunes | | | | |