IPod And iTunes Hacks

The iPod is only a few years young and yet it is not an exaggeration to call it a phenomenon. You just have to love it when a product suddenly becomes such a part of your life; it lives in your pocket for most of the day, along with your keys and mobile phone. Beneath its clean lines and elegant interface is a computer-on-a-hard-drive, more flexible and hackable than you might imagine. But the iPod is only half the story. As your digital music collection grows, you'll notice that the obsessive behavior typically reserved for organizing your CD collection is transferred to organizing the music on your computer. iPod and iTunes Hacks reveals myriad ways to extend, organize, tweak, twiddle, and expand iTunes. Learn how to: * Use your iPod with both Mac and PC * Turn your iPod into an FM radio station, portable stereo, or wireless jukebox * Replace your iPod's battery yourself, without giving $100 to Apple * Use your iPod as a portable hard drive, and access those "hidden" music files * Control iTunes from your Palm, mobile phone, or the command line * Turn your iPod into a universal remote control or voice recorder * Bend iTunes to your will with AppleScript * Play games on your iPod-or write your own * Read email, news, RSS feeds, books, and more on your iPod * Use your iPod with Linux, or even run Linux on your iPod * Stream your music collection over the Web * Extend iTunes using Java or Perl iPod and iTunes Hacks takes curious and clever iPod fans on a journey beyond the obvious with 100 ingenious hacks that will delight, entertain, and add astonishing power to your iPod and iTunes experience.Stern, Hadley is the author of 'IPod And iTunes Hacks ', published 2004 under ISBN 9780596007782 and ISBN 0596007787.