Hacks 32–49
The iPod’s software is what makes your iPod tick. It allows you to scroll through playlists with aplomb, rate songs on the fly, and much, much more. This chapter shows how to take your iPod’s software to the next level by revealing the many features of the iPod and showing you how to hack the iPod to do things it wasn’t necessarily designed to do.
After reading this chapter, you’ll be able to use your iPod to get news updates [Hack #33] , read your email [Hack #43] , dial your phone [Hack #47] , and even run Linux right on your iPod [Hack #49]. This chapter also covers what to do when things go wrong with your iPod [Hack #34] , revealing the iPod’s hidden diagnostic mode, and shows Linux users how to get in on the action [Hack #46].
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