Even More Organizer Shareware
You’ve read about a lot of add-on software in this chapter, but you’ve only just begun. The world’s iPod-loving programmers are way ahead of you, as this list of handies suggests.
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As usual, you can download all of the following programs from the “Missing CD” page at http://www.missingmanuals.com.
PocketMac iPod Edition. Here’s another option for those who have scheduled their lives in Entourage or Outlook. PocketMac iPod Edition converts and transfers all those contacts, appointments, tasks, notes, and even unread email from the desktop to the iPod. The shareware works with Windows 2000 or Mac OS X 10.2 (or later versions) and sells for $23.41.
Panorama iPod Organizer. Before the iPod was granted the power to wield contacts and calendars, programmers took matters into their own hands. The Panorama iPod Organizer, which costs $20 and works with Mac OS 9, perfected the art of using MP3 files to organize and store data. The program comes with a straightforward desktop application that can import text files from spreadsheet or address book programs. The data MP3 files get mixed in with the music MP3 files, and everything shows up in the Songs list.
iPod Agent. Designed to serve Windows 98 and later, the iPod Agent rounds up Outlook contacts, notes, tasks, and calendars—plus other helpful info chunks, like weather forecasts, movie listings, and horoscopes—and escorts them over to your iPod. It does require Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 to run, which is ...