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iPod touch - teach me

mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
edited February 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
Hey! I just bought an 8 gig iPod touch, typing on it now!, and was wondering about all the cool things it can do. Are there any touch related links that you swear by? Any things that it can do that I might not know about? I have used meebo for MSN which is pretty good. I haven't got the jan update, is it worth the 25 bucks? Thanks :)

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  • Seaborn111Seaborn111 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    if you're not too scared, getting it to a "hacked" state has been the best thing i've ever done. ever.

    the third party apps make this the most amazing PDA i've ever owned, hands down. for serious.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    ah yes I heard about "jail breaking" it. Not sure of the legality of that though?

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  • tracertongtracertong Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    mooshoepork wrote: »
    ah yes I heard about "jail breaking" it. Not sure of the legality of that though?

    2,000 people per year get convicted for jail breaking their ipod touch. Fact. Dont let it be you.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    tracertong wrote: »
    mooshoepork wrote: »
    ah yes I heard about "jail breaking" it. Not sure of the legality of that though?

    2,000 people per year get convicted for jail breaking their ipod touch. Fact. Dont let it be you.

    lawlz etc...


    What major apps do u use after jail breaking it? If its legal

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  • Seaborn111Seaborn111 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    why are you worried about legality? Its your hardware, so do with it what you want. Hehe.

    K but anyway, I use firefly media server to stream from my iPod to my desktop, fivedice as the most amazing time waster ever, calendar fix to allow me to add events from the iPod, and summerboard to customize the spring board etc.


    By the way I'm typing from mine too.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I was more worried about mods and discussion of it on these boards. I'll look into it :) does anyone know if the gps thing works well?

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  • FellhandFellhand Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I was given a Touch here at work this year and I love it. I'm pming you a link. I'll share it here if it's deemed ok.

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  • ins0mniacins0mniac Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I wouldn't mind some links to improve my Touch as well..

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  • GihgehlsGihgehls Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I couldn't imagine using an iphone/touch without jailbreaking it. It's like driving a car without windows.

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  • FellhandFellhand Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    My feelings on it are that Apple has effectively made a hand held computer. Like some shit right out of Star Trek.

    Sadly, they are marketing it as an mp3 player that happens to browse the web rather than a computer that can also play mp3s.

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  • Iceman.USAFIceman.USAF Major East CoastRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Wait, there's a GPS thing for the iPod touch?

    Really? How does it work?

    Edumacate me! I've wanted a GPS for a long time, and the new iPod touch's seem to bring together all the fun PDA things I want to desperately.

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  • GihgehlsGihgehls Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    There is no GPS for iphone or touch. The google maps application can estimate your location based off of the known locations of cell towers (lots and lots) and certain wifi hotspots (unimaginably few). Since the touch has no cell baseband radio, wifi locations are going to be the only thing it can do, which will be terribly inaccurate.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Thanks for the replies, I'll look into it more :)

    sorry bout the GPS comment, I meant google maps.

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  • desperaterobotsdesperaterobots perth, ausRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Jailbreaking is an activity that I also hold an average to above average interest in performing, and I would enjoy reading about the pros, cons and step-by-step DIY HOW-TO instructions.

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  • blanknogoblanknogo Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    The iPhone versions of Google Reader and iGoogle are hot stuff.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    desperaterobots wrote: »
    Jailbreaking is an activity that I also hold an average to above average interest in performing, and I would enjoy reading about the pros, cons and step-by-step DIY HOW-TO instructions.

    czech your pms

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