Jen500 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I've had my IPod Touch for a few months but I don't use it. I have some music on it, and I'm getting speakers for Christmas. I'm sure I'm missing something....any suggestions on how I can enjoy this gadget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 You can load audio books on it, and videos, too. And, you can go buy a Scion and plug you iPod into the iPod jack and listen to your own music/books in your car w/o having to surrepticiously hid your earbuds from the highway patrol. :coolgleamA: iTunes has this neat new Genius feature that will create playlists for you based on songs in your library; that's a fun feature for the iPod, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in Toronto Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Do you use Outlook on your computer? You can sync your calendar and contacts onto your Touch. Have you checked out the "App Store" at iTunes? There are lots of free applications that you can download. For example, I have: - Facebook - Wikipanion - a mini-wikipedia - Universalis - Catholic lectionary/liturgy of the hours (this was not free) - NY Times reader - Sudoku - News Canada - Stanza (e-book reader) - PAC-MAN lite - Tangram Pro - Tap-Tap (sort of like Guitar Hero for your fingers!) Do you have wireless internet in your home? You can get your email and surf the web on your iPod Touch. And get up-to-date weather info for major cities. You will need an internet connection for some of the apps above. I also have lots of (free) podcasts that i listen to. I subscribe to these at iTunes. They are all free. My son also subscribes to some sports-related video podcasts. - CBC Arts and Ideas - The Classic Tales (short stories) - BBC Discovery - BBC Great Lives - BBC In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg - BBC World Book Club - BBC Thinking Aloud - The Moth Podcast (live story-telling) - The New Yorker: Comment - The New Yorker: Fiction - a couch-to-5k podcast - some guided meditation podcasts It's a fabulous device! Three of the four of us have one, and the fourth is getting one for Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in Toronto Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 And for just a **leetle** less money, you can buy a faux cassette with a cable to play your ipod through your car speakers (if you have a cassette deck in the car)! My main listening times are in the car and while walking the dog. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I mainly use it for the calendar, which is synced to my iMac computer calendar through Mobile Me. I also use the apps, like the calculator, the internet sometimes (if I'm in a hotspot), and for music. I use the multiple alarm to remind us to take our vitamins, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 Thanks for the ideas. I guess I need to play with it a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Here's what I plan to use mine for: listen to music listen to audiobooks (I can plug it into my car stereo; it's iPod-ready) watch movies on it when travelling have my calendar and contacts with me at all times, and update easily to-do lists, grocery lists, etc. games check email and surf the web when I'm at the library or coffee shop Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Send it to me???? :tongue_smilie: I've been hanging out here: http://appshopper.com/ Checking what is new/free and all that..... and I don't even have one (yet). So far there isn't a total Handyshopper replacement, which is a bummer. Buti have downloaded a bunch of free apps to have ready to try when the time comes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen FL Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 You could load free podcasts too. I just uploaded a lot of religious sermons/radio shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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