iPod Hacks

You know I love talking about the iPod. Not only is it too expensive, compared to its better sounding competition, but Apple are charging too much for downloaded tunes in the UK, and not only that they are including restrictive DRM on downloaded iTunes songs, so you can only play them on the iPod.

One good outcome from this kind of corporate arrogance is that whole hordes of people spend all their time looking for ways round these restrictions. The same happened when Microsoft declared their web servers as secure, forcing hackers to try really hard to break that security. This ends up damaging the company's reputation, and highlights some of their less trustworthy practices.

Well, what's hacking on the iPod all about? Go to this site, and check it out. Every day he posts tips about the iPod range, including how to gang several iPod shuffles together as a raid array (ok, not necessarily that useful), how to record on your iPod for free (could prove useful), to putting linux on your iPod (opens up other software hacks). It also reassuringly mentions the JHymn hack to remove the DRM from your iTunes MP3s. But even if you're not a hardcore hacker, you may just want to change the graphics and or fonts on your iPod, just to personalise it. If so, this site's the place.

Stick it to the man!! (Jack Black in 'School of Rock')