iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, Fourth Edition

More Windows Shareware

The Mac people may have gotten a head start on handcrafted iPod shareware, but the Windows crew is beginning to develop programs of their own to extend the iPod’s abilities. Like the Mac software described earlier, all of these programs are available on the “Missing CD” page at http://www.missingmanuals.com.

• euPod Pro. It’s not your imagination: European iPods can’t play as loudly as American ones. Not because Americans are any wilder, but because of government-mandated volume restrictions on European music players.

  Hackers to the rescue! euPod Pro, formerly known as euPodVolume Boost, lets everyone around the world melt their ears off at higher volumes. The software tinkers with a setting in the iPod’s database to alter the sound output.

• K-Pod. Keeping up with email is a full-time job for some people, but K-Pod (Figure 11-5) lets you download copies of your incoming messages directly to the Notes folder of your iPod for reading on the run. The program works with POP and IMAP email accounts and, with a little bit of tweaking, can also handle Gmail mail.

  

  Figure 11-5. No matter which email program you use, from Outlook Express to Eudora, you just need to know your account’s settings–like user name, password, and mail server name–to set up K-Pod for mobile mail. The program copies only the messages, so you’ll still have them waiting for you the next time you check ...