APPENDIXHacking the iPod Touch
As iPod hacks are such a quick-moving and rapidly-changing topic, it's impossible to remain up-to-date with them in a published book. At the time of writing, there are many and varied ways to customize your iPod. This appendix provides a quick rundown of the major hacks that were released in the first months after the iPod touch debuted. Whether these modifications will be viable or still exist when you hold this book in your hands is hard to say.
Jailbreaks and File Access
Your iPod's "jail" refers to the publicly accessible areas of the iPod to which, by default, Apple allows USB read/write access. In Unix terms, this means the directory named /private/var/mobile/Media.
The iPod file system refers to the way ...
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