Older 2 GB iPod Nano as portable database?
AES
vintage?) currently unused 2 GB iPod Nano (black front surface, silver
metal back surface) that I'd like to use as a portable database for
quick access to addresses, calendar, and the like while on travel (no
editing or data input necessary, just want to read what's stored on it).
Is there any straightforward way to do this (without having a laptop or
other hardware at hand), either via iTunes or using this Nano in HD mode
as a kind of self-standing "Poor man's iTouch"?
To complicate things, I keep my addresses in Now Contact and my calendar
in Now UDT, but I could do occasional exports to the corresponding Mac
apps or to text files or PDFs. Any way to read text or PDF files
(slowly!) on a free-standing iPod?
Wes Groleau
> My guess is that your iPod is a waste of electricity as a PIM without a
> computer or something to sync to it. And the software you have won't
> sync to it. So, you're left with either migrating to compatible
> software or giving the iPod away.
Or selling it. Apparently people are still buying on eBay.
--
Wes Groleau
Why does everyone call it a "fanny pack" ?
When was the last time you saw one on a fanny?
Eric
AES <sie...@stanford.edu> wrote:
Export to text, and put your files on the iPod Nano? I am not sure at
what stage the iPod lost its Notes mode, but I think it was not until
the iPod Touch.
Look up iPod Museum mode, which is a sort of very simple pseudo HTML
conversion from text. There used to be applications (and web sites) that
would convert your text to suitable notes. You had links available, plus
access to linked photos and music. I used to have my addresses and bus
timetables and various stuff done that way.
D Finnigan
> In article <siegman-97F1D1...@news.stanford.edu>,
> AES <sie...@stanford.edu> wrote:
>
>> I have a newer 8 GB iPod Nano for my audio files, and an older (2007
>> vintage?) currently unused 2 GB iPod Nano (black front surface, silver
>> metal back surface) that I'd like to use as a portable database for
>> quick access to addresses, calendar, and the like while on travel (no
>> editing or data input necessary, just want to read what's stored on it).
>>
>
> what stage the iPod lost its Notes mode, but I think it was not until
> the iPod Touch.
>
Also, one should be aware that the notes on the iPod are limited to 4096
bytes. That's the most that will be displayed, even though the file may be
longer.