Lifehacker’s 20 Best iPod Utilities

Lifehackers 20 Best iPod Utilities

With a new generation of iPods on the market this holiday season, your reliable old iPod may not seem as shiny as it once did. But with the help of third party applications and utilities, you can unlock tons of useful functionality you never knew was there and revive that aging iPod so it doesn’t look quite so bad next to its successors. Whether new or old, the following 20 iPod utilities can help you get the most from your iPod.

Transfer (and Play) Music to and from Your iPod

While syncing music to your iPod has always been a breeze, pulling music off your iPod isn’t quite at easy—unless you’re using one of these handy apps, that is.

• Ditch iTunes with Floola (Windows/Mac/Linux): Floola is a freeware, cross-platform application that makes it easy to copy music and videos to and from your iPod from and to any computer. In all, Floola can actually work as a full-on iTunes replacement that can run from your iPod’s hard drive. And because it’s cross platform, Floola makes for an excellent all-around iTunes replacement if you’re not a fan of iTunes. For another cross-platform solutions, you might give YamiPod a try. (Read more about a self-sustaining iPod)

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Also, here are some other great tools I found using Delicious Bookmarks.

Support and Information Site
iLounge – All things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond

Ipod Tricks
Life Hacker’s Hack Attack: Add music and movies to your Ipod without Itunes
How to rip DVD Movies to your iPod using free software

Utilities
Yamipod
Senuti – Transfer songs from your iPod to your PC
Vixy.net – Download online videos directly to iPod, PC or PSP for free
Encyclopedia – Add Wikipedia to your iPod for free

What utilities do you use? Have you tried any of the utilities mentioned in this article? Let us here your thoughts, feedback, etc.