More reasons to get an iPod

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Here are a couple of cool apps for the iPod+iTunes duo which I think is cool. Untested because I DO NO HAVE AN IPOD. Well, I have the shuffle, but all the apps below means nothing to the iPod shuffle cos there's no display. This is for Teresa who's a proud new owner of an iPod+HP and of course everyone who has an iPod but only uses it to listen to music ... that's so yesterday

Download Movie Showtimes
"MoviesToGo allows you to download movie showtime information from Yahoo!Movies for ten days in advance, based on your zip code and transfer the information as text notes to your iPod. MoviesToGo supports searching multiple zip codes and choosing how many theaters are searched per zip code. Never be late for a movie again!" - from Mindsafe

I don't know about being late again, but at least we know what time the movie starts =)
http://homepage.mac.com/mrcurley/mindsafe/main.html

Download Driving Directions
"MapsToGo allows you to download map directions from Mapquest.com onto your iPod without having to open a browser. Previous addresses are saved to allow easy access to important locations. Multiple directions can be saved for access on the go. Directions can be viewed all at once or taken one at a time through linked notes." - from Mindsafe

http://homepage.mac.com/mrcurley/mindsafe/main.html

Use your iPod like a PDA and more
This site is super awesome, it offers these applications that will let you create and show your presentations with your iPod (iPresentIt) and transfer information from Stickies, Address Book and iCal (iPodIt), here's my favorite: listen to your documents (iSpeakIt) so it will convert your document or webpage to MP3/AAC in iTunes and many more.

http://www.zapptek.com/

Wake up to your iPod playlist
"Create a special playlist in iTunes for waking up, or use any of the pre-existing iTunes playlists: iRooster will play back your Library, smart playlists, and normal playlists too. You can even let iRooster pick a random playlist for you! " - from Apple Downloads

This one has a funny name, iRooster =). It is the year of the Rooster so this app is a must download hehe ...
http://www.sixdollarchimp.com/irooster.php

PodGourmet
"There are recipes for beef, poultry, pork, lamb and fish main dishes. Along with soups, vegetable, salad, bread, pasta, rice and egg recipes. Also included are recipes for cakes, cookies, desserts and pastries." - from Apple Downloads.

Now here's my kind of ipod app, it stores and displays recipes and more. It also has over 900 mixed drinks recipes you can look up on your ipod (PodTender) and the PodGourmet vegan edition if you're a vegan.

http://www.enriquequinterodesign.com/podgourmet.html

Autorate your songs
"Inspired by the auto-rating feature of WMP9 for PC, iRate assigns a point value to each of your tracks based on Play Count, Rating (no. of stars), and how long the track has been in your library. This method has the following advantages:
- Not biased by play count.
- Gives newer songs a chance to be rated just as high as older songs.
- Multiplies points based on your personal rating. "

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/ipod_itunes/irate.html

And many more .... go to Apple Downloads for more apps for your iPod+iTunes.