Fun iPod Tricks


An iPod is more than just a music player; it's an Information device. Not only can you use your iPod to play music from your favorite singer or band, you can use it to listen to radio recordings, listen to "audio weblogs" (known as podcasts), and more. In this article I'll show you some tips for getting the most out of your iPod. I'll also explain how to manipulate the files stored on your iPod.


Tip #3 -- Playing Music on your Mac from your iPod


By default you cannot use iTunes to play the music stored on your iPod on your Mac. However, this is an often-requested feature as it is very convenient (plus it saves on storage) to store all the songs in your iPod and then play it anywhere you desire.


Fortunately, you can use a third-party application called iPodRip to play the music stored on your iPod on your Mac. You can download the trial version of iPodRip (maximum 8 uses) from The Little App Factory.


Once iPodRip is downloaded and installed, connect your iPod to your Mac. Launch iPodRip and you should see your iPod library as shown in Figure 6.


Figure 6. Using iPodRip.


You can play songs from your iPod by double-clicking on the song name or by selecting the song and then clicking the play button located at the top left corner of the iPodRip window (see Figure 7).

Figure 7. Playing songs in iPodRip.


You can also play songs by using the play button controls located in the menubar (see Figure 8).

Figure 8. iPodRip controls in the menubar.


Source: Wei-Meng Lee, Mac Dev Center