iPod Touch Tricks & Hacks

Now its possible to backup your jailbreaked apps from Cydia.

All you need to do is install a software called Aptbackup from Cydia.It makes a list of all the jailbreaked apps you have installed till date.And when you sync your iPhone with iTunes,it stores the list in iTunes backup directory.

Next time you update your firmware and re-jailbreak your iPhone.You just need to install Apt backup.Run it and press restore.

Are you tired of SSHing into your iPod Touch/iPhone??Wish you could modify the files like you do in a pen drive.Say bye to SSHing...Total commander is here.Now access your iPod Touch/iPhone without a Wi-Fi connection.


To install:
1.Download and install Total Commander from: http://www.ghisler.com/download.htm

2.Get t-pot. The most recent version at the time of this writing is at: http://code.google.com/p/t-pot/downloads/list

t-pod is a plugin for an application called total commander.

3.Install Total Commander

4.Run Total Commander and open the t-pot.zip file using it.

5.After adding it to Total Commander, close Total Commander, and load it again. T-pot should now be installed.

To use:

1.Connect the iPhone/iTouch via USB.

2.At the top of the two window panes is a drop down menu usually labeled [-c-]. Select Network Neighborhood [--] from it. Choose t-pot from the window pane. You should now be looking at the file system of your iPhone/iTouch. Now you can drag over files from the other window pane to it.

This is specially for those who have recently bought an iPhone/iPod Touch and are hesitating before jailbreaking it.First of all let me tell you that although the iPhone/iPod Touch is a pretty amazing device,it is not half your money's worth is you don't jailbreak it.

And now for the technical aspects.Well that is not very complicated.When we jailbreak an iPhone/iPod Touch only the firmware is modified.And we know it very well how to restore it.So the matter is as simple as that.According to Apple policies if you tamper with the firmware,the warranty becomes void.

And if you need to do any repairs on your iPhone/iPod Touch you can restore you firmware to a non jailbreaked version and your warranty stays intact.But if the problem in your iPhone/iPod Touch is hardware related and there is no way to restore it to the previous state than you can be in a spot of bother.So only thing you need to watch out after jailbreaking is that you don't inflict any kind of physical damage to it so that it becomes unrestorable.

So there is nothing to worry about in jailbreaking.Go ahead and jailbreak your iPhone/iPod Touch.

The Orkut interface for the iPhone and iPod Touch has been upgraded.Now it has more features and looks similar to the Facebook app found in the App Store.

The new Orkut also has the feature of displaying the updates from various users.This feature was available in the main Orkut page but was missing from the mobile version of the iPhone and iPod Touch.The new Orkut now looks more like an app.It also includes a top navigation bar with has the Home, Scrapbook , Photos and other buttons.