Originally Posted by Agent
Pretty sure it could, I've SSH'd to my server before from my iPod...bit of a pain to type on though, but its do-able for sure!
"If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much room!"
- me, 2005
Yep, as i said - the only thing that runs in the background is the operating system itself. And it's pretty efficient as you can see. Of course if you're running itunes on top of mail you're running two things, but it's negligible.
Anti virus on an ipod? No more than you might need anti-virus on a Blackberry. There have been relatively few viruses for the iPod and the only one that bricked it was a result of Jailbreaking if i remember right. Firstly a background process wouldn't be able to run - the OS is specifically designed so that one thing happens at a time. Second, it'd be a lot of effort to make a virus for iPods mainly because they're so easy to restore. Viruses will also exploit holes in the webmail app that opens them. If it's a rogue attachment then it's highly unlikely that Mail for iPod would actually be able to open it, let alone the virus be understood by the operating system.
Your iPod should be backed up every time you connect it to your computer, including all the data on it. If you get a virus, just do a restore.
got my ipod touch free with macbook pro as part of student deal and man this thing is really well made, the app store is partly overatted as most of the good apps are pay for... and it adds up cost wise, however most apps are well made simple as.
The one problem i had with google maps is obv outside of wireless zone you have no internet as its not a iphone.... and you lose the map then so no using it for directions on the move.
But the ipod touch is a few things in one... amazing video player... awesome mp3 player... great applications... good game console... etc.
main faults in my mind are really Itunes being what it is... and the second is battery life... the ipod touch has a serious discharge rate when not in use and also uses alot of power as it is... if i take the ipod out with me it will be dead by end of day even if not used all time.
and about anti virus as said above jailbreaking iphones are most likely to get viruses... and because its based on Osx you probably know how likely it is to get a virus....
http://www.iphonewinadmin.com/
http://www.ajidev.com/touchterm/index.html
You know, I get the feeling you don't like Apple products..
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Tbh for £122 it's gotta be the best item you can buy.
The screen is stunning.. I watched some BBC Iplayer on it and its top notch
Actually this is one of my biggest grips. The screen is one of the worst out there, for the price point its not bad, but its not good, let alone stunning. Stunning is reserved for the high resolution, loverly colour rendition on phones such as the HD2. However, these do cost the earth.
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Whats the app for iPlayer ?
I love my iPod touch, so much so that after playing with my mates iPhone, mine is being deliveered to me tomorrow
Just save the iPlayer homepage to the home screen. There is no app, web based.Whats the app for iPlayer ?
I love my iPod touch, so much so that after playing with my mates iPhone, mine is being deliveered to me tomorrow
Just a quick question, where did you get one for £122?
Been toying with the idea of getting one, (want an iphone, but don't use my current phone to justify costs), but can only find 8Gb for 145-150.
Zak!
I bought one of these yesterday, the 32GB version (I went for higher capacity as it's meant to have a bit of a faster CPU and GPU - not sure about the GPU though) and well, I am absolutely chuffed with it too, all the places I am generally at have Wi-Fi too, apart from work, so I'm pretty set with connectivity!
Get a games called 'Trenches' good bit of fun! And I'd imagine it might be your pot of tea!
Zak33 (23-01-2010)
Apple website as a refurb as it comes with 12 month warranty fully boxed. you'd not know it's nnot new except it's 2G version but o've upgraded firmware to latest easily via itunes
Teamsreth (24-01-2010)
you must have awesome hi-def vis9on or a buggered screen. this is crystal
i,ll look for that thenZak!
I bought one of these yesterday, the 32GB version (I went for higher capacity as it's meant to have a bit of a faster CPU and GPU - not sure about the GPU though) and well, I am absolutely chuffed with it too, all the places I am generally at have Wi-Fi too, apart from work, so I'm pretty set with connectivity!
Get a games called 'Trenches' good bit of fun! And I'd imagine it might be your pot of tea!
Loving mine too, but shame about a few things - iplayer won't stream live radio to it, while they will to other players so I assume it's some kind of license thing.
The screen is really really nice when viewed dead on, but it's not up to the OLED displays that are beginning to appear.
iTunes is annoying, but it's a small price to play for such a sexy little device.
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