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chacal · 06-26-2008, 05:42 PM

To read .doc, xls, .pdf, etc. files, you must jailbreak your iPod Touch. Lifehacker keeps up on this subject and has good, encouraging entry about where to go and how to do this. Note: after jailbreaking, my 16 meg iPod Touch still runs ver. 1.1.4, with the Installer application.

After jailbreaking, you will see the Installer icon. This program updates every time you run it, and it installs games (iZoo), Docs (accesses and opens files to view in the Safari browser), and other tiny 3rd-party apps. Note that with the Installer come several utility applications that must be installed to Docs and other apps.

In order to sync or transfer your files (.docs,. pdfs) to your iPod Touch, the easiest way is to create a specific transfer folder on your computer to hold the files you want to place on the iPod Touch. I transferred files from my MacBook to the iPod Touch using DiskAid (Mac and PC freeware versions available). DiskAid is available at http://www.digidna.net/diskaid.

Finally, you run Docs and path to the location where you transferred the files. Click on a file and it opens in Safari. I've been able to read relatively large academic journal article pdfs that contain illustrations. Although a little slow to render, I am able to read the files, listen to music, or stop and surf the net while the .pdf still open in another window.

Good luck.

06-26-2008, 05:42 PM	#9
chacal Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: ipod touch	To read .doc, xls, .pdf, etc. files, you must jailbreak your iPod Touch. Lifehacker keeps up on this subject and has good, encouraging entry about where to go and how to do this. Note: after jailbreaking, my 16 meg iPod Touch still runs ver. 1.1.4, with the Installer application. After jailbreaking, you will see the Installer icon. This program updates every time you run it, and it installs games (iZoo), Docs (accesses and opens files to view in the Safari browser), and other tiny 3rd-party apps. Note that with the Installer come several utility applications that must be installed to Docs and other apps. In order to sync or transfer your files (.docs,. pdfs) to your iPod Touch, the easiest way is to create a specific transfer folder on your computer to hold the files you want to place on the iPod Touch. I transferred files from my MacBook to the iPod Touch using DiskAid (Mac and PC freeware versions available). DiskAid is available at http://www.digidna.net/diskaid. Finally, you run Docs and path to the location where you transferred the files. Click on a file and it opens in Safari. I've been able to read relatively large academic journal article pdfs that contain illustrations. Although a little slow to render, I am able to read the files, listen to music, or stop and surf the net while the .pdf still open in another window. Good luck.