I was lucky enough to get the 4th generation iPod Touch for Christmas. I’ve had the 2nd gen for quite some time and love it. There have been updates to the “software” it uses but it could only do so much with what it had. This one, however, rocks.
Transferring over the apps and music was simple enough. Some bumps along the way but I think I have it figured out. This one comes with a camera, too, so I also had to figure out how to get the pics from there to my computer. Disgustingly simple, really.
Then I realized I had all my notes on the standard Note program. I tried to email them to me but for some reason, I get an error message. Then I remembered the newest thing for iPod Touch and the iPhone. Used to, if you wanted to transfer docs from the device to the PC or visa versa, you had to use a desktop program that may or may not work. Then Apple, in its wisdom, decided some of these transfer programs were illegal (especially the ones that actually worked). It was one of the big reasons why I don’t do much writing on the Touch. In one of the recent updates, transferring became much more simpler. Mostly.
To transfer the Notes from the 2nd gen Touch to the PC, I copied the text and put it into Notebook as a ‘note’ (vs a ‘book’), a writing app I tried. I used this one because it opened the fastest. Then I plugged in the Touch, opened iTunes, and went to the apps tab. Below the apps listing is the File Sharing. Any app you have that allows this will be listed. Clicking on the Notebook app listed the folder it uses to store notes. I selected the folder then the “save to…”. Viola! There they were. I plugged in the 4th gen Touch and went to the file sharing. I selected Notebook app, then the “add” button and added all the text files I had made (you can also drag-and-drop).
But when I checked the device, none of the files were listed. I think it is because Notebooks uses a folder. You cannot open that folder and put the files directly there. If you select the folder then the ‘add’, the files are not put in the folder that way either. This time I tried DocsToGo and it worked. I will probably leave most of them there and only copy/paste over the ones that I use the most. Otherwise, I will just view them via that program.
Now, how to transfer over the ebooks…..