- EphPod
ephPod (pronounced eef-Pod) is a
freeware program forMicrosoft Windows andLinux that enhances the interacton betweenApple Computer 'siPod digital audio player and the computer. It has become one of the popular alternatives to the official software for the purpose, Apple'siTunes .ephPod was initially developed by Joe Masters, then a student at
Williams College , in January 2002, in an effort to get the Macintosh-onlyiPod working with Windows. The original version of ephPod copied files and edited the iTunesDB file on theiPod , and did not have anHFS+ file system driver included. This meant that EphPod needed to be used in conjunction with an HFS+ file system driver for Windows, eitherMacOpener orMacDrive . Masters partnered with DataViz to give ephPod users a discount on MacOpener.ephPod continued to be developed, with bi-weekly or monthly updates, through mid-2003. At that point, Masters was out of college and had less time to devote to the development.
Currently, ephPod still serves the needs of many users, but is getting a bit dated, without support for the newer features of iPods, including podcasts and videos.
The name of ephPod is taken from the Ephs, the
Williams College team name. The Ephs are named after Ephraim Williams, the school's founder.ee also
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Comparison of iPod Managers External links
* [http://www.ephpod.com/ EphPod official site]
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