Apps for the ’Pod people
Tech heads will need these essential software tweaks for their iPods
Anthony Augustine


Seven must-have iPod applications —tinyurl.com/33on3xx — Like it or not, Apple almost has a monopoly on digital music players. Even Bill Gates and his billions couldn’t come up with a player that would compete with the ubiquitous iPod. Considered by many to be a huge flop, the Zune has failed to gain any significant market share even after Microsoft dumped truckloads of money into R&D and marketing. If you’ve joined the Cult of Apple, be sure you have all the best back-door applications for your player. The seven pieces of software available on this site will ensure you obtain digital bliss, whether from some obscure bootleg of a Propagandhi show found on your buddy’s computer or some weird video you stripped from YouTube.

Face 2 Face—face2faceproject.com — One of the longest-running conflicts in the world, the struggle between the Palestinians and Israelis in the Middle East has always been rooted in the belief that the two cultures are diametrically different. What the Face 2 Face Project aims to do is bring the reality of the situation down to a human level by comparing the similarities between groups of people that believe they are so different. Along with the web portion of the project, Face 2 Face has also placed large-scale photo installations on both the Israeli and the Palestinian sides of the border.

Best of Craigslist — craigslist.org/about/best/all/ — In nearly every other city in North America except Winnipeg, Craigslist is the de facto place for everything from selling your old record collection to setting up anonymous hook-ups while travelling. While the Winnipeg version of the site is pathetic compared to the high-level activity in most cities, you can still benefit from the absurd posts that make the site less like a buy-and-sell portal and more like a strange social hangout. Warning: probably not safe for work or if you are easily offended.

Helvetica— www.helveticafilm.com — Recently premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival, Helvetica is a documentary about typeface. It must have been tough to generate any hype for the film at the notoriously overbooked fest, but judging by these short clips Helvetica is something the folks at Cinematheque should bring in.

Monkey Warfare— myspace.com/flowerpowerisdead — Another film that made the trek down to Austin for South by Southwest is Reg Harkema’s Monkey Warfare, starring former Winnipegger Nadia Litz and veteran Canadian actor Don McKellar. Monkey Warfare premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to critical acclaim and will be showing at Cinematheque from April 6 to 12. The trailer and these clips from the film will give you a sneak preview of what you can expect from the feature.

Anthony Augustine is a freelance music, technology and pop culture writer. He can be heard every Tuesday morning at 9:00am on Hot 103 discussing the web. Got a site you think he should see? E-mail him at anthony.alloneword@gmail.com.