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Darkwingduck23

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Nov 29, 2008
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I'm getting an Ipod touch on sunday and wanted to know if it reads pdf files.
Been looking on youtube alot and such. The PDF files i want has bookmarks in them but from what i'm seeing seems like its not possible to view the bookmarks in the pdf files. I want the bookmarks so it'll make it easier for me to view the page i want to view.


is this possible on itouch is there something I'm overlooking?

help,please.

also will the ones I'm buying be jailbreakable? plan on getting an 8 gig second gen. pretty hard to find a 1 st gen one.

edit: come on folks 16 views and nothing?
 
There probably aren't replies because there are already about 492131+ threads on this.
Example, https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/608799/
There are a lot more, just search.

And I don't think you have to hack your iPod to view PDF files, there are apps made for that, such as remote access apps and apps for viewing and retrieving your online storage sites.
 
iParis said:
There probably aren't replies because there are already about 492131+ threads on this.
Example, https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/608799/
There are a lot more, just search.

And I don't think you have to hack your iPod to view PDF files, there are apps made for that, such as remote access apps and apps for viewing and retrieving your online storage sites.
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but would i be able to see the bookmarks in the pdf files like i would using acrobat reader?
 
iParis said:
I thought you would react like that.
I'm very surprised you don't know what remote desktop access is.
It's where you can control your computer from your iPod using a WiFi hotspot.
Search those apps on iTunes and that should clear it up for you.
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wouldn't you have to have your computer on and connected to a network.

I have dsl, don't have a wireless network,etc. how would you connect to your computer like that.
 
Darkwingduck23 said:
wouldn't you have to have your computer on and connected to a network.

I have dsl, don't have a wireless network,etc. how would you connect to your computer like that.
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Yes, your computer would have to be turned on.
And you don't need wireless internet, well if you want to look at this from your home then yes.
I don't know why you would get an iPod touch without having wireless.
I recommend you get a wireless linksys rounter, you can find them for at least $20-30 at say Best Buy.
 
iParis said:
Yes, your computer would have to be turned on.
And you don't need wireless internet, well if you want to look at this from your home then yes.
I don't know why you would get an iPod touch without having wireless.
I recommend you get a wireless linksys rounter, you can find them for at least $20-30 at say Best Buy.
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don't be snarky with me man, its for mobile puposes If im home I'll just use my comp's internet acess, no need for an itouch.

I want one for mobile purposes. so if im not home kinda useless having a wireless....kinda

also, can I also access my computer from work? I'll have to login with password and username and I'll be able to acess my storage drive from there. has all my pdf files on it.

also why can't i just download adobe reader onto itouch?
 
Darkwingduck23 said:
don't be snarky with me man, its for mobile puposes If im home I'll just use my comp's internet acess, no need for an itouch.

I want one for mobile purposes. so if im not home kinda useless having a wireless....kinda

also, can I also access my computer from work? I'll have to login with password and username and I'll be able to acess my storage drive from there. has all my pdf files on it.

also why can't i just download adobe reader onto itouch?
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Because the iPod touch doesn't work like that.
If adobe made reader for it then yes, but as of right now there is no adobe reader for the iPod touch.
Actually, the iPod touch can read PDF files, unfortunately it doesn't have the feature of being able to use as a external disk.
Maybe you can email yourself the PFS's.

https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=6687612#post6687612
 
wrong link you got there. I've read up on the email method. seems like alot of hassle. the pdf fils are 10 mb and bigger. I'll use a storage site. secondly each file contains 177 pages or more. I just want to quickly view a page by using the book marks. I don't want to search through 122 pages just to look at pg 123.
unless your able to do that in there.

apple should've thought about this a bit more if they're gonna start claiming versatility with the itouch.
 
Well most people have wireless in their home.
I remote desktop access app is really hard to set up if you don't have wifi.
I suppose you could jailbreak, but I don't know of anyway to put PDF's on it even when jailbroken.
Oh, and at the moment you cannot jailbreak the 2G iPod touch.
 
iParis said:
Actually, the iPod touch can read PDF files, unfortunately it doesn't have the feature of being able to use as a external disk.
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The iPod Touch can read (and by 'read' we mean interpret and display) a lot of file types, including PDF, Word, Excel, iWork, PowerPoint, HTML, RTF, and others. The iPod Touch can be used as an external disk using software such as Air Sharing, but you access it as a network storage device and you have to do that via wi-fi (which you won't be able to do without a wireless router) -- you can't do it via the USB connection. Once you have that software up and running though, any 'readable' file you put on the Touch is accessible (for reading only - no editing) on-the-go.

Regarding using the Touch as a wireless device at home, don't sell it short. I have a desktop and a laptop at home, but I frequently prefer the Touch at home for web browsing and e-mail. Wi-fi also gives you enhanced functions on a lot of apps, and with wi-fi you can run wireless-based apps like Apple's Remote. The Touch is actually a fairly wi-fi intensive device -- a lot of the intrinsic apps, such as Safari, Mail, YouTube, Stocks, Maps, Weather and App Store are useless without it, and a lot of third-party apps are totally dependent on having a data connection available.
 
sandman42 said:
The iPod Touch can read (and by 'read' we mean interpret and display) a lot of file types, including PDF, Word, Excel, iWork, PowerPoint, HTML, RTF, and others. The iPod Touch can be used as an external disk using software such as Air Sharing, but you access it as a network storage device and you have to do that via wi-fi (which you won't be able to do without a wireless router) -- you can't do it via the USB connection. Once you have that software up and running though, any 'readable' file you put on the Touch is accessible (for reading only - no editing) on-the-go.

Regarding using the Touch as a wireless device at home, don't sell it short. I have a desktop and a laptop at home, but I frequently prefer the Touch at home for web browsing and e-mail. Wi-fi also gives you enhanced functions on a lot of apps, and with wi-fi you can run wireless-based apps like Apple's Remote. The Touch is actually a fairly wi-fi intensive device -- a lot of the intrinsic apps, such as Safari, Mail, YouTube, Stocks, Maps, Weather and App Store are useless without it, and a lot of third-party apps are totally dependent on having a data connection available.
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I already mentioned using online storage apps.
That's a lot different from it being used as an external disk.
If you put the file on there using say, Air Sharing, it won't be on you iPod under computer or my computer (if you're using a PC) when you plug it in.
 
iParis said:
I already mentioned using online storage apps.
That's a lot different from it being used as an external disk.
If you put the file on there using say, Air Sharing, it won't be on you iPod under computer or my computer (if you're using a PC) when you plug it in.
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That's right, the Touch doesn't have a wired disk mode like other iPods do, but when it's on the network and you have an app like Air Sharing running, it behaves just like a network-accessible external drive. You can browse it and create folders and drag and drop files -- just like any other drive. It should show up under My Computer, in My Network Places or something (not sure, I use it on a Mac).
 
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