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iPodLinux Installer 0.1 – MacUpdate

For those who are not particularly fond of the iPod’s operating system and who are rather technically inclined, there is now a solution. Get the software (linked above) and install your favorite flavor of Linux on the iPod.

“Why?” you may ask? There is no other motivation for the geek other than the fact that a challenge is there, but just as the geek curiosity to use the iPod to record internet broadcasts turned into the podcasting craze, this obsession with the iPod’s operating system may eventually lead to entirely new uses for the iPod. Should that happen, we here at walki-talki.com will be sure to be at the forefront.

Traveler IQ Challenge

I just heard about this fantastic geography quiz on the radio, and I immediately rushed to my computer and took it. I took the world quiz, and much to my disappointment, I only made it to level 10. I amassed a meager 372,662 points for a total travel IQ of 112. (I blame this on my outdated Mac and my bluetooth mouse. The combination makes for slow mouse movement). I imagine I will do better on the IQ tests that are limited to North America or Europe, but my lack of time has saved me the embarrassment of finding out otherwise.

In the mean time, you take the Traveler IQ Challenge and report back your results here for a comparison. Should your performance be less than you had anticipated, traveling to Europe and taking our self-guided mp3 audio walking tours is guaranteed to improve your score.