iStory Creator

works fine on my 4th gen photo. Easy to use and no sign of negative side effects.

This is a pretty unique program. It works through the iPod's Notes feature, which allows some limited HTML-like markup in text files to create a series of linked pages (a feature that was originally intended for use in places like museums, where guests could walk through exhibits while both reading and listening to a guide). iStory Creator allows you to put together any number of text files, linking them into a sort of Choose Your Own Adventure format. Yeah, you could do it by hand, but this way's faster and easier for those who aren't willing to dig around in a text editor. The program is simple but stable. Creating and editing files is easy, and a feature is included to upload your work to an online database where others have shared their stories. There's not much in the way of customizing your work -- plain text and links to other files is about all there is -- but that's due to the limitations imposed by the iPod, not the program itself. And you can't beat the price. Overall, not a bad addition to the small pool of programs available for the iPod itself. Limited in use, but what it does, it does well.

works fine on my 4th gen photo. Easy to use and no sign of negative side effects.