| If you are the owner of one of these two devices | | | | files in your computer, select them and drop them in |
| than you might have noticed that they lack the ability | | | | your iPod touch or iPhone. |
| being used as an extra disk drive for your computer | | | | Being able to transfer files from your computer to |
| and even though they have so many features | | | | your device is rather useful because these usually |
| already built-in, using your iPod touch or iPhone as a | | | | have a rather large hard drive (from 7 GB all the way |
| portable hard drive really does have its benefits. | | | | to 60 GB) and if you want to back up certain files |
| Why use an iPhone or iPod touch as an extra hard | | | | but don't have a flash drive, a blank DVD or a series |
| drive? | | | | of CDs at hand and you can always use your |
| Say that you have a few hundred pictures that you | | | | portable media device as your plan B. |
| want to transfer from your computer to your device | | | | The best part about using this handy application is |
| or some important files that you simply don't want to | | | | that you have to modify the software that came |
| have stored in your computer. Whenever you face | | | | with your device which is often referred to as jail |
| this scenario you run into the problem that your | | | | breaking. When you jail break an iPhone you are |
| device doesn't really have an Explorer interface which | | | | voiding the phone's warranty according to Apple so |
| will let you drag and drop specific files from your | | | | this is something that not many people are willing to |
| computer into your device without having to use | | | | do in order to gain extra functionality. |
| some sort of wizard but in this case none of these | | | | Those who are successful at jail breaking an iPhone |
| two devices even has one to begin with, so what | | | | are able to use applications from unofficial installers |
| you do? | | | | such as Rock App, Cydia, Icy and even pirated |
| The solution | | | | applications. It is important not to confuse jail |
| A new add-on application called the iPhone Explorer | | | | breaking with SIM unlocking, this later one refers to |
| was developed for iTunes eight and nine. Basically this | | | | the modification of the phone so that it will accept an |
| little add-on will let you use iTunes as an Explorer | | | | SIM card without restriction such as a country or |
| window which will allow you to search for specific | | | | network carrier. |