Let’s saddle up and get going. Here’s my top 5 favourite iPod apps:

5. GoodReader - Good Reader was one of the first apps I purchased and it’s still one of my favourites. It can open huge pdf files with ease and it’s got a great search feature. It’s especially handy for students who may have an eBook version of their textbook or perhaps course notes that they don’t want to carry around all the time.

4. Dropbox – This is a must have if you’re a user of the desktop version of Dropbox. If you don’t know what Dropbox is, it’s a really great application that keeps files synced between computers over the internet plus so much more (Check out more info at the Dropbox website). The iPod app is just an extension of the desktop functionality allowing you to view your files on your iPod

3. Tweetie 2 - Now I’m not a very heavy Twitter user but it’s hard to deny that this app is top quality. I tried a couple other twitter apps and I found this one to be the best. It’s got some great features and I’m especially fond of it’s offline capabilities since there’s lots of places I go that still don’t have wireless. (I’m looking at you bus)

2. Convert - I was originally attracted to this app because the UI is so nice, however after a while I found it to be tremendously useful. It’s really handy in the kitchen when you can’t remember what some silly imperial measurement is in metric. It’s also really handy for students in a science based program for converting between units. (Fun fact: Did you know there are 2.5524×10^13 nautical miles in 5 light-years?)

1. Air Video - This is probably my favourite non-jailbroken iPod app although it may not have the same impact for everyone. It allows you to stream video from you computer to your iPod over your home network. Oh, but all your videos are avi’s you say? No problem Air Video will transcode on the fly or if you wish it can convert it and add it to iTunes for later. The app has two parts, the iPod app for accessing your files and a media server backend that lives on your computer and does all the heavy lifting. If you’re anything like me you have a large media collection of movies and TV shows and this app allows you to access it when and where you want. I’ve spent time organizing my media for use with XBMC so this program fit in so nicely. It allows me to continue watching my media all over my house or in bed without needing to fill up my iPod with large video files. Also, although I’ve never got it to work with my router, you can setup to server to serve you videos over the internet so you can access them where ever there’s a wifi hotspot.

[Bonus: Ambiance, Read it Later,  2010Guide - Olympic Spectator Guide, XBMC Remote, GeeTasks]

5. Maps Enhancer – The problem with having an iPod touch rather than an iPhone is that it requires a wifi connection for a lot of it’s usefulness. Maps enhancer helps a bit in this regard, it will allow you to use the maps app in an offline mode. It works by first viewing the map you want while you’re connected to the internet then it stores those images in a cache for offline viewing.

4. Scrobbl - This one is exclusively useful for last.fm users. It allows you to scrobble your music on the fly so you can keep your last.fm profile up to date. I think last.fm is a great service for data nerds like myself and this just makes harvesting listening data that much easier.

3. Winterboard - This one allows you to add a custom theme to your iPod. Sure, it’s an app that probably everyone already has but that won’t stop me from loving it. I especially love having a the transparent lock slider since most people won’t know how to unlock your iPod if someone decides to borrow it.

2. Five Icon Dock – This one does as the name implies, it increases the number of apps you can have in the dock from four to five. When I first got my iPod I had a tough time deciding which four apps were worthy of the dock this app helps to make your decision a little easier.

1. LockInfo – This might be the single best piece of software on my iPod. It adds some extra info to your lockscreen which means that you can get all the information you need (email alerts, calendar events, weather, time, ect) without even unlocking your iPod. Not only that but it looks really nice and feels like something Apple should have shipped with the official firmware.

[Bonus: SBSettings, NES 3, Inspell, Categories]