There is a utility called "iSpeak" which will automatically take Word, HTML, PDF, RTF, AppleWorks and Text files and convert them into MP3/AAC files and then route them through iTunes to your iPod and you're good to go.
Of course the text-to-speach conversion is being done on your Mac not the iPod, so it's going to take up more space on your iPod, but the things have loads of room on them...
The people who hate the new finder are likely Classicists who want their Spatial Finder back.
Duh, the spatial finder is still there! Just click on the little widget in the top right corner of the window that hides the tool bar, and the finder reverts to a non-metalic, no-sidebar, no-toolbar, no NeXT-Style-Drilldown, plain-old, Mac Classic finder window. And if you double click on a folder within it, guess what, it opens up a new spatial finder windows for that folder and (i think) even remembers where it was on the desktop.
It's the best of both worlds!
You can even have both running at the same time, the spatial/non-spatial option is on a per-window basis.
That said, I would like to agree with those before me that there is no single one solution to please everyone, tastes, needs, and abilities of users vary, so let them have their different UIs - vive la difference!
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I find your lack of faith disturbing!
There is a utility called "iSpeak" which will automatically take Word, HTML, PDF, RTF, AppleWorks and Text files and convert them into MP3/AAC files and then route them through iTunes to your iPod and you're good to go. Of course the text-to-speach conversion is being done on your Mac not the iPod, so it's going to take up more space on your iPod, but the things have loads of room on them...
Duh, the spatial finder is still there! Just click on the little widget in the top right corner of the window that hides the tool bar, and the finder reverts to a non-metalic, no-sidebar, no-toolbar, no NeXT-Style-Drilldown, plain-old, Mac Classic finder window. And if you double click on a folder within it, guess what, it opens up a new spatial finder windows for that folder and (i think) even remembers where it was on the desktop.
It's the best of both worlds!
You can even have both running at the same time, the spatial/non-spatial option is on a per-window basis.
That said, I would like to agree with those before me that there is no single one solution to please everyone, tastes, needs, and abilities of users vary, so let them have their different UIs - vive la difference!