IRip explained

iRip
Developer:	The Little App Factory
Operating System:	Mac OS X, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Genre:	Data recovery software
License:	Proprietary

iRip (formerly named iPodRip, renamed due to iPod trademark) is a commercial iPod recovery tool for Mac OS X, Windows XP and Windows Vista. It features an iTunes style interface, iPod media transfer, and integration with iTunes. It was originally released in August 2003 and has since had over 5 million downloads.

iRip supports all iPods (including iPod Touch) and all iPhones.

It was developed for the Hack Show during MacHack 2003. However, the developer never demonstrated it thinking the hack "too simple" when compared to Unstoppable Progress and Interface UnBuilder, both of which wowed the audience.

Name change

In November 2009 The Little App Factory was forced by Apple to change the name of iPodRip to remove the trademark iPod. In a bid to gain leniency the developer sent an email to Steve Jobs and this email exchange was leaked garnering headlines due to Steve's succinct reply of "Change your apps name. Not that big of a deal."^[1] The software is now known as iRip.

E-Sports Support

In 2010, iRip was a sponsor for some e-sports events.^[2]

See also

• Comparison of iPod managers

Books that Reference iRip

• Book: Biersdorfer, J.D. . IPod & ITunes: The Missing Manual, Third Edition . David Pogue . David Pogue . March 2005 . Pogue Press (O'Reilly) . 0-596-00877-5 . 59 .
• Book: Biersdorfer, J.D. . IPod & ITunes: The Missing Manual, Second Edition . David Pogue . David Pogue . February 2, 2004 . Pogue Press (O'Reilly) . 0-596-00658-6 . 57 .
• Book: Bove, Tony . The iPod Companion . October 2, 2003 . Muska & Lipman . Boston, MA . 1-59200-113-0. 186 .
• Book: Hart-Davis, Guy . How to Do Everything with Your iPod & iPod Mini, Second Edition . April 1, 2004 . McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. . 0-07-225452-1 .
• Book: Mansfield, Richard . Savvy Guide to Digital Music . October 2005 . Indy-Tech Publishing . 0-7906-1317-4 . 61 .
• Book: Stern, Hadley . iPod and iTunes Hacks: Tips and Tools for Ripping, Mixing and Burning . October 13, 2004 . O'Reilly Media, Inc. . 0-596-00778-7 . 174 .

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jobs to the Little App Factory: Name change "Not that big of a deal" . 2009-11-21 . 2009-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091121100053/http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/19/apple-change-name/ . dead .
2. Web site: HDH Invitational #1. 2024-06-02. 2013-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20130903160940/http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=118879. live.