1. Instructions

    How do I put these maps on my iPod?

    Putting the subway maps onto your iPod isn’t all too difficult. First you’ll need an iPod Photo. If you can’t find the iPod photo on the Apple website, it’s because all iPods (not counting the iPod Mini and Shuffle) are color versions which come with photo support. Once you’ve got that, follow these simple instructions:

    Step One
    Download your map of choice from our site and save the .zip file somewhere where you can access it.

    Step Deux
    Unzip or unpack the zip file. Can’t unzip a file? Download WinZip for the PC or Stuff-It Expander for OSX.

    Step Drei
    From here it gets tricky. There are a few methods to adding images to your iPod. If you have iPhoto for the Mac (version 4.0.3 or higher, apparently) or Adobe Photoshop Album for the PC (or Mac, I s’pose) you can create separate albums.

    I am going to assume that you do not have iPhoto or Adobe Photoshop Album and we’re just going to use the simple folder solution.

    With your iPod connected, open up iTunes. I’m assuming you have iTunes. No? Get it here.

    Once you’ve got iTunes open, click the nice little iPod button in the bottom-right corner of the window. It looks like this: iPod Button

    Step Quattro

    1. Click the tab labeled iPod
    2. Click the tab in the window labeled Photos
    3. Click the checkbox labeled Syncronize photos from:
    4. Click Choose Folder…
    5. Navigate to your folder and open it.

    If there are no subfolders, that should be the last step. If you’re using a zip file that has subfolders in it, such as the All Buroughs zip file for the New York City set of maps, you have to follow these additional steps:

    1. Select the radio button labeled Copy Selected Folders
    2. Choose the folders you’d like to upload to your iPod.
    3. Select OK and that’s it!