First, we’ll get through with the boring stuff:

iPod bartender 1.1, changes since 1.0

1. Minor typos, drink omissions fixed
2. change to .link files to list the drinks, store all drinks in a /db/ subfolder.

What does this accomplish? Well, it frees up some space on your iPod, which can only have ~ 1000 notes active at any one time. Now, rather than duplicating files across our 16-category database, we have our 230 drinks stored in one folder, and use files to link to them. It’s more sensible.

Live Preview

Now here’s what’s more fun about the revamped iPod bartender and iPod bartender shuffle page: live preview. If you have IE 6 for Windows (oy), Mozilla, Firefox or Safari, simply select your iPod bartender shuffle criteria, as before, but instead of clicking “download iPod bartender shuffle,” click “live preview.” Voila! You can see exactly what drinks were randomly selected for you, on the iPod to your right. Clicking the forward and back buttons navigate the generated list, and clicking the play button downloads the boozemix.

And for the truly fearless among us, the “download iPod bartender shuffle” button will still download, randomly and unseen, a list of drinks that match your criteria. Now it’s really for the most experimental among us!

Let me know what you think.

The iPod shuffle is a party, at least according to Apple’s latest commercials . However, what if your regular party plans consist of a little more than your garden-variety rumpshaking? What if you like to throw a few libations into the mix?

Well, fret no longer, iPod owner. Now you can carry around a whole lot more than music in your pocket.

Introducing the iPod bartender, and the iPod bartender shuffle.

The iPod bartender places more than 200 popular drink recipes onto your iPod, in 16 easily navigatable categories, for free!

The iPod bartender shuffle, however, is a different animal entirely. This web application lets you pick from fifteen drink categories, specify a number of drinks to download, and name a BoozeMix. Then, you can transfer the resulting drinks into your iPod’s notes folder, and later, when you’re at the bar, you can see what you’re in for. Hey, it’s like Apple says – life is random.