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I have a true love for Wikipedia: I always wanted to take the power of information with in my pocket. My good old iPod, which i bought in 2005 was not good enough for the task: you'd need to install a linux on it to get the work done - well, Linux is fine on the Desktop, but not my gadgets! :D The world had to wait until 2008, when Mr Patric Collison came out with the ultimate software, an interface to the wikipedia bulk xml based database dump. On his site, you can find all information on installing Wikipedia on your iPod Touch or iPhone. I advise you to download the English dump file via The Pirate Bay, the best torrent tracker on Planet Earth. I created a dummy video about my progress: