Spike: Lots of fuss over one girl. Other things to do around here--important things. Angel: You know that whoosh thing you do when you're suddenly not there anymore? I love that.

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Dana - Dec 07, 2005 8:30:19 am PST #5887 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Yes, there are several on the IRS website like that. How very un-useful.


Rick - Dec 07, 2005 10:14:18 am PST #5888 of 10003

Speaking of PDFs, is there an innexpensive program that will allow you to modify them? I'm thinking here not of forms but of simple copies of documents. What I'd like to do is the equivalent of underlining or writing notes in the margin.


Lee - Dec 07, 2005 11:30:41 am PST #5889 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Acrobat Pro will let you do that, but I don't know how much it costs for a single user.

eta: Amazon lists it for $390 [link]


Dana - Dec 07, 2005 11:50:55 am PST #5890 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Okay, so according to iLounge:

Cassette tape adapters are today the second-best sounding way to connect an iPod to a car...FM transmitters are almost universally guaranteed to have a higher noise to signal ratio than good cassette adapters, but they may be the only option for people whose cars do not have tape players.

When I went browsing at Best Buy, the sales guy mocked me for considering a tape adapter. He said it was fine "fifteen years ago." So I didn't get very far, since I ended up wanting to shove a Nano up his ass.

I know people have talked in here about the FM transmitters and talked about static and sound quality. Does anyone have an iPod-car solution they adore? We're leaning toward the FM one because we'd love to be able to transmit to radios in the house, so it would have to be one that didn't have a cigarette-lighter-adapter thing permanently attached.


§ ita § - Dec 07, 2005 11:54:02 am PST #5891 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I tried two different FM adapters and never found a frequency that worked in my car. Regardless of that, the sound quality was going to be lower than cassette, even if the tech is cooler.

Better quality than a tape adapter is going to be one of those direct-to-console inputs -- Rio got one, I think, and so did a co-worker. He loves his. I can google if you want -- that solution requires actual installation.


Kristen - Dec 07, 2005 11:54:07 am PST #5892 of 10003

I hate the FM transmitters. The sound quality is ridiculously poor in my area. I use the Monster casette adapter. That Best Buy dude can bite me.


Gris - Dec 07, 2005 11:55:12 am PST #5893 of 10003
Hey. New board.

Agreed. Cassette adapters are better if you can do them, and built-in solutions are best.


SuziQ - Dec 07, 2005 11:55:58 am PST #5894 of 10003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Ooooh, timely discussion. I was thinking the FM transmitters sounded like a good idea, but no, eh?

Other options would be????


Dana - Dec 07, 2005 11:57:04 am PST #5895 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I tried two different FM adapters and never found a frequency that worked in my car.

That's one of my concerns too -- the airwaves around here are pretty crowded.

Better quality than a tape adapter is going to be one of those direct-to-console inputs

At this point, I think anything requiring installation is out.

That Best Buy dude can bite me.

Believe me, I'm tempted to go back there, find him, and tell him how much he can bite me. And you.


Dana - Dec 07, 2005 11:57:54 am PST #5896 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Maidengurl, this is iLounge's rundown of tape adapters, with a summary of what they don't like about FM transmitters.

[link]

The cassette adapters are also substantially cheaper.