The obvious solution to your problem is to punch a hole in the universe, and then switch your car with your doppelganger's mirror-universe car, which can only play the "top" side of cassettes.
You know, I always miss the easy solutions!
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Steph L. - Sep 08, 2009 7:25:29 am PDT #11136 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Gudanov - Sep 08, 2009 7:31:10 am PDT #11137 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
My solution would probably be aftermarket radio with rear USB. Put the USB port in the glovebox and play music off a flash drive or attach an iPod in the glovebox and control it through the radio controls. Simple except for the expense of the radio, the potential ugly factor depending on the dash of the car in question, and having to do or pay for the installation.
Jon B. - Sep 08, 2009 7:33:00 am PDT #11138 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
It's a cool one that plugs into the lighter, but holds the dock up so that you can see it/manipulate it easily. It has a system of interlocking pieces so that you can tilt it up, down, driver's side, passenger side.
I had the same one (until I sold my car). It was a fun design.
StuntHusband - Sep 08, 2009 7:37:29 am PDT #11139 of 25501
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
I have a tapedeck adapter (my car is 10 years old, before carrying MP3 players in the car was commonplace); it plugs into the dataport on the bottom of the iPod (or iPhone) and it's pretty good sound (a little tape-hissy, but really...I'm not expecting audiophile silence in the CAR) - and if I want to, it also has a cigarette-lighter power adapter module.
Alas, it's all pointless in the now-dead car. Poor EEEgor.
Vortex - Sep 08, 2009 8:04:33 am PDT #11140 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I much preferred the tape adapter for the iPod than the FM transmitter, but the new car didn't have a tape deck.
le nubian - Sep 08, 2009 8:08:21 am PDT #11141 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Steph,
I got an aftermarket solution whereby I got a cable installed in the back of my car stereo that connects to my ipod.
Crutchfield is the place where I bought the kit online. If you are braver than I, you might be able to install it yourself. I paid an installer to do it.
javachik - Sep 08, 2009 9:38:31 am PDT #11142 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Jessica - Sep 08, 2009 9:43:41 am PDT #11143 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't think so, since I have my permissions set to only allow downloads of the original images to logged-in friends & family. (It doesn't look from the description like you have to log in to your Flickr account from within Flump.)
But thanks for looking! I think I'll just send him a DVD with all the pics on it instead.
le nubian - Sep 08, 2009 9:48:32 am PDT #11144 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
dcp - Sep 08, 2009 1:26:24 pm PDT #11145 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
My dad wants to know if there's a way he can batch download from one of my Flickr sets
Jessica, I found this reference to Flickr downloadr, but I haven't tried it myself.