ita, I got a little gizmo for my 2002 Prius that NoiseDesign helped me install. I was a bit hesitant on the installation, but quickly saw it wasn't too big of a deal. I think it was a couple hundred bucks, and it interfaced with the computer screen in the prius. It stole the inputs from the CD player, which is fine. Which sounds like you might want to do, use other inputs for your ipod. There are stores here in SoCal you can go to, Al & Ed or something like that. Go in, ask them, they can give you a quote. Or click to Crutchfield, put your car info in, I think they can give you some ideas too.

Best Buy has an iPod integration unit, and apparently they charge $50 on top of that for installation. But it has no aux input, or generic USB, for connecting another device. There's a car audio place near where I used to do krav. I'll check them out. I'm sure they'll be more flexible.

I'll hunt for that aux input, Maria. I didn't see anything obvious when I was in the car, but I wasn't looking in corners. That will certainly be sufficient for a little while.

I was okay with the cassette hookup. It was no big deal, even though the quality wasn't ace. I've tried FM transmission in LA before, and they took the return, full refund. I can't work out how they can sell those with a straight face, or at least how they managed it five years ago. There was no reliable available slice in the band.

The FM transmitters still work fine for people like me.

But I put nicer stereos in every vehicle I own because I have my priorities. The Pilot is somewhat befuddling because as a 2007, it has a nice factory head unit, including built in XM. But we killed our XM for budget a year ago, and while there's an AUX button, there is, in fact, no AUX jack. Which sucks. So I'm thinking about this bluetooth speaker which is also an FM transmitter. There is actually a solution for me which includes steering wheel integration, but I have yet to decide I want to spend my money that way. First we have to replace the SO's stereo, as it doesn't work at all.

and while there's an AUX button, there is, in fact, no AUX jack.

Have you check the manual and looked everywhere? I've found (hello, rental cars) them in some strange places. Every stereo that has does have the button, has had the jack someplace. But sometimes they are hard to find.

No, I've done extensive research, and really, there's no jack. I mean, there is, but it's at the back of the head unit and it's not an aux, actually, and it's being used for the XM/CD changer. So I would have to buy a saddle to convert it to RCA and bring it to the front and plug in an adapter to get it to 1/4 inch, and I would have to give up one of the XM or CD changer to do so, and I would still of course not have any steering wheel control other than to get to whatever's plugged into the aux. But I figure at the point that I've pried off the console cover and pulled the head unit out that I might as well install something that's really functional and gets me what I want. Except of course that's much more expensive.

Yeah, my Honda Fit lacks an aux jack, too. I picked up a thingy that plays my iPhone over one of my radio channels, but the quality isn't great.

Does anyone have a recommendation for an Android calendar widget? I don't like the Ice Cream Sandwich one much. Takes up a lot of space, for one.

You won't like it, but I'm using Cozi. It's flylady induced, and it's marketed to moms. But it does work great with keeping the SO & I on the same page.

If I wasn't, I would be trying DayTimer Plan2Go. It syncs with Outlook, Google, Yahoo, even pulls in your birthdays and events from Facebook if you want. But a) it costs, and b) now that I look at it, I don't see that it actually has a widget.

What does a calendar widget do to market to a mom? I'm kinda scared. I'm okay with the calendaring I have no, and I've also installed Executive Assistant Free on my tablet to pull my Google calendar info and my Touchdown into one widget. But it's not so good that I want to install it on the phone if I can find something a) not ugly and b) flexible in terms of sizing.

Well, I mean, first it's called Cozi with an i. There's a red flag right there. Heh. It's probably nothing you'd notice in the widget, it's just the program as a whole is not a businessy type of thing. It has a shopping list and place where you can keep track of "family memories," you can import your kids' school schedule, that sort of thing.

The widget is available 2x3, 3x3, 4x2, 4x4. I use it 4x2 over top of my Astrid premium 4x2, so those two take up that whole screen. But it works; it caused me to remember I had the convention scheduling call today, so I had the papers out and ready when they called.