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Liese S. - Jan 31, 2012 3:41:20 pm PST #19352 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

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.


Calli - Feb 02, 2012 1:21:44 am PST #19353 of 25501
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

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.


§ ita § - Feb 02, 2012 8:29:38 am PST #19354 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

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.


Liese S. - Feb 02, 2012 9:39:23 am PST #19355 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

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.


§ ita § - Feb 02, 2012 10:31:48 am PST #19356 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

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.


Liese S. - Feb 02, 2012 10:40:37 am PST #19357 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

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.


Jessica - Feb 02, 2012 10:42:35 am PST #19358 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

What does a calendar widget do to market to a mom? I'm kinda scared.

"Keep your family connected" type messaging, meal planning tools, sponsoring mommy-blogs and parenting podcasts. Nothing to be scared of, I don't think.


§ ita § - Feb 02, 2012 10:44:21 am PST #19359 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

A widget has podcasts? I was kinda just looking for something that read existing Google calendars. Not an app. It does use Google calendars, right? Will I have to wade through a forest with a machete to get it to do just that?


Jessica - Feb 02, 2012 10:58:53 am PST #19360 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

A widget has podcasts?

No, I mean they sponsor parenting podcasts - that's who they advertise to.


Maria - Feb 02, 2012 11:03:48 am PST #19361 of 25501
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

My HTC calendar widget integrates everything--both google calendars and the facebook birthday and events calendars, plus whatever is synced from my PC.

There's a month view, an agenda view (both full-screen), and a 4x1 that lists one or two upcoming appointments. It's fine for what I need.