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myPod

Shade — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:29:06 +0000

I got my car stereo situation sorted out. The gigantic OEM unit is reinstalled, thanks to the guide at http://installdr.com/. Because it’s a cassette system, I had to come up with a way to get my tunes in there…

Ingredients:

Archos Jukebox 6000
Rockbox custom firmware
cassette adapter

Optionally, add the following:

Higher capacity NiMH batteries. The Jukebox originally came with 1500mah AAs, and they’re quite old. I’m first going to try a recondition cycle on the charger and see if their life improves, but one of the four has already completely stopped responding to the charger.
Higher capacity hard drive. 2.5″ drives are cheaper all the time, and 20 to 30G is quite enough for a USB 1.0 attached player. I’m certain I don’t have nearly that much good music anyway.

google^3

Shade — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 22:12:01 +0000

Vaporware has a way of being the thing you just gotta have. I know I’d want one, and only wild speculation exists as to what a Google Cube would even be. I think even the official word from Google themselves has spawned rumors that the first rumor isn’t true. The favored quote isn’t a denial, it’s a deflection:

“We have many PC partners who serve their markets exceedingly well and we see no need to enter that market; we would rather partner with great companies.”

keyboards

Shade — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 02:41:23 +0000

No.

Yes.

Maybe.