I'm realizing that part of what makes these cars feel so solid is the malleable, flexible nature of much of the materials used... they absorb shocks and the compression/expansion from temperature variations. The material along the side of the shifter console was easily flexed with just some fingernail pressure to allow the wire to be tucked away neatly, all the way down to the cupholders.
iPod/Cassette Adapter install
Works really well. Even with the 2002 Nav screen, there is enough space to tuck the wire from a generic Radio Shack cassette adapter cleanly in the screen's "seam."
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Did I mention I love my iPod? :thumb:
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And it sits nicely in the front cupholder, easily accessed by passenger or driver.
I might eventually get a cell-phone mount to hold it, but it doesn't really seem necessary.
Extreme tunage! :thumb:
I might eventually get a cell-phone mount to hold it, but it doesn't really seem necessary.
Extreme tunage! :thumb:
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Re: Hey Plaz!
Ahhh....
I'd love to have NeXT-like tear-off menus in OS X, but I fear the "the menu bar must always, always, invariably be at the top" UI dogma from hardcore old-school Mac DTS guys will prevail.
Nice that the Dock can be moved around these days, though. :thumb:
I'm sure you guys still have an Open-step-esque "OS X on Intel" skunkworks project going on somewhere in the bowels of Infinite Loop, too... but I won't ask you about that. :eeps:
The other thing I miss about the old NeXT systems is NX-Hosting. Not sure if the demise of Display Postscript killed that... can Quartz do that nifty trick? I have yet to see any real elegant implementation like that since NeXT boxes... the program running on one machine, while the interface runs on another. Sweet stuff.
I'm both jealous of you, and not... I think I would LOVE to work for Apple, and to channel my Apple-passion to further the cause of their great technology, but at the same time, I bet it gets pretty freaking nuts there at times. The endless Steve anecdotes definitely make one pause when considering... :yikes:
But nonetheless, it would be my dream job.
Nice! That's an '030 cube, too, isn't it? Not even a "turbo" '040 pizzabox!Imola Ed said:
Here's a pic to bring back memories. I turned it on just to take this picture...
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Ahhh....
I'd love to have NeXT-like tear-off menus in OS X, but I fear the "the menu bar must always, always, invariably be at the top" UI dogma from hardcore old-school Mac DTS guys will prevail.
Nice that the Dock can be moved around these days, though. :thumb:
I'm sure you guys still have an Open-step-esque "OS X on Intel" skunkworks project going on somewhere in the bowels of Infinite Loop, too... but I won't ask you about that. :eeps:
The other thing I miss about the old NeXT systems is NX-Hosting. Not sure if the demise of Display Postscript killed that... can Quartz do that nifty trick? I have yet to see any real elegant implementation like that since NeXT boxes... the program running on one machine, while the interface runs on another. Sweet stuff.
I'm both jealous of you, and not... I think I would LOVE to work for Apple, and to channel my Apple-passion to further the cause of their great technology, but at the same time, I bet it gets pretty freaking nuts there at times. The endless Steve anecdotes definitely make one pause when considering... :yikes:
But nonetheless, it would be my dream job.
Sweet! Thanks, Al!alee said:Plaz, check this out: IPOD Install
When you want to kick your IPOD install up a notch, give this a roll... I bet you get much better sound quality since you're not losing anything going through a tape converter.
I predict I will do this in a couple of months!
Re: Plaz, need your help
Hope this helps!
I usually have the iPod at about 60-70% volume. Any louder than that, and it starts to distort. At that level, it's only slightly quieter than the radio or CD changer. No problem with bass response... or at least no problem that's not inherent to the MP3 compression. I did nothing with dolby... don't even know if it's a selectable option.jag3er said:What are your settings when you play the iPod in car? Dolby, volume in car and also iPod volume. I just bought a new tape adapter and I'm getting the same low volume, no bass sound. According to Apple, the iPod should be set to 1/2 volume and no Dolby setting. I did that and I can barely hear the iPod at normal volume while the BMW demo cassette plays nice and loud.
I changed the Pod's volume to max and I could hear it through the car stereo but it was really bad quality, high treble, no bass.
I have a feeling the Pod is defective. My friend's Nomad plays just fine, like listening to a CD. I do not get this.
Hope this helps!
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