OMG…the music!
I have an ipod and an FM transmitter for the car. If you don’t know, it plugs into my ipod and sends the music to an empty FM station so I can listen through the car stereo. It’s very cool because I’m done with CDs and all my music is stored on the computer and ipod (for portability).
The transmitter needs to be tuned into a pretty empty station in order to work and be heard clearly (without static). Unfortunately there were hours and hours of driving time through the Midwest and above that for whatever reason, I couldn’t find a station empty enough to make it worth tuning into. Instead I spent hours hitting scan and bouncing between country and religious stations.
S– and I were headed out to run a quick errand today and she wanted to listen to a CD. I popped open the changer and what did I find…?
Six great CDs ranging from Tom Petty and System of a Down to Wyclef. They were there the whole time! Oh well.
I use the tape converter for my Ipod. It avoids the hassles with FM tuning. The converters are like $5 at goodwill or $10 at Radio Shack. Many new head units have 1/8th inputs so you can just plug your ipod directly in. They run about $50-$100.
Good call on the converter. The best $10 I ever spent. No more fiddling with tuning.