Questions on iPod
 

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Just use the mini rca connector available at Radio Shack or Apple. I have a radio in my car with a front panel external input jack. So I plug my iPod right into it.

If your head unit lacks aux connectors, try

http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/ISEO-rgbtcspd/learningcenter/car/peripherals_installation_guide.html?page=3

and for iPod instructions

http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/ISEO-rgbtcspd/learningcenter/car/ipod/ipod_installation.html?page=5

thanks to bell, I got one of these

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-JkiqHg0q90v/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=251550&I=026EFM01

For music downloads I use iTunes Music Store, the price is pretty similar to everyone else ($0.99/song) and the software is great.

Try podcasts, I am enjoying them. Also at iTMS and free.

Also if you like books on tape, books on iPod are good especially for long drives. Just rent a book on CD from the library and rip it into iTunes.

Paying for music.....as in money....such a foreign concept.....

:)

I guess the only thing I did to customize mine was change the default music catagories. I thought catagories like 'rock' were a bit general, I broke things down.

You also may want to increase the import quality. Its 128k by default. Bump that up to 224 or 320. That will take up a lot more space, but the music will sound way better, especially if you play it over a quality home system.

www.allofmp3.com - very cheap, based in Russia and almost legal!

Not real big on downloading anything from russian websites. Every time I do, Norton seems to have a fit.....

You only need two resources;

1) www.ipodlounge.com

2) Get iTunes. It's free. It's fantastic. (Windows and Mac)

I love audio books and have 6 of them on my iPod right now. When I rip my own, though, I get a problem. It remembers where I left off, which is good. If I pause and switch to a song, it remembers and picks up just fine. But, if I pause and let it fall asleep during an audio book, it loses the place, and I have to hold menu+select to get it to wake back up. I've made it a habit of just switching to a song and then turning off, but I don't think I should have to do that... any ideas there? It's just a goofyness. The iTunes store audio books don't have this problem, btw.

pbs911: Don't even consider the iTrip. It worked well when I lived in the middle of nowhere, since there wasn't a station anywhere near its frequency. I spent two hours on the road yesterday, though, and could only get it to sound good by holding the iPod up to my head... it was using me as an antenna, I guess. Yes, I got some looks.