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- My Google+ profile is on the ropes. In fact, as soon as I get out of my Android phone, I may see if I can go Google-free. I think I’ve decided that Microsoft is my faceless megacorp of choice.
- It’s another #1 class for Alabama (and by the way, the Tide signed 8% of the ESPNU 150). Also, I’ve noticed that even the most breathlessly optimistic detractors have abandoned any fantasy of Coach Saban retiring anywhere but the Capstone. Gird up, folks. This is where Alabama belongs. More hardware to come (in my house, not yours).
- RIP, Don Cornelius. I posted a video of him introducing Vanity 6 on my Facebook profile not two weeks ago. I’m not one to overvalue coincidence, so I’ll leave it at that.
- Nathan didn’t make it his first time trying out for Scholar’s Bowl. He’s got the knowledge, but he can’t yet lay his brain (and his mouth) on it quickly enough. He seems okay with it, but I told him that if it was important to him, I’d help him, and we’d see next year. (Scholar’s Bowl was kind of my thing.)
- I loved Runaway, for Gene Simmons, Cynthia Rhodes (yum!), and the smart bullets, roughly in that order. Now, in early 2012, the smart bullets are almost here.
- The CD player in the Technical Writing Express has perished. I’d been uncommonly impressed with the ’08 Versa’s service record, but this early failure yanks it back to average. I think I’ll get an aftermarket head unit with additional capabilities for my birthday.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 scared the living hell out of the boys. We had a disjointed Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, with multiple journeys to the master suite and closet lights left on and what-not. We’ll finish the series this weekend (read: on a non-schoolnight).
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For your headunit, I recommend getting something with bluetooth audio built in. My 4Runner came with it and it’s the greatest thing since tires. When I get into my ‘truck’ and start it up, it just wakes up my phone and starts playing whatever audio player was last used on my phone. This takes relatively limited selection of audio media out of your dash and instead puts it, quiet modularly, into the devices that reside within your vehicle. So now you can not only switch out what device is driving the music, but with something like a smartphone or a tablet you can choose what service to get your audio from.
I mostly listen to tech podcast on my daily commute. I use an app that subscribes to the podcasts I choose and will automatically download and queue up (in chronological order based on release date) all of the podcasts as they’re released.
Sorry terrestrial radio, I think your days are numbered. Can we have you spectrum for more 1’s and 0’s purty please.
Part II isn’t nearly as scary. It also ends on a happy note, so hopefully there won’t be any nightmares. Good luck.
Tahm, thanks. The Bluetooth is a slam-dunk, as is a USB port. I have a nice big double-DIN slot to play with, too!
WXchick, I’m glad to hear that. Thanks for the word. We’re slotting it in about 3 tomorrow, after Nathan’s basketball game but before dinner.