Need Help, Education & Advice

[tombogan03884]

I have the solution. It's called the "radio". It's what I personally use and swear by. The best thing........it's FREE.

Call me whatever you want, but I think all the emphasis on these modern gadgets is nothing but a waste of time and money. I (reluctantly) have a cell phone that all it does is make calls, no text, no internet, no coffee maker, no space shuttle launching pad. My computer is connected to wires coming out of the wall of my house, and if I want to use it, I have to stay in one place.

I guess I'm just not a techno junkie.

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[Rob10ring]

Radio doesn't do much on a plane, or in the middle of the desert. Also. it's not free. Someone has to pay. A sponsor pays for the programming and the listener pays by having to listen to what the sponsor wants to tell you. There are also "free" programs that you can dl and load on a digital audio player - like Michael Bane's podcasts.

[MikeBjerum]

You guys are a lot of help!

However, I've been busy at a Lions pancake feed most of the day, I'm leaving the office early, and I'm headin to Omaha!

A few notes based on my quick browse (I will read Sunday night when I get home):

The dinglebarry is the bossman's and I don't want my personal stuff at his whim;
I love 8 tracks, but the match book that keeps the cart tight flies out on the motorcycle;
I might have forgotten to mention - most of this is for motorcycle riding.  I can handle a couple hundred miles of listening to myself, but 15K is beyond my tolerance level!

Thanks!

Will be back after the weekend ... Please behave, so my recliner is available for me in the "corner" 

[Hazcat]

You guys are a lot of help!

However, I've been busy at a Lions pancake feed most of the day, I'm leaving the office early, and I'm headin to Omaha!

A few notes based on my quick browse (I will read Sunday night when I get home):

The dinglebarry is the bossman's and I don't want my personal stuff at his whim;
I love 8 tracks, but the match book that keeps the cart tight flies out on the motorcycle;
I might have forgotten to mention - most of this is for motorcycle riding.  I can handle a couple hundred miles of listening to myself, but 15K is beyond my tolerance level!

Thanks!

Will be back after the weekend ... Please behave, so my recliner is available for me in the "corner" 

Absolute proof that 'you been there!" 

[Rastus]

I'm am so out of touch that out kids try to deny my existence.  I am so out of touch with modern electronics my boss is ready to slap me upside the head with the blackberry he got us all for work and I can answer and call out with, but that's about it ...
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HELP!!!

Of course I'm asking this just before I leave for a busy weekend, so a lot of stuff may not get read until late Sunday night.

I'll help you out on this one.  I've got one I'll give you in the box when you get to USSA next week.  You won't owe me a dime.  It's a 1GB mp3 player new in the plastic.  Just one catch, you've got to post a picture of it...sort of like MB wearing his Canon safe lock on his neck.

This aside, and especially if you need one for the drive, buy something that will play mp3 and wma files with an FM player in it.  wma files sound better, take a bit more space, but for music seem better than mp3.  I have an old 256MB Creative player that does the mp3 and wma files with FM...it pulls apart (AAA battery 1/2, player the other 1/2) and the player plugs directly into a USB port...really handy and you don't have to remember cords.  You ougtha do real well for way under 100 bucks.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10652330#ProductDetail No radio, but 50 bucks and does all the other stuff you really need with 4 gb.  But then, I usually just put the podcasts on a CD-R disc and use that.....

http://www.walmart.com/iRiver-8GB-MP3-Player-E100/ip/10755900  I like this one a little better for 70 bucks, it has twice the storage at 8gb but also has a micro SD card slot. 

Do you want me to drop a few podcasts on that mp3 player for you?

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[twyacht]

I guess recommending my portable record player and Bay City Roller 45's are out?

 

[JSC3ATLCSO]

I guess recommending my portable record player and Bay City Roller 45's are out?

 

What is this "RECORD PLAYER??  and BAY CITY ROLLER'S" you speak of?

;D

[Timothy]

I have some iPod adapters for sale.....




 

[tombogan03884]

I have some iPod adapters for sale.....




 

I haven't seen those since the 70's 

[alfsauve]

I got my feet wet with the iPod Nano (3rd gen).   I wanted it for several things.   Pictures being primary.  Some one asks about the kids...out comes the iPod.   About the grandkids....out comes the iPod.....ask about shooting........out comes the iPod.  I have personal pictures, gun porn, ham radio stuff, pictures of my show and technical stuff on there.

The iTouch has a bigger screen but this was a way to try out the technology.

Music and pod casts were second and I really don't use it that much.   I did at first but not so much....I'm not a big music "listener".   I do listen to some podcasts when I mow the lawn, but that's only once a week during the summer.  If I traveled more I'd probably listen more.

My biggest disappointment is the inability to store any meaningful size documents or databases.  I wanted to hold a complete listing of hams in GA, but the documents on the Nano are pretty limited in size. 

My next move will be an iTouch.   I can use the bigger screen and the many applications.  Maybe for Christmas