iBook as iPod

[Dave Wyman]

Does anyone use their iBook in their auto as an mp3 player, and if so, 
how do you input the music to your car's speakers? And/or how do you 
support your iBook in your car?

Of course, using a iPod would be easier, but when I'm on the go and I 
have to have my iBook with me, the iPod is a superfluous item.

I connect with a Sony tape adapter - plugs into my tape deck in my car. 
I also have an FM transmitter but I find it doesn't work nearly as well 
as the tape adapter.

Whatever I use, I discovered that my speakers in my 1995 Ford Aerostar 
don't do justice to the music - on my last extended drive, I hooked a 
couple of  portable stereo speakers up to my inverter (my iBook is 
hooked up to the inverter, too) and put the speakers up on either end 
of the dashboard. I think if I could use my little computer speakers - 
with the woofer tucked somewhere under the dash - the sound would be 
pretty cool.

The iBook itself sat on the lap of my passenger - he played DJ. I've 
thought about installing a small shelf, which I've seen friends do on 
their own vans, to hold their computers, which they typically use as 
GPS devices. But for now, when I'm by myself the iBook sits on the 
seat. I just hit Shuffle on iTunes and enjoy the music.

Dave
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