Now I have a new set of coasters...

[wshaffer]

Discovered this morning that the new pack of Maxell CD-R discs that I bought over the weekend doesn't play in my car's CD player, even though CD's from the old pack of Maxell CD-R discs that I've been using for years now played with no trouble at all. It's a pity that I burned 5 hours worth of audiobooks to disc before I figured this out.

A quick google suggests that my options are a) try burning the discs at a slower speed, and see if that helps or b) try different brands/sub-brands of CD-Rs until I find one that reliably works in my car stereo (and then buy a bunch of them).

Or there is option c) upgrade my car stereo system to one that has an iPod input, thus removing the need to burn stuff that I buy in MP3 format to audio CD in order to listen in the car. If I can do that without spending too much money, that might be the best option.

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[wshaffer.livejournal.com]

Actually, I have one of those: a Belkin Tunecast that I picked up back when I was commuting from Berkeley to San Jose. It allowed one to select from 4 different FM frequencies, none of which was free of actual radio signal for the entire distance of my commute. Still, I ought to dig it up and see if I can make it behave now that it doesn't have to span the entire length of the Bay Area. Or investigate newer models - perhaps they've improved them.