Well, I tried to get gtkpod 0.99.2 running today, but with minimal success. It compiles fine, but without MPEG 4 support, which is needed for AAC and video handling. The problem seems to be with faac’s libmp4v2. It seems to require config.h, which is a generic part of the autoconf setup, and has no place [...]

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New clutch, cover, and throwout bearing. This was easy as pie, partly because the newer trans necessitated converting to a newer style clutch cover, which didn’t require the delicate alignment the old style did.
Transplanted the spring for the clutch actuating arm from the old trans to the new. Easy once I got [...]

My pop came up yesterday to help me pull the engine and trans. Work obligations and weather have prevented me from doing anything on the Ghia for many months, but I have a week of vacation to tinker. We got the engine out in pretty short order, and the trans soon after. I was told [...]

I bought a Nokia 770 today. It’s pretty cool, but I’m still getting used to the handwriting recogniton. It’s not easy for me, I have horrible handwriting. Read on for the skinny.
You probably already know what the 770 is already. If not, start here. I’ll try to keep this pretty short.