You know those times when you’re bored, and you turn to your phone for help? Well, if you get done reading email, texting aimlessly, and playing your favorite puzzle game, now you can download your financial transactions and categorize them. See?! I knew you’d be excited.

No, I’m not joking. I actually have been meaning to get a better handle on my budget, and one of the prerequisites is to know what kind of stuff you’re spending the money on. So yes, I will actually be making use of this seemingly boring feature.

But I’m also a major Excel geek, so your mileage may vary.

Unfortunately, I had a trip coming up, and I needed something to charge my MP3 player (tragically not an iPod…), and so I found myself looking for the “official” car power adapter for a Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen. If you’re an iPod owner, let me just tell you that it’s not easy to find accessories for anything else. I went to Radio Shack, Ritz Camera, and The Sharper Image, but I was out of luck at all three.

I was just about to give up, when I happened to walk by Tall’s Camera. I knew it was hopeless, but I was desperate. As expected, when I asked if they had any car power adapters, they said they had nothing– and they definitely didn’t have anything for my Nomad Jukebox. But, just as I was about to walk out the door, the guy there asked if I had a regular power cord for my MP3 player. I told him I did, and he revealed this wonderful invention.

Why aren’t all universal car power adapters like this?