Archive Jun 10, 2005
Smileys and Emoticons, oh my!
Smileys are everywhere. Emoticons, they were once called. I still remember the first time I saw one of those sideways smileys. I thought it was nothing more than a flaky modem connection – until someone physically tilted my head to the side (simultaneously curing me of a stiff neck). Well, now I've seen a few [...]
The Best Digital Camera, Ever
The Best Digital Camera, Ever As a rule, I don't buy a new device unless I've sold the old one first. The only Nikon I'll ever own went to a happy geek just north of Seattle, but not before I could get my hands on a hot little replacement: the Canon Powershot S2 IS. Canon's [...]
Canon: My Favorite Digicams
Immediately after realzing that Sony was screwing over the industry, I sold my DSC-S70 and moved over to a completely different brand. Everybody had good things to say about Canon, and they were a recognized name. My first Canon was a PowerShot G2, based on countless reviews stating that the company had listened to its [...]
Sony: My First Digicams
I've owned a few digital cameras in my life… starting with the Sony Mavica FD7 (and continuing throughout the Mavica floppy series up to the FD95). That was back when serial cables were the norm, and removable media was very expensive. There are times I miss the idea of recording to a floppy disk – [...]
