I’ve been thinking of buying a Kindle 2. Still haven’t made up my mind; $359 buys a lot of.. well.. stuff. After reading through several reviews, I’m leaning away rather than towards. Any opinions?
Monthly Archive for February, 2009
I’ve been playing with the Safari 4 beta this morning. Quick, nice UI, seems stable enough. However, it breaks GrowlMail. Go to /Library/Mail/Bundles and delete GrowlMail.mailbundle if you won’t miss GrowlMail. Otherwise, roll back to Safari 3.
Update 20090504: fixed with Growl 1.1.5 beta 1
Now, a few words on looking for things. When you go looking for something specific, your chances of finding it are very bad. Because of all the things in the world, you’re only looking for one of them. When you go looking for anything at all, your chances of finding it are very good. Because of all the things in the world, you’re sure to find some of them. — Daryl Zero
I can’t get that quote out of my head today.
Canon let fly a whole flock of new cameras today. The most interesting is actually not new, just new to U.S. release. The SX1-IS has been available in Europe for some time. The camera is similar to the SX10 (and S5/S3 etc. prior to that) but has one notable feature that makes it very attractive and relatively unique: it can shoot 1920×1080 video @ 30fps with stereo sound (h.264 encoding). Combine that with a 28-560 optical zoom, a 10MP CMOS sensor for stills with RAW support, EVF and articulating view screen, and a hot shoe, and it becomes a compelling all-in-one.
Also released: the SX200IS, a 12X (starting at 28mm) point-and-shoot that captures 720p video. Though its size/zoom ratio is attractive, I am doubtful that its 12.1MP sensor will perform very well in comparison to the comparatively less dense 10MP imager in the Panasonic LX3, which has shifted my expectations as to what a P&S should be able to do with regard to noise.
If you don’t know what “euchre” is, “Pocket Euchre” is probably not what you might think. What it is is probably the single most compelling reason for me to buy an iPhone yet. I know that sounds silly, but that’s how much fun euchre can be. Especially when you can play it in your pocket.
I used to think Top Gear was probably the best show on television. After watching tonight’s season premiere episode, I don’t think so anymore; it’s a stone cold fact.
The Christian Science Monitor writes about Patrick Davids, who keeps watch for sharks in Cape Town and has a fascinating back-story of triumph over addiction and adversity.
“There are more scary, two-legged sharks on land who come into your house…. I’d rather take my chances in the ocean than land”
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