Happy President's Day! I think we used to celebrate both Abe and George separately in the 60s. Seems like we don't honor them as much in this joint shopping holiday (aren't all our holidays about shopping?)
I was reading an article on the 5 High Tech gadgets you could live without. Interesting concept, since most people want to know what they have to have. Number 4 on the list was Windows Vista. The article rightly said you shouldn't upgrade and you might want to wait for a new PC to get the new Microsoft system. We've had the Vista laptop for less then a week and have already locked it up several times. So much for better reliability. Now to be fair to Microsoft, the issues may have been non Microsoft software compatibility problems.
Our favorite browser, Firefox, seems to lock up more then the new Internet Explorer. You don't think that gang from Microsoft tweaked Vista to have problems with Firefox (a competitor)? Naw....Well maybe... We've also had problems with the new Vista Sidebar Gadgets not loading right. I'm sure that will be fixed in the first maintenance release.
Another one of the gadgets "Not to Buy" was 10 Megapixal digital cameras. Why? Well I have only seen about 3 printers that can print that resolution. Your normal ink jet printer can do 3 Megapixal maximum. Everything greater then that is just wasted unless you are blowing up a picture to 11" x 14" (and then one asks how big a picture can your printer print?). So save your dollars and buy a lower resolution digital camera. We still like Canon, Olympus or Nikon digital cameras. They just take better pictures!
Now one gadget I do like is the digital picture frame. My niece and nephew bought one for my brother and sister in law for Christmas. Very sweet gadget! It reads the memory cards that are in your camera and can play music. Just fill a card with favorite photos, maybe even a favorite series of songs, plug in the card to the picture frame and voila you have a slide show on your coffee table. Prices are coming down, but make sure you see one in a store before buying. Their resolution and overall aesthetics (well it is a picture frame) vary considerably.
Later...
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