Freedom from Want – Painting © Norman Rockwell
When I was growing up, we spent many a Thanksgiving and Christmas at grandpa’s house. Thanksgiving was a much anticipated and happy time. We would often leave Pueblo on Wednesday afternoon after dad got home from work. It was a long 7 hour drive to Haxtun in those pre-interstate highway days, so it would be really late by the time we arrived.
The Garmin Streetpilot C550 is a great GPS unit for your car. You can buy one from Amazon.com (link below).
When I decided it was time to get a new “mapping” GPS receiver for my car, I wanted a good “feature set” at a good price. I didn’t need the latest whiz bang unit with every feature imaginable, but I did want one with all the basic navigational features and a simple to use interface. After a lot of online research, I decided on the Garmin C550. I’ve had it for several months now and I am pleased with my decision. It is so well designed that I haven’t opened the manual yet (although I should do that just in case I am missing out on some neat hidden feature).
2008 SHORT LIST (Top rated cameras listed by name, sensor size in megapixels – mp, and the zoom range of the lens):
Canon PowerShot A720 IS, 8.0 megapixel sensor, 6x zoom lens range
Canon Powershot SD 790 IS, 10 mp, 3x
Canon PowerShot SD 850 IS, 8.0 mp, 4x
Canon Powershot SD 880 IS, 10 mp, 4x
Canon PowerShot SX 110 IS, 8.0 mp, 4x
Canon PowerShot G9, 12.1 mp, 6x
Fujifilm FinePix F50fd, 12 mp, 3x
Fujifilm FinePix F100fd, 12 mp, 5x
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX37, 10.1 mp, 4x
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3, 10.2, 2.5x
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8, 8.1 mp, 5x
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5, 9.1 mp, 10x
Sony Cyber-Shot DSCW-120, 7.2 mp, 4x
More cameras . . . .
Santa and children. Photo © Jim Doty Jr.
It’s the time of year when photo opportunities abound. Grab your camera and go out and take some pictures.
Photo © Jim Doty Jr.
There are times when you might want to move photos from your computer back to your camera, as is the case with the person who sent me the question below. The catch is, you need to do the right things when you download the photos to insure that you can get them back into your camera later on, and it does mean more work than with the usual digital workflow.
For serving our country in the past, the present, or the future – we give you thanks.
Remember Me (large screen version) by Lizzie Palmer.
Remember Me (small screen version) by Lizzie Palmer.
Lizzie Palmer was 15 years old when her video was broadcast on FOX News, June 10, 2007.