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Mike: The Canon 7D looks like a super sweet camera. I better spend some time before choosing a bag. Thanks Nate for the advice about the diffuser.

I bought my partner a Kindle 2 (non-DX) for Christmas and as Wayne said above, I have a DX and I love it. Using the non-DX version, I am definitely glad I got the DX. I like using the larger font (2nd to largest) since I often read with a book light in the dark. Using a large font on the Kindle 2 means changing pages more often. I don't find the Kindle DX to be too heavy. Of course, if I carry the Kindle DX, I pretty much always carry it in my backpack along with my Macbook Pro so the Kindle doesn't really add much weight. Most of the time, I use my Kindle at home though. I could imagine if one were reading on the subway, the Kindle 2 would be much better than the Kindle DX. One thing that I use my Kindle DX is for reading/searching through math papers in PDF format. In my mind, it would be very difficult to do this on the non-DX version because the screen would be too small. I also really like the auto-rotation on the DX but could live without it.

Nikon D90 (body only) Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II AF-S DX Lens 8GB SD card (30MB/s) B+W UV filter I will probably get the SB-600 flash at some point. Just trying to give my bank account a little bit of relief after the holidays. Also, need to get a bag. I have an old camera bag that will probably work for now but think I would like a toploader. Thinking about the Lowepro Toploader Pro 70 AW (I think the 65 is perhaps too small) or the Lowepro Topload Zoom 2.

Pretty mellow day with the in-laws. Slept in, returned gifts, and installed Ubuntu eee on my father-in-law's very slow Asus eee netbook (much faster than XP so far).

I could definitely see the iTablet replacing laptops and home computers for the average person (as the iPhone has already started to do).

I agree with Jin. I almost always have my computer with me but hate reading on it even though it has a nice big 15" screen. On the other hand, I absolutely love reading on my Kindle DX! After having my Kindle for some time, I had to buy a real paperback book (a book in a series that I am reading that is not out in Kindle format). I have about 20 pages left in the book and have vowed never to read a paperback again. Hardbacks are ok because the font size is reasonable and they tend to stay open without much force. I may buy a Apple iSlate iTablet iBook (whatever it is called) but I don't see myself reading complete books on it. Also, I like that I am not distracted by media or the internet when I am on the Kindle and love the *long* battery life. Of course, I may be totally wrong. I didn't think I would like the Kindle very much.

From Brent: CAKE's "Fashion Nugget" and The Beta Band's "The Three E.P.'s" Both excellent! Thanks and happy holidays!!! Brent: Glad to hear EG showed up.

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Happy (belated) birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Had my first Christmas this morning (I am celebrating Christmas with my family today and then jumping on 6am flight tomorrow morning to Annapolis to spent Christmas evening with my partner and his family). We opened gifts and then I spent the rest of the morning putting together Zhu Zhu pets stuff and a Barbie Dream House for my niece. I need a nap.

Noooooooo, not the JH13's of photo!! I am not listening to you.

I am trying to be conscious of the "weight issue" as I deciding but right now I have the DSLR itch so I am not sure a small camera like this will satisfy. I made a stop at the local winery out here in the So Cal burbs (Joseph Filippi Winery). Bought a bottle of 2005 Big Joe Barrel Blend #3 to take to Christmas dinner in Annapolis, MD. I am a fan a full bodied reds and this hit the spot. The Petit Sirah and Zin I tried were a little too light for me and had a bit of earthiness taste that didn't set so well with me (maybe Eucalyptus?). Cannot remember much about the Cab Franc anymore. The Velluto blend was also nice but since I will be checking this on the plane to MD, I didn't want to buy more than one bottle. Oh, and the tasting was free!

I used my friend's Modbook and they are pretty clunky. They are also missing good software for note taking (I tried installing Xournal "Windows Journal for Linux" on it via Fink but it did not, at least at that time, recognize the pen) and they don't have touch capabilities. I thought about getting one very seriously at some point but decided on an LE1700.

Dusty: The link above doesn't seem to work.

Looking forward to your impressions Wayne. After owning the 2005 990's and 770 pro's (stock and "Darth" Beyers), I am not expecting much from the T1's but I am keeping an open mind.

My condolences Miguel. Wish I could help you out.

Listening to Porcupine Tree's The Incident on my JH13's out of the Sansa Clip+ and it is good, very very good (not as good as with a GS-1 with good source or perhaps even the Ipod classic but damn ultraportable). I almost don't miss my home rig (almost). manaox2: That picture is awesome!

I first headed over to the local Ritz camera, it was no longer there. Not really knowing the area very well anymore, I decided to go to Best Buy. I waited forever to have someone open the DSLR case. The Canon 50D was too big, the XTi was too small and the Nikon D90 just right (well, something like that). After looking at those three, the sales women shut the case on me and said she had to do something else. After all this fun, I decided to head over to the local winery (small but decent) and taste some red wine (Petit Syrah, Zin, Cab, Cab Franc). Now I am having some of mom's homemade chili.

Ah, too many choices. Any thoughts on Nikon vs Canon? Maybe I should just start a new thread. Guess I better start by heading out to the store (cringe).

It \textbf{should}!

The D90 isn't that much more than the D40 if I upgrade the lens to the 18-105 VR lens with the D40. The one thing that is puling me to the D40 is that it is smaller and lighter than the D90. Guess I just need to get out and hold them in my hand to find out which feels best. The larger/brighter viewfinder does seem like something that I would really enjoy in the end.

Let me know what you decide. I probably don't ``need'' anything more than D40 and decent lens/flash but...