I'm surprised how often I am taking quicknotes on my Sony PRS-600 eReader; you use what you have.

@Colin Stuart: Is this the one?

@lensflare: I played with macro lens in the store a bit and used Ken Rockwell's observations. In the end, I found that even though I like playing with macro a lot, I really enjoy the feel and sharpness of the 10-24. It is not quite as crisp as the f1.8 33mm, but as often as not, keep it on for family gatherings as…

Every once in a while, someone at a pot luck brings a "disposable" container with crudites, the kind that are sectioned into containers. Taking them home, with care and washing, they last a few months and separate out the veggies that we cut up after shopping. It takes up half a shelf, but it has six decent-sized…

@lensflare: Déja vu. I have the identical setup. D40, 1.8/f 35mm, 55-200, and more recently 10-24mm.

One of the authors has a first name of Po. Google Po and Edward de Bono for an amusing co-incidence. Maybe one of Po's inspirations was his mot-de-namesake.

@KeineLust90: I may be reading more slowly on my Sony PRS-600, but I read much more—because of the larger fonts.

Not for problems of graininess or blurring (I know I don't have the most stable hands, and I take a lot of experimental shots), but I figured out a couple years ago, that a single, one-time investment in a high quality 8-gig card means that I have fast response, quicker download to computer, and so far, with many many…

My favourite book cataloguer is Calibre, which was created for ebook readers (and can work with virtually all ebook readers, from Sony to Kindle to Kobo, to the obscure ones), can read multiple formats and optionally convert them, and can in the last few versions catalogue books without content (i.e. I am using it to…

@31337h4ck3r: I've been hit with this a few times, and I've caught myself saying, "is there a healthier option I can get or wait for (usually it is an ice cream or Tim's), and by saying this overtly to myself, I mostly go home and have something a little healthier instead or at least organic coffee.

Haven't had time to get the elastic yet, but my local dollar store had a faux-Moleskine journal with removable pages that is the perfect size for my Sony eReader!

I've been thinking of modding the cover for my Sony PRS-600 (touchscreen) into something similar; glad Moleskine is doing it at least for the Kindle.

@stevelong: Second that. Small, portable, and does the job.

Instead of panelboard, you can purchase a roll of stick-on whiteboard from many paint stores, and either put it on the table (if the table is old and you want it permanent, or on any flat surface if you want it removable. I've done low walls for the kids, but the tabletop might be a good idea to do next.

Nir Sofer's great NirCmd.exe (freeware, very small, portable, at [[www.nirsoft.net]]) works with all versions of windows since 95. Using it, my batch file is much shorter:

Texting is not archivable, and so is not officially allowed in many workplaces. Also, it does not have security.

to approximate Canadian cost/litre of gasoline into cost per gallon (American), I note that $3.85/USgallon = $1.00/litre If Canadian gas is, say, $.90/litre the equivalent is 9/10 of $3.85, or 3.85-.39 or $3.46 If US gas is cheaper than this then it is worthwhile waiting until I cross the border to purchase the…

I have a nightstand at home, but nightstands never seem to be convenient when travelling. I'm also thinking about putting one just outside the shower!

For five years in the '90s, my spouse, children, and I participated in Ottawa's Poverty Week. Based on the government's welfare rates, we spent the week on $37/person for the whole week, for food, transportation, entertainment—everything but rent and basic utilities (heat, hydro, water). We did not use the…

@h4nn4h: I think you missed his point, which he completes later in the paragraph: