Hardware I Use

Things I Use

Yes, I've omitted any real details for the time being. But as of 2011 August 15, the above list is fairly accurate. I plan on selling in the near future my PowerShot G9, then replacing it with either Canon's newest equivalent semi-pro compact in the G series or with the more compact S90 or its successor if available.

Suprisingly to me, I have found that, since purchasing the iPad 2, I have used my Kindle drastically less. My initial feeling about the Kindle was that it had a tremendously comfortable screen for reading e-books without having to stare at a backlit screen for hours on end. But my reading list doesn't include typical mass market paperbacks. Rather, I tend to read technical manuals of the computer-related nature, many of which have programming code examples which require very specific formatting. So while I still think the Kindle is brilliant and easy on the eyes for “general” reading, its formatting capabilities seem a bit “less than” when compared to the print-equivalent formatting of a PDF document, or even the formatting of an ePub e-book that Apple's iBooks and Barnes & Noble's Nook use. I've found that if I turn the brightness down all the way on the iPad when reading in normal indoor light, my eyes don't mind so much — not nearly as much as I anticipated. In addition, I've found the iPad 2&039;s battery life to be very sufficient. Regardless of how much I use the iPad on any given day, the battery doesn't drain so much that I find myself scrambling for the charger.