fractalnavel

finally “splurged“ on a digi-cam.  as opposed to jon (with his new d70),  i go the cheap route:  a combo digital camera / web cam / video-clip capable thingy - for under $25.  about time i had some sort of image technology here.  it's got a few drawbacks that make it mostly a stay-at-home device - no lcd pic display, volatile memory, and only 8mb at that - but i mostly wanted something cheap for recording items for insurance or sales purposes anyway, and then a web cam for im comms, as needed.  the video clip ability is a bonus.  the lack of an lcd screen makes it difficult to tell when the subject is properly framed - the viewfinder gives no indication of how far off you are in squaring the camera off, so multiple angle shots are needed to be sure one of them is right.  and the volatile memory means that if the batteries go dead before you have a chance to transfer the pics, you lose it all.  so, this is obviously not a trip-quality camera, at least not beyond a weekend, and definitely not for anything considered critical.  and i don't think it has any pda compatible drivers (will the xp ones work on pocket pc?), so tranferring to a pda probably isn't an option.  if that worked, it would make this thing at least acceptable as a roadcam.

meanwhile, here is a portrait of self, hunched over and bangin' away at the keyboard.  i would set this up as a live webcam if i was doing my own hosting.  there are other ways of “publishing” such a live feed, but they're not worth it.  i mean, really - who would be interested in a dustbunny cam anyway ?