Vorlon Whispers

Another Digital Camera?

I’m considering getting another digital camera. I’m looking for something compact that I can take with me everywhere. Every once in a while I come across an opportunity for a photo, but without a camera I can’t do anything. One I’m looking at is this one.

Another consideration is how much gear to I want to carry on my body. I already carry me cell phone and my Palm Pilot. Do I also need to strap on a camera too?

I know I could combine the cell phone and PDA functions, but I’ve got some programs on my Palm that I use a lot.

One is a time keeping program that has turned into my bread and butter – almost literally. Unfortunately it ONLY runs on the Palm. One of the things I like about it is it stores all its data into an Access database on my computer. I then used Crystal Reports to create just the kind of report that gives me what I need to know. I know that Crystal is overkill for this, but I do a ton of work in Crystal and it was pretty easy to do the report I wanted.

I also use Bonzai for my do to list and DayNotez for a record that I want to keep. Both programs also have a desktop version so I can move seamlessly from my Palm to my desktop.

I have an Excel spreadsheet on my Palm to track my T & E expenses as well as my mileage.

Also the Palm cost $200 but a combination PDA and cell phone is going to run a lot more. Then I’m going to have to find replacements for all the functions I already use – sigh.

The result is I have yet to make any decision on a go anywhere digital camera.

Posted by The Vorlon at February 11, 2006 10:23 AM