New camera received

I received my camera (a new Canon SX1IS) and all its accessories from Newegg, and have been working to understand all of its bells and whistles. It’s interesting in that this is the first camera I’ve ever had that I really NEEDED to read the directions on; it’s relatively complex and some of its features are pretty obscure. So far, the images I’m getting are good, and the videos are fun, but its autofocus is not all that effective at close ranges, and the manual focus feature is a huge PITA. The size is definitely in-line with my expectations – it’s much smaller and easier to manage than our previous Sony DSC-R1. More later when I have the time for a complete run-down.

Windows 7 Release Candidate officially available

I had already downloaded (via a .torrent) Build 7100 of Windows 7, but it’s now available on Microsoft’s site. I haven’t installed it yet over my existing build 7068 installation, but will soon. The keys may have changed from the beta release; in any case, though, they’re readily available from Microsoft’s site or via a quick google.

My advice to anyone running Vista: get Windows 7.