"Buying a point-and-shoot digital camera seems easy enough. Just pick your price range, get as many 'megapixels' as possible, a high zoom capability and you're all done, right? While that's certainly what the camera industry wants you to think, alas, like with most things involving technology, it's not nearly as simple as it seems. Even if you're a casual photographer shopping for an automated, pocket-size, point-and-shoot model, the landscape is filled with myths and traps that can lead you to the wrong decision. So here's a rundown of the seven most common pitfalls digital camera buyers encounter and how to avoid them."
The myth of the megapixel (via J. Walk).
Other links today:
+ "One entomologist named a species of owl louse Strigiphilus garylarsoni as a tribute to The Far Side cartoonist Gary Larson who is known for his humorous depictions of bug hunters." So The Hobbit's been discovered - who verifies and names such new discoveries?
+ "It's no surprise that the Brits who grew up listening to John Peel have been filling message boards with their fond memories of him. What is surprising is that Americans are doing the same." How John Peel helped shape American musical taste.
+ International tipping etiquette. Very useful.
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