After five days with the add-on, my thoughts. Good: routed me off the DVP (and back on again) to successfully avoid a slow-down; it updated a route “en-route” due to new traffic information. Bad: doesn’t show that the Danforth is closed this weekend for Taste of the Danforth (the image below shows today’s data, Bloor […]
Category: Gadgeteria
Why I won’t buy and e-reader (but would really like to)
I like the idea of e-book readers. Rather than printing versions of all the journal articles I’ve downloaded over the course of completing a PhD, I save the PDFs on the computer. I’ve transitioned to reading these articles on my screen at home and have a system where I can annotate the articles I’ve read. […]
My Tamron 90mm macro lens is b0rked
More correctly, I should say that the autofocus on the lens doesn’t seem to be working. I’ve been using manual focus and that, combined with the lens’ razor thin DOF when it’s at 1:1, makes the photo on the left something of an accomplishment. The plan is to drive to Amplis Foto in Markham with […]
That new iPod phone
I’m writing this about twenty minutes after the Macworld keynote and I’m sure you’ve already heard of this little gadget: the iPhone. Sure looks cool: mobile phone+ iPod + web browser. WiFi. Bluetooth. 4 & 8 GB flash memory. Seeing as we don’t live in the US, I wonder which Canadian carrier will eventually sell […]