Thoughts

Google Reader changes things, slightly

Logged into Google Reader this morning to get my daily fix of feeds, and saw that something changed. Took me a few seconds to realize it, but it looks like they replaced the command links with nice, rounded buttons. Have a look:

The new Google Reader buttons

Those buttons used to be links. Maybe this happened yesterday, maybe it happened overnight, but I just caught it, thought it was cool, and wanted to share the news. Certainly makes for a better look.

It also looks like Robert Scoble‘s spending too much time on Twitter and not enough time on his blog. Just one new post since yesterday afternoon?

Thoughts

A lot of good things are happening

I’m pretty excited, because Canon confirmed today that they’ll be shipping out an EOS 30D to me for review. It’ll come with an 18-55mm zoom lens, which is actually going to act like a 28-88mm lens because of the 30D’s 1.6x focal length conversion factor which, being an EF-S lens, won’t be affected by the 30D’s 1.6x focal length conversion factor (thanks Erik!). So I’ll have that gorgeous camera for 30 days, and I’ll be sure to take lots of photos with it. Meanwhile, I’m saving up for an EOS 5D, and may be able to purchase one in a few months.

My blog readership is growing as well, and I don’t know yet if it has to do with my use of Twitter. At any rate, my thanks to all of the new subscribers!

Finally, I’ve just finished a review of the Fuji FinePix S9100, and I’ll likely submit it to BlogCritics tomorrow. After that, I’ll publish it here as well. While the review’s good (tooting my own horn, I know), the camera isn’t. Stay tuned for the details.