Dollar Tree, Subway and the Cheap Tekkie…

Tripod, cables for $2.
Tripod, cables for $2.

I have a Canon digital camera, a PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH (whatever that means), and I am happy with the quality of photos it takes, ease to carry around, and ease to transfer photos from the camera to my PC or laptop.

The photo above shows two items that I purchased,* to use with the camera.  I bought a small tripod and a USB transfer cable at Dollar Tree at different times.  But, you got it, the total for the two items was $2 plus tax. *[I am not sure if this was the original cable, but I did purchase an extra cable at Dollar Tree for this purpose.]

One can never have too many transfer cables.  You need one at the office, one at home and one in your automobile.  Although, no matter how many cables you buy, you may at some time end up with 3 cables at the office and none at home or in your car, when and where you need them.

The tripod allows me to set the timer on the camera and take this picture

Bill using tripod.
Bill using tripod.

instead of holding the camera and taking this one.

Bill holding camera.

Okay, so I’ll admit that maybe a lens cover would help me take a better picture, but you get the idea.

Now why did I mention Subway?  It is obvious that I do find comfort in food, but about a month ago, as I was eating half of one of their $5 foot-long subs, I realized what a generous sacrifice they were providing in these tough economic times.  Where else could I get a filling lunch for just a little over $2.50?  Surely, they also need to make a profit during this depressive period, but someone in authority made a decision to sacrifice…  and, I appreciate the effort.

Bill

Evernote

Have you ever used Evernote? I wonder if most fac/staff know about it. It’s like Microsoft OneNote, but online and free. Accessible from any computer, of course.

Melissa

Melissa Miller, Ph.D.

https://www.evernote.com/

Thanks Melissa!

This app could be addictively useful.  A free account with 40 MB of usage per month.  It has a web (browser) interface, an installable app on your laptop or PC (that syncs will all the other media) and if you have Internet capabilities on your phone, you can throw away those little slips of paper you wrote your grocery list upon.

The PC app install can add an Evernote icon to your browsers, so if you are on a web page and want to drag and copy a bit of text or a photo and have a link back to it in an Evernote, then it’s quick and easy.

You can create separate “Notebooks” to categorize your posted notes. e.g. Food, Project, Technical, How to…, etc.

Post It Note on Evernote via cellphone
Post It Note on Evernote via cellphone

*Above.  I took a picture of the PostIt Note instructions and uploaded that image to my Evernote site.  I then logged into my Evernote site via my phone and opened that image.  I’ve got the instructions wherever I have cell access.

Here is a Jing presentation that I created while on the EVERNOTE site showing some of the interface and features:  http://screencast.com/t/MWQ4YjNkNTA

 Bill