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To: Ausdauer who wrote (10309)	4/12/2000 2:38:00 PM
From: Paul Senior	Respond to of 60323

Kate and thread: Lot of info. here today to digest. Here are a couple more observations: I've just noticed my new Gateway computer comes loaded with Picture It! Express. With what appears to be a click-through video on how to use it. I like all that! Gives me the opportunity before I buy a digital camera to see how difficult it'll be for me to get pictures out of the thing.(Computer stuff is NEVER easy for me! -- And I've still got my 'new' APS camera which I'm finding I'm not using much at all.) Having Picture It! software already installed is good for me also because it relieves me of having to spend time weighing software alternatives. (Other people might see that having preinstalled software or this particular software installed as a negative, but for me (given my level of knowledge/skills/abilities/available time), I'm pleasantly surprised to find it in my program files.) I see an an ad (p.183,5/00 "Wired") for Panasonic's new(?)PalmCam. Headlined: "Panasonic introduces the first digital still camera that can capture up to 1,500 images on one disk." It uses SuperDisk(R)Diskettes. I don't like that SNDK alternative! -g- And in the spirit of ads that describe features rather than benefits to the consumer, I read "In fact, the camera comes equipped with a USB port so you can even transfer files from your computer to the camera", and that line is underneath a line that says, "(the PalmCam) can even be used as an external SuperDisk drive for your home computer". This means nothing to me-- I either don't have the brains or knowledge or imagination to figure out why I would want to transfer files to a camera or how to use this capability or how it relates (if it does at all) to easy/convenient digital photography which is why I read the ad in the first place. I'm a fan, generally, of Panasonic stuff. I favor their consumer products over Sony's which I find overly featured, difficult to use, and seemingly more expensive than competitors. Paul.