Anti-Menu Guard

Don't mess with this dog you menu guys! He'll rip you apart!

I know that everyone is always complaining about the menus that are slipped under your door on the upper east- or west- side of the city, but I like getting the menus. Someday, maybe I'll do a collage of them. At this point I have about 50 menus in my top drawer. Everything from Indian to Italian. It's like a free subscription to what's available. Introduction to the great melting pot. The only thing I don't like is when they slip a menu under the door late at night. Cat hears it. Thinks its a mouse. Jumps down from the loft (and he's pushing 17 pounds now) so there is a thud, and scrambles to the door only to be disappointed to find the latest Thai menu. Oh well. Now that he's up he needs to patrol the rest of the house and make sure nothing has moved around since he went to bed. And then it's time for a crunchy late-night snack. And then: hop, hop, and one final hop takes him back up to his big carton in the loft.

Epson Perfection V750-M Pro

From the just in dept, from Barrett, new Epson Scanner with wet mount capability!

I need all my reporters now, since I'm still suffering with the bronchitis and haven't been sleeping well at all.

Kodak sees Two Roads

From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, by Ben Rand (sent to me by Barrett)

Kodak believes that as the industry evolves, some photographers will continue to use film, some will prefer digital imaging and some will use both technologies, says Mary Jane Hellyar, president of Kodak's film and photofinishing systems group.

"Many people portray our industry as a winner-take-all battle between digital and film. But it is not that at all," Hellyar will tell reporters at the 82nd annual Photo Marketing Association International convention, which starts Sunday in Orlando, Fla. "By focusing on technologies, you miss the most important element, the end user."

That end user, she says, has a range of needs. For instance, an estimated nine out of 10 professionals use digital cameras — but of that number, Kodak estimates that two-thirds still use film for a portion of their work. Among consumers, Kodak says that half of U.S. households continue to use and process film and single-use cameras.

Read the full article (opens new window)