digital.....

for a while now, i've been keeping an eye out for a cheap digital camera. having majored in photography, every once in a while i have the urge to carry one around again kick in- usually for no good reason. but there are times it would be handy at work, and i don't really want deprive my better half of the camera the day the young'un does something intensely cute.

i lucked out. a co-worker had one they don't use since their hubby won a newer canon at a golf tournament. they find it more user friendly. i got a nice little sony cybershot dsc-p52 3.2 megapixel camera for $40, including a decent memory card. (good little camera, nice features, and if it gets damaged or stolen, not the end of the world.)

here's a tip for everyone. maybe even a moral. when you sell any used electronic device that stores data - make sure you wipe said data off. completely. i know, i know.... common sense, right? ok, maybe not a "moral", but a warning. a reminder.

i've read stories of used blackberry's being sold on e-bay, complete with corporate rolodexes and sensitive e-mail. i also heard about a guy who bought a used laptop and had nothing but trouble with it. he couldn't get a response from the guy he bought it from - but all of the original owner's data (including photos) were still on it. a website was born. along with a lawsuit shortly after. i guess he finally got a response.

in my case, i got free porn. it was on the original small memory card they throw in for free as a joke with every digital camera. i guess they missed checking that one. i didn't ask for details, i just formatted it. and gave her a hard time. oh look... stadium in summer, stadium in winter, pair of boobs. i got part of the story - guess it was a hell of a party.

i didn't really want to know any more than that.

ah, yes - the digital age.

let's hear it for civilization. or whatever passes for it here in our end of the world.

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photo credits:

• sony's website for the marketing shot of their camera
• me, for the young'un doing something intensely cute, on said new sony camera. think of it as a daddy blog moment.