DIGITAL CAMERA UPDATE: People email me for camera advice all the time, but I haven’t shopped for a new camera in a while. I still love my Panasonic Lumix LX-3 — the only “complaint” is that the telephoto isn’t very long, but since I bought if for the wide-angle coverage that’s kind of inevitable — and I still love my Nikon D300. But the new issue of Consumer Reports has a big digital camera survey and if you’re interested you might check it out. They really like the Sony DSC-W300, though it seems a bit pricey to me. They also like the Canon SD880, which is considerably cheaper. In the somewhat more-sophisticated range, they like the Canon Powershot G10.

DPReview is also a good digital-camera resource if you’re interested.