Oh my FlowerLady, I don't think you really needed a faster card. What card did you end up ordering. I just got a regular 2gb SD card. I was told that I had to have a high speed, high capacity card, I laughed. I got the cheap card. Then yesterday there was a sale on cards at a store I was at....so I got a second card. This one is a 2gb ultra. It was only $6. more and I always buy 2 cards for each camera. If for some reason one card corrupts, you won't lose your whole photo shoot, if you use two or more cards. I didn't get rechargeable batteries as I don't know how much I will be using this camera. If it goes through a lot of batteries, and I suspect if its used a lot it will.....then I'll probably get a charger and 2 sets of batteries. I like to have a set to change out so I can still keep photographing if they decide to die while I'm in the middle of a photo shoot. I didn't get a case either. Now the resolution...you will not have to use the 12.1 mega pixels all the time. This only needs to be used if you are going to be cropping your photo or if you want to get poster size or larger prints done. For smaller photos for the web, 6 mega pixels is okay. I don't see the connection between great close up shots and resolution. You can get really close to fill the frame in macro mode with this camera. I think that is what you were looking for. You have to keep the zoom at the low end for this....at the zoomed out end you won't get a focus. So far I have been using very fine....but I will test all setting evenually. Yes we will have to experiment so find out what the capabilites of this camera are. This will be fun to share as we learn and hopefully others will join us with their experiences with their cameras. Deleting the pictures off the card, was interesting, its done a bit different on this camera. Since I use different cameras, switching from one to another can get confusing sometimes. (You should see me when I am trying to preview my pics on a film camera. hahaha) My DH was laughing at me. Trust me, not every picture I take is great. I do a lot of experimental photography, lensbaby, lomographic fisheye, camera movement, zooms, multiple exposures and stuff like that. With this kind of photography its more luck than skill. haha. Sierra

This is a question that has been addressed from time to time over on the Kitchen Forum. That's where I learned about the Leviton Out-of-Sight outlet for our cordless phone (see link). You will need to have it on hand for your electrician to look at while he is installing the outlets (before the sheetrock work is done). This Leviton outlet makes is so that you don't have the cords running across the wall from the phone to the electrical. I have it and it's working fine. As for the cell phone charging, a number of people (again over at Kitchens) have installed outlets in the back of drawers and/or those little flip out trays that you see in front of sinks. These folks leave the charger plugged in and then just close the door on the clutter. Here is a link that might be useful: Leviton Out-of-Sight Outlet

I have the Kodak Easy Share, also, with a memory card. I've found it's important to use lithium batteries (photo batteries)--they last a MUCH, MUCH longer. Janice, mine takes a moment to reset, so it isn't like an old 35mm manual that you can take several shots/second, but it isn't bad. Uploading is easy, and I can use the memory card to print directly from the printer (not uploading to the computer!).

They are 30'ish. If you haven't thought of it yet, you might consider heirlooms, or family hand me downs. I had a friend who at 50 had to drastically downsize and I helped her organize and sort though her enormous household of accumulated belongings. She wanted to toss or donate a whole ceder chest full of linens and a cigar box that had her grandfathers single edge shaver a pocket knife along with some other low priced mantiques that had been handed down and held onto. I told her no no no -don't toss, give them to the kids. She had a son and daughter in their mid twenties, and even though they were both renters, I suggested she offered them to her kids first. She didn't think they would want them, but I convinced her to at least ask them before chucking the lot. For the son, the simple gift felt like a coming of age moment, and the prefect time in his life to connect to his ancestors. The mantiques were small enough he could set them on his dresser, or tuck them in a drawer. I told her that every girl would like at least one nice table cloth and napkins, even if they're only used for a single Valentines day in her lifetime. She had a brunch and invited her daughter and her daughter's friends, where they sipped champagne and pawed through the doilies and table cloths and all the girls went home with something special, while the woman had a chance to tell the stories connected to the pieces. As far as a beginner household, a large matching set of tupperware replaces all those sour cream containers you can never find a lid to fit tightly on. A ladle, for some reason is the type of thing folks buy last like wise a whip. But a really good, heavy vegetable cutting knife always seems like an extravagance once you start shopping for them, so it's another purchase often put-off indefinitely (look for 3 rivet handle). And as simple as it seems, several matching dishtowels (4-6) washcloths (4-6) with matching pot holders make a kitchen look special, even if you are buying them at the dollar store. This post was edited by Lilylore on Sat, Oct 25, 14 at 13:25