New scann0r

I got a Canon LiDE 35 this past weekend. I wasn't sure it would work with my older computers because I don't have any USB 2.0 ports. It works just fine. It's really nice. It even comes with a fairly fully-functional photo manipulation app that basically does everything I need.

So now I can start personalizing the visual side of my web presence. Not that I couldn't create images from scratch directly on the computer, but it's really not the same. I like being able to pull that human texture/touch into the computer from out here in the physical world, even if when push comes to shove I can't actually draw well (and have sloppy handwriting). It has character, I guess.

Also, scanners have improved since I used them last. Not only are they light as air and able to get all their power right off the USB cable, but you no longer have to prescan and draw a rectangle around your image; it does that automatically. And an $80.00 scanner does a great job; anyone who spends upwards of several hundreds for better quality is on crack.