I did the exact same thing when I went to Japan in 2002! Those recordings were fun to listen to, I need to find a working MD player so I can transfer them to my Mac.
So they are not totally sealed? I think the dust could still infiltrate through the slight cracks in the edges. Plus just how sturdy are they? Do you run a bead of glue along the edges once you have them assembled? (Not the base of course, you couldn...
I've an Acer Aspire One with XP Home. It's a refurb from TigerDirect so it was cheap, only $250USD. I still need to add an external antenna jack and stash the wireless mouse dongle in the sadly never to be used 3G hatch on the bottom. I use the Starb...
Looks like a fun place to go, informative as well. Much better than the 'old west' tourist traps here in the states. I'm also impressed with the way that their traditional culture is still kept alive.
Okonomiyaki is my favorite Japanese food (try finding a place that sells it here in Arizona!) but I'm not sure if I would like it if it didn't have the same 'mouth feel' as the real thing. Mind you, not saying I wouldn't try it.
I think that would make a fine urban safari camera. Small enough to fit into a small messenger bag but with enough features to not cause you to kick yourself for not using your 'proper' camera. Not sure of the pop up flash. Reminds of of early Sony p...
