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Welcome to the third (November 2002) issue of Photoxels! I know, I know, we are still counting, and I guess we will stop at some point in the future. Observant readers will notice a few cosmetic changes. Since we are a new zine, you can expect this site design to be kind of fluid, but hopefully each improvement goes to make this site more intuitive to navigate, easier to read, and richer in content.

Navigation Path
You will notice a navigation path at the top of each page. We believe this will help situate the page and make for faster navigation up and down a section. Of course, the tabs and left-side navigation (including a new Site Map page) are still here to help easily navigate between different sections. Be tuned for more changes in the future to make navigation even easier and faster.

Cameras
We have also gone back through our Digital Cameras section and rewritten some of the copy. We have added a couple more printable 8.5x11 in. QuickFact™ Sheet format for some of the newer cameras. Since older cameras are soon going to be replaced, we have not bothered with a printable 8.5x11 in. QuickFact™ Sheet for them. If you would like us to create one, just give us a shout and we will gladly comply.

Gift E-mail
The holiday season is almost upon us and some of us might be cringing inside as we remember the gifts our loved ones so lovingly bestowed on us last year -- gifts that still remain unused :o). If only we could leave them a hint.... Eh, that gives us a stupendous idea! Send them a QuickMail™ or print out your favorite camera's 8.5x11 in. QuickFact™ Sheet and leave it somewhere conspicuous. We pre-addressed the QuickMail™ to "honey" but you can easily substitute it for GrandPa, GrandMa, Dad, Mom, Uncle, Aunt, etc. Be creative with the message, too!

Digital Camera Buyer's Guide
In this issue, we have added a section on how to choose a digital camera after a reader asked us for our recommendations of some basic digital cameras. As you know, it is not our current policy to recommend any specific camera, so we came up with an innovative solution: in our newest section, Digital Camera Buyer's Guide, we introduce the QuickProfile™ Sheet to help you figure out what you really want a digital camera for and to help you narrow down your choices. It is important that the digital camera you eventually select is the one that is right for you. Once you have made up your mind, fire off that QuickMail™.

Photographer's Helpers
Somewhere in early October, Palm introduced their new Zire handheld Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), with a MSRP of $99. Street price will no doubt be lower than this. We now hear that Dell is also planning to introduce its handheld PDAs (also priced in that low range) ready for the gift giving holidays season. The PDA is, in our opinion, the perfect photographer's helper to keep all the important information we need at our fingertips. This makes a good affordable gift, too.

Canon History
Canon is one of the most popular brand from beginner to professional photographers. From humble beginnings to one of the most formidable camera manufacturer, read a Brief History of Canon Cameras in this issue.

Links Updated
We have updated our Links section with new links as well as removing dead links. We have added a French section because we reason that you ain't need to know the language to like the pictures (plus the fact that we are Canadians, eh?).

Welcome to Our New Visitors
During the first few weeks, we were receiving visitors from the United States and Canada only. Well, no more!

Welcome/Bienvenue/Willkommen/Recepción to our new visitors from Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldavia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

Thank you for visiting and we hope you will make us one of your regular stops on the Internet Highway. We update this site as new information is received, and put out an editorial at the beginning of every month.

How You Can Help
In October, Photoxels.com got listed in MSN, AltaVista and Yahoo! If you think this site has been worth your while, then here's two ways you can help: 1) Tell a friend about us! Simply click on the link below Today's date. 2) If you maintain a site that is also in the category of cameras and/or photography, share this site with your readers by adding a text link in your site to our site (we will also gladly return the favor). In addition, feel free to use any of the Photoxels ads we created on this site, or you may use this logo together with the text link:

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Thank You and we hope you enjoy this November issue,

The Editors