Camera reviews?

Help me, great LJ brain! As I now contemplate my next big purchase, a new digital camera, I'm looking for recommendations. I've always had good luck with Canon and am planning on going that route again. Right now, my two main choices are the Canon PowerShot A1000 and the Canon PowerShot A1100. There's a pretty big price difference ($169 vs. $249 at Futureshop), so I'm wondering if the more expensive camera is worth the extra $80. Anyone have experience with either of these cameras? Or, for that matter, does anyone have a different camera recommendation? I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks!

Grab bag of links

1. 50 side businesses you can start on your own -- pretty much exactly as the title states. Obviously, not everything is for everyone, but there are some nuggets in there.

2. Latte art (3-minute video) -- whoa. Who knew you could create fine art with espresso, milk, and chocolate?

3. Order of the stick #136 (comic strip) -- what do you get when Monty Python meets the SCA? This sketch. Too funny.

4. End of the university as we know it -- I agree with just about everything this guy says, in terms of graduate education. Vive la revolution!

5. Are these three words ruining your life? -- the words being, specifically, "I don't know." I've GOT to start being less indecisive! I think. Maybe.

6. Obama budget cuts visualized (1.5-minute video) -- a really clever way to get around most people's (including my) problem with large numbers. This is worth a minute and a half of your time.

7. One woman, eight hilarious characters (TED talk video by Sarah Jones) -- so funny! I wish I had a quarter of this ability for portraying characters.