please aid poor ol' Robin

I need advice. Its a two fold matter. Only the first fold has no relationship to the second fold.

One-- I want to buy a digital camera. I am trying to decide between the Canon A95 and Canon SD400. How do they compare? I've tried asking questions on a few forums, but the few people who reply are snarly and give one word answers. So any advice would be super.

Two-- Aagh I don't remember. Something about grad schools. When I do remember, I will post.