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Gadget Overload?

You have your MP3

player for music, digital camera for pictures, smartphone for...a phone.  It's time to reassess all the gadgets you

own, and more importantly, carry around with you.

Stuart Pratchett on Mint.com talks about all the digital clutter in your life and what

we can do about it.  'Each device you remove from your life is one less

gadget you have to charge, one less data cable you have to (not) lose.' he writes.

Step 1:  Which

gadgets do you really need in your everyday life and business?  A camera?

Music? Email? Be honest with yourself and think about the gadgets you use most.

'Every time you pause to

pull out a different device, hunt down your data, transfer it to yet another

gadget, find the appropriate data cable and an outlet to charge it, you're

costing yourself in minutes that add up substantially over time.' says Pratchett.

Step 2:  Take

inventory of the gadgets you already own.  Can they perform multiple functions?  Smartphones have the most potential to be

multi-use. 'For example,' says Pratchett, 'does your smartphone have a

headphone jack, microSD card slot and music playing app? If so, you can load

your favorite music onto your cell phone and ditch the MP3 player.'

He also suggests that it may

be time to upgrade to a smartphone with a better camera, if that's important to

you.

Step 3:  Upgrade:  'Consider

portability and battery life when looking at new gadgets.' he advises.  An iPad, for instance, is multi-use: you can

check email, search the web, read books, magazines and newspapers, and the iPad

2 has a camera to take pictures (clumsily) and allows you to skype.   

Or 'forget the iPad and

upgrade to a high-end smartphone.' writes Pratchett,  ' You'll be able to read books, utilize a

plethora of apps, listen to music, take pictures and record video, navigate

using GPS software, monitor your health, access the Internet cloud apps,

such as Google Docs, send email and more, all from a single device.'

Step 4:  Out with the Old. It may break your heart parting with

something that's only 1 year old, but it's better than it sitting in the

drawer.  Try selling it online, but if

you find reselling isn't worth the hassle, says Pratchett, recycle it or consider donating it

to a charity; cell phones and digital cameras are in high demand. 

'Still can't bear to part

with your beloved iPod Nano?' offers Pratchett,' Pack it up in a time capsule

for your descendants to find. They'll have fun trying to decipher the purpose

of an obsolete relic, and you'll enjoy a little more free space on your power

strip.'

Read the full story at Mint.com

photo credit: Constance Wiebrands

Posted on August 08, 2011 10:52:31 by IPTV.Boyz