this week, the new york times told us “10 ways to get the most of out technology“. i have taken this (semi resourceful but mostly empty) list and revised, abbreviated and rolled it up into some delicious tid-bit-bullet-points. mmm.
1. GET A SMARTPHONE
Really? Thank you captain obvious. BUT If you are not ready to make that leap yep, or are just waiting for that 2 year mobile contract to be up, use your iPod’s wifi to stay up on everything, check your emails, etc. Buy a touch for $100.
2. STOP USING INTERNET EXPLORER
Better yet stop using Safari that gas guzzling, spin wheel-of-a…Firefox good. Chrome, even lighter. Oh and while we’re at it, delete Explorer right off your cpu, otherwise it’ll just sit there taking up space.
3. UPLOAD YOUR PHOTOS TO THE CLOUD
Was the editor paid to say this? I mean, sure use these free services to upload your moments, but read what you’re getting in to w/ time and GPS stamping and the rest. Shared servers and this new software is incredible, but check into it.
4. GET MUSIC OFF YOUR COMPUTER
this is a good one. Free your sweet jams into all facets of your home, car, work, etc. Every once in a while our home is dead silent. and we scramble to either the kitchen, living room, or upstairs studio to fix it!
5. BACK UP YOUR DATA
I’m constantly backing up. I don’t have experience with sosbackup.com but prefer old school backup hard drives and the sweet TERABYTES they provide.
6. SET UP A FREE FILE-SHARING SERVICE
dropbox.com, yousendit.com and the like, avoid bogging down your inbox with anything over a few megs. don’t use any paid services, that’s just silly.
7. GET FREE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE
or just get a mac. or nothing says “I’M A VIRUS” more than a “CLICK ME” ad (or those hula hooping creepy ladies. *note, that would be an excellent Halloween costume next year…)
8. GET A BETTER DEAL FROM YOUR CABLE, PHONE AND INTERNET PROVIDER
9. BUY A LOT OF CHARGING CABLES
this is a cool idea if you tend to forget your mobile charger. Buy two extras. Keep one in your carry on bag and throw the other in your glove compartment. Done and done. Amazon instead of eBay.
10. CALIBRATE YOUR HDTV
calibrate. what a lovely word.
the original list is helpful, but nothing wrong with a little sarcastic value add too, amiright?
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