It's the end of 2010 and time for NewYear resolutions.
Here's an article that has a few things to do just one time.
I've only listed the topic headings.
The article has more on the Why and the How to do these things.
NY Times
10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Technology
Quote:
GET A SMARTPHONE Why: Because having immediate access to your e-mail,
photos, calendars and address books, not to mention vast swaths of the Internet, makes life a little easier.
STOP USING INTERNET EXPLORER Why: Because, while the latest version has some real improvements,
Internet Explorer is large, bloated with features and an example of old-style Microsoft excess
UPLOAD YOUR PHOTOS TO THE CLOUD Why: Because you’ll be really sorry if an errant cup of coffee
makes its way onto your PC, wiping away years of photographic memories
GET MUSIC OFF YOUR COMPUTER Why: Because music bought digitally wants to be freed,
not imprisoned in your portable player or laptop.
It wants to be sent around the home, filling rooms like good old-fashioned hi-fi.
BACK UP YOUR DATA Why: Because photos are not the only important things on your computer.
With online backup services, you do not have to buy any equipment; you just install software,
which sits on secure servers and runs in the background,<snip>
SET UP A FREE FILE-SHARING SERVICE Why: Because while e-mailing yourself files
is a perfectly decent workaround, there are easier, more elegant ways to move files around
— and they do not cost anything, either.
GET FREE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE Why: Because attacks on unwitting users are more widespread
and tactics are growing more advanced.
[b]GET A BETTER DEAL FROM YOUR CABLE, PHONE AND INTERNET PROVIDER [/B
Why: Because it does not take much to get them to give you free (or cheaper) services.
BUY A LOT OF CHARGING CABLES Why: Because you should never have a gadget’s battery die on you,
and they are cheap.
CALIBRATE YOUR HDTV Why: Because that awesome 1080p plasma or LCD TV you bought
has factory settings for color, brightness, contrast and so forth that are likely to be out of whack.
They need to be adjusted.
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