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PalmCorner Weekly Feature--New Year's Resolutions

2003 is gone, and 2004 is here! Here are my new year's resolutions:

1. I will not rush out and buy a new Palm OS6 device the first time it comes out. As we have learned from the Tungsten T3, perhaps the third time is the charm. It's likely that the new OS6 device will be released in the late spring, but it might be better to wait for the Fall release.

2. I will not hold onto too many PDA's in my possession. I have a tendency to keep the old PDA's when I get the new ones. Perhpas it's due to a sentimental reason, but it doesn't make any financial sense. So, I'll sell the old ones as soon as I buy the new ones (For instance, my old Sony Clie N60X with the Sony CF Wi-Fi card is going on E-bay this week at an incredible low price).

3. I'll not buy any more new smartphones this year. I have found my T610 and the Tungsten T3 to be a perfect combination for now. Besides, I'm locked into T-mobile till December 2004. In 2003, I ended up buying the Treo 180, but then I switched over to the T610. It's good thing I got the T610 for free; otherwise, it doesn't make any financial sense.

4. I'll play less with my new Palm toys this year and write more reviews. This is a dilemma every reviewer or writer faces--should we play more or write more?

5. Last but not least, I will not buy any more digital toys this year. Last year I invested heavily on my digital photographic gear when I transitioned from my Nikon film SLR to my Nikon digital SLR (D100) with several brand new lenses (due to digital's 1.5 magnification factor), several large capacity CF cards, and many others. Unless we get the 24 mega-pixel digital camera in the reasonable price range (less than $3000), I don't see upgrading this camera for a long time.

Well, that's my new year's resolutions for technology-related items. What's yours?