Keep Your Old Computers an Extra Generation

“You do not NEED ‘State of the Art info-tech’. Use one-generation old computers and software. They are much less expensive; the bugs have been worked out; most of the important stuff runs just fine on it; they are still good for 3 years+/-, by which time a lot more will have changed anyway.  ‘Keeping up with the Newest’ when it comes to technology is a big waste of money and time.  Let the Nerds be the early adopters.  You have a business to run and customers to serve — don’t spend your valuable time debugging new info-tech.  Make your policy to buy and use ‘State of the Need’.”

John Mariotti, The Enterprise Group, @Johnentgrp

I recently ditched my 8-year old laptop when the cost of repairs was almost as much as a new notebook. My BlackBerry 8300 is the original Curve. The longevity of both are directly related to the economy…

What are your recommendations? Are you hanging on to tech gadgets longer? Is it your habit to purchase first-generation technology?

Courtesy of Small Business Trends

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Thanks to the heads up from RIMarkable, I now have the solution.

Forward, Reply, and Edit is a free BlackBerry download and you can download it OTA to your BlackBerry by pointing your device’s browser to the following link…

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I subscribe to several many blogs. 99% of the time I read them with my Blackberry (an 8300) while I’m laying on the couch at night. Posts with embedded videos are deleted from my reader.

Once in a while — if it’s a post from someone I know well — I’ll save it to watch later from my computer. By the time I get around to viewing the video, I’ve missed the opportunity to connect.

So, here’s what I wanna know?

How do you get folks like me to engage with you when the  post title and video are all you got?

Oh, and don’t be trying to sell me a new phone…

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It appears AT&T not only cut the price of the Bold down to $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate… the BlackBerry Curve 8900 has also been reduced, now only $149.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. [Source]

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