Christmas Tech (2011)

With just hours to go before Christmas 2011, there will be the exciting moments of opening gifts, playing with new “toys” and the expected technology quandaries about how and where to sync that new iPad or iPhone, how to get the AppleTV working with that flat panel or which account do I configure on the new Kindle for best use and access.

A few things to consider:

As always, check your battery needs (how many AA or D cells do you actually have in the house).  Would be tough to open that long-awaited gift to find out “batteries are NOT included”!To connect this together, look into rechargeable batteries.  We have a small stock of AA’s that are used for everything from Light Sabers to XBox controllers to the wireless Apple keyboard I’m typing this on.

If you purchased a device like an iPad or Kindle, it may be a good idea to just power it up and confirm it works.  Connect it to your home wireless network and maybe spend some time charging the devices so the system can be used right away.

If you get an iPad or iPhone outside your home, set up on the device, but hold off on connecting it to a computer until you are back to your home to be sure to sync it to the appropriate computer – this will keep you from having to set it up all over again when you connect it to the home computer.

Getting a new Blu Ray player, AppleTV or Roku?  Did you grab that ever elusive HDMI cable?  It is a wonderful time of the year and one of those times when I’m sure many of the big-box stores love since people come back time and time again to grab batteries, cables or something else…

Merry Christmas to all and a wonderful and Blessed 2012!