Compare and contrast rather than purchase
I’ve found a variation on the “I would like to buy” meme. Try picking TWO things, related, and then spend endless hours “comparing and contrasting” both contenders. Spend time perusing catalogs, and user forums, and review sites. Get scientific, with detailed data sets. By the time you’ve played the situation out you’ll either reach the assumption that you didn’t need either object (or you’ll precipitate the situation with an impulsive purchase). Either way…
If you wonder what set this off, it’s easy. I own neither a mirror lens nor a (good quality) teleconverter. The second is an oxymoron, but let’s continue. If I had a really long lens, I could learn to appreciate the wonder of birds, or ships at sea, or something else that is out of reach. The cost is reasonable, even if my premise isn’t. Oh, it is going to be a long winter.
Worked a minor miracle at work this morning. Managed to find two “OK” laptops in the soon to be discarded pile, to meet a sudden need. I mean, the machines would have received stellar reviews from our user pool, a scant four years ago. How much can requirements have changed among those that use a laptop to type administrative reports in Word? One will only be in service for the next six weeks…
Getting set for the arrival of almost a hundred new laptops (although not available for the above allocation). Biggest problem: trying to find secure temporary storage space. Or as I see it, the sooner I get them “in and out”, the better for all concerned.
