Chances are a new game system, computer, iPod, cell phone or other electronics will come into your house this holiday season. What are you going to do with the older version the new goodie will replace? If you don't plan to use it yourself or pass it on to another member of the family, here are some ideas for recycling or freecyling those electronics.

At BlogHer 08 in San Francisco last summer, a Roomba automatic cleaner ran constantly in the bookstore/coffee kiosk area. That hard working little orb kept its bit of carpet spotless every moment of the day! It attracted the attention of everyone who went into the room.

So you have an iPod wrapped up as a holiday gift. That broke the budget enough that the idea of finding free music that's legal to download looks pretty appealing, doesn't it? Here's how. Start with the iTunes Store. You can download free music and videos every week from iTunes. At the iTunes Store main page, there's always a section at the very end of the page listing free music for the week. These may change on Tuesdays, when new music is released, so it's good to check it weekly.

Will this holiday season bring more iPods into your house? How do you deal with more than one iPod when you only have one computer? That's the burning issue around my place this year and is the question that propelled me into this whole series I've been doing about the iPod. When I began looking into it, I found it wasn't as scary as it seemed. There are basically two ways to do it, either of which apply equally to Windows or Mac computers.

Confession: I am a dedicated digital photographer without a photo printer. After blowing through countless failed printing attempts on the high-end printers in my college's photo lab, I knew that if I had a cheaper one at home I would end up eating wasted ink and paper instead of groceries. So for regular snapshot printing I stick with the Ritz Camera near me and if I need anything nicer or in black and white I head to Chrome Imaging in DC.

If there is something in particular you want to do with your iPod, there is probably an iPod accessory that will help you do it. There are so many different speakers, headphones, cases, adaptors, chargers, battery packs and more that the whole array is referred to as the "iPod ecosystem" by some.

Tech gadgets are one of my favorite parts of holiday shopping. It seems like every company out there is releasing a new something or other. This year is no exception: there are new cell phones trying to match iPhone capabilities, cell phones for kids and seniors, even a digital frame that syncs with your cell phone. Blackberry Storm The Blackberry Storm will be released tomorrow. Is it all it's cracked up to be? The Gadgetress doesn't think so:

You've spent hours getting your favorite music into iTunes, your iPod is synched up and ready to rock your world. Yet, when you get in your car, you still listen to top 40 radio. Aacckk! You can change that scenario by finding out how to use your iPod with your car's stereo. Here's the scoop, with a little reward at the end.

I attended a jewelry party last week and the hostess had set out a card reading Only 14 Shopping Days Until Christmas! Uh, what? Her reasoning is that most of us don't have time to do any shopping during the week and we wait until the weekend. There were 14 weekend shopping days until Christmas. Now there are 12. No matter what winter holiday you are shopping for, it's time to start thinking about what we're going to buy and for whom. You can't go wrong with a mobile device: it's portable, it's techy (which usually means it's sexy), and it's handy.

Is an iPod may be on your shopping list for this holiday season, or perhaps on the wish list you're submitting to Santa? As part of my series on iPods, this article will tell you some things about iTunes. I'll explain about setting up playlists, using the Jukebox, getting music from your CDs into iTunes, making iTunes accessible if you need those features, and using the iTunes store.

Are you already thinking about Christmas? My daughter mentioned Christmas shopping to me the other day and I scoffed because it was still early. She responded, "I only have 4 paydays between now and Christmas. I have to spread things out." With the economy in a nerve-wracking slump, maybe you are ready to start thinking about shopping early, too.

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