Cost of Dinner

I talked about the five minute rule last year, but here is one that deals with the cost of technology.

If there is a technology you need (USB flash drive, head phones, software upgrade) that costs about as much as dinner at a restaurant, buy it.  That’s my rule.  I can have a nice meal at my favorite sushi bar for $20.  I can skip the sushi next time if I really need to purchase some technology now.

At UF, our students can buy Office 2007 or 2008 for $10.  For that price, it makes no sense using anything else.  Vista Ultimate is also $10, but some may argue it’s not usable even if it’s free.  I’ll save that discussion for another day.

A great dinner eventually comes to an end and then it is over.  A two gigabyte flash drive can last for years.