Despite my dislike for kick-starting Christmas celebrations too early - something which stems from those local authorities that stick up the lights just because they have a ladder in the area and a willing B-list celeb on hand to flick the switch - I always have an advent calendar ready and waiting for the first day of December.
Is the ugly metal monstrosity under your desk causing you more embarrassment than an elderly uncle at a wedding with no sense of rhythm? Does your box of bytes take up an unnecessary amount of space? Are you tied down by a weight, too heavy to shift even an inch?
Are the kids looking for a new addition to your household this Christmas? If the logistics of looking after a full-time pet make it an impossible purchase - and a goldfish just isn't interactive enough - you've no need to be phased by their fluttering eyelids.
Celebrate the anniversary of the anti-parliament plot with added style this year, as we've trawled the internet jungle and searched the undergrowth to uncover some gadgetry to enhance your fun as the sky above is awash with colour.
If your Halloween celebrations comprise of little more than a carved-out pumpkin and allowing the cobwebs around your front door a week's reprieve, then there is every chance that trick-or-treaters will demand more from a visit to your door due to your lack of 'spirit'.
Just about every device that interacts with your computer needs a USB port to complete the connection, yet manufacturers are still miserly and offer just a couple.
Good news among the gloom for Apple head honcho Steve Jobs: figures just in show that iPhone sales have hit 10 million so far in 2008, three months ahead of schedule.
After hearing my fill of phrases such as 'short-selling', 'credit crunch' and 'finance freeze', I decided to coin my own - 'thrifty tech' - and it is much easier to explain than the others.