On a related note, I received an Ipad for Christmas. Very cool. But I find myself in a technological quandary: I have in my hands, a technological solution, but I don't have a problem this technology can solve. Kinda embarrassing. I find myself in a position of trying to find something this Ipad can do for me.... Which is not exactly how technology is supposed to work.
So my addition would be the 11th way to get the most out of your technology: Make sure you have a technological problem that your new technology can solve for you.
For those with Ipads and an addiction to Uboats, there is an Enigma simulator for the Ipad. Go figure!