Article: San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Technology Testdrive Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

Dec. 27--REVAMPING MY HOME-ELECTRONICS INVENTORY: I turned 45 in 1999, so I'm entitled to a small mid-life crisis.

Fortunately, I was able to channel my nagging sense of self-doubt in a constructive direction: revamping my entire inventory of home electronics.

This week, instead of the usual review of a new gadget, I'm going to tell you how I spent my own money. I'm aiming to make this an annual tradition so you can look behind the curtain at the end of each year, instead of just getting my opinion on what everyone else should do.

I'm relatively conservative with money, as you'll see. I tend to stick with familiar brands, and I rarely buy the ...

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