Ho, ho, ho! Buy wireless--but beware the Bluetooth blocker

Yes, wireless is becoming ubiquitous. Would you stay in a hotel these days that didn't provide it--free of charge? And now handhelds and other technologies are joining the parade. Imagine--whatever age you are, you were alive at a time when infrared signaling (beaming documents for godssakes) was dramatically new and exciting technology. And now, it's being replaced by wireless--for everything from notebook computers to digital cameras.

Just wanted to give you a heads up on this one: make sure if you decide to buy a wireless printer (yes, you can send photos to print without getting up from your seat in the Christmas-paper-littered living room--and no freakin' cables cluttering up the house), make sure your wireless phone does not limit your Bluetooth connections to headsets only.

Merry Christmas-Happy Hannukah-Joyful Kwanzaa shopping. Whatever your particular pleasure is for this time of year, have at it.