5 tech purchases I should have made sooner
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As someone who loves technology, I tend to work it into my life any way I can.
That said, there are still some products I put off buying because I thought they were unnecessary.
In every case I either had a super specific system in place to avoid buying them or had really convinced myself they weren't worth it.
Now I use these products on a regular basis; they save me from unnecessary stress or from wasting time and have become important parts of my workflow.
A tablet stand
The thought of buying a stand for my phone or tablet seemed weird for a long, long time. I could place my devices down anywhere; why prop them up?
But as I started to use my portable devices for content creation, it became obvious that they'd need to be propped up.
I decided on Elago's stand for three reasons: Its aluminum construction matches Apple's design aesthetics, it has a hole in its back you can use to thread a charging cable through, and it's large enough to accommodate all of my devices.
Since I bought it a couple of years ago, it's become a common fixture on my desk.
Elago P2 stand, $18.99, available at Amazon
A long charging cable
For years I tried to use any alchemy I could to rely solely on the power cables Apple packed with its devices.
Those 3-foot cables are perfect for charging on a kitchen counter or connecting to a computer, but they're hardly enough for charging on a nightstand. I invested in a couple of Anker's 6-foot cables and never looked back.
I'm able to snake a cable from an outlet up the side of my bed for at-night charging, and my devices hardly die anymore.
Anker PowerLine Lightning Cable (6ft), $8.99, available at Amazon
An extra power adapter
It's a little indulgent, but buying an extra power adapter for my MacBook Pro was a game changer.
I use my laptop as part of a desktop setup; it's constantly connected to a ton of peripherals, with wires organized just so. I wasted a lot of time disrupting that organization any time I needed to take my laptop on the go.
Investing in a second power adapter for travel (or use at a place I'm in a lot, like my mom's condo), has saved me time and stress. It's a little indulgent, but very worthwhile.
Apple 85w Power Adapter, $79, available at Amazon
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