It's Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when many people kick off their Christmas shopping with big sales at various retailers. That's seemed to get quite crazy at times and a number of companies are not running big sales or events on Thursday. Most are still open on Friday, but hopefully, they aren't running too many early morning, low prices that get people to behave poorly.

I'm not a big shopper, and many of my Fridays after the Thanksgiving holiday have been spent running volleyball tournaments for the 10-15-year-old kids. I'm hoping that's the plan today, as it is a day off from work.

However, it is the Christmas season, and no matter how you feel about gifts and shopping, there are often presents to be bought and exchanged. In the last few years there hasn't been much tech that I've been looking to purchase for myself, as it seems the quality of many devices has them lasting a long time and I don't find myself craving many of the new devices. I did get a new pair of Bluetooth headphones earbuds recently as I lost a previous pair (that were a gift). Other than that, I haven't purchased any tech in quite some time (other than charging cables).

Is that the case with any of you? Or are there devices, laptops, or other technology items that you are hoping to receive this year, or maybe something you'll purchase for another. I find myself a little jaded at the state of technology these days and not too excited by any products, but if there is something that's on your list, let me know. Maybe you'll help me get excited about a new advance in some type of technology. The only thing I'm looking at is a new Nest camera. We'd like to get a little more coverage around the property, so I'm debating adding in more outdoor cameras, maybe even a battery-powered one.