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I generally try to avoid too many hassles to accomplish tasks. When the level of hassle gets too high, I give up on it.
A prime example was getting personalized ringtones into my Razr. Essentially, it involved buying data cables, buying software, recording the material (which in itself could involve 2 PCs and 6 individual pieces of software), transferring the file, finding out the volume wasn't set right, and starting all over... oh, no, I'm not. Not worth the hassle. End of project.
These days, I get the most hassle out of dealing with online books and music. Buying either often involves 3-4 pieces of software re-recording, converting, transferring, downloading, etc. Making them myself isn't much better. Creating art can be the same. But I consider the goal worth the hassle, so I keep at it.
Mostly I keep my hardware simple, running Win2K for (Windows-relative) security and robustness, and I avoid going too far overboard with the power-user software. That way, the machines behave, and I get my work done.
Patience helps, too.
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