A tech junkie's dilemma

Hello, my name is Andrew Lim and I'm a gadget addict.

My house is a shrine to the consumer electronics gods and my life is spent ritually worshipping my electronic devices.

My problem is I'm never satisfied. I always want the latest, greatest things and all my toys seem to lose their mojo after only a few months.

Up until recently I thought there was no way out of this vicious upgrading circle, but then something unexpected happened.

While unpacking stuff for the new office, I came across a mysterious book hidden behind a motherboard in one of my old PCs.

The 8-Step Technology Detox by J. Jim Jimson said it could wean me from my addiction using an ingenious twist on Carol Vorderman's power-dieting method.

The programme withdraws one important techie tool at a time and replaces it with an old-fashioned alternative.

It was a drastic step, but anything that means I can reach a more relaxed state of mind has to be a good thing, right?

Did it work? Did I reach tech-free nirvana? Did I cope without any CSI-related programming? Read on.