If you’re so inclined, you could pick up a Toshiba 10” Wireless Media Frame from Woot.com today, but you’re not going to like what I’,m about to say about you.  ….Now, if you’re done trying to justify the above purchase to yourself, here are five thoughts on the matter.

1. Digital frames are for grandparents.  This represents a problem because they represent the one population that has enough pictures of babies that only they care about seeing.  On the other hand, they completely lack the know-how required to transfer pictures from a camera to a SD card or configure anything digital in the first place.

2. The beauty of a photograph is that you don’t need to be tethered to an electrical outlet to view them.  Pictures are meant to be hung on walls, kept in leather-bound albums, tossed in an old shoebox until the time comes to blackmail someone.  The only digital pictures you should have should be stored in discreetly named folders buried somewhere deep in the depths of your hard drive.

3. You’re killing the environment, you energy hog.  Do you keep the bathroom sink running 24x7 just for those few times you actually brush your teeth?

4. It’s a waste of money.  If you really have $90 to burn on this type of garbage, I’d also like to talk to you about some investment opportunities that involve supporting any number of deserving nerds.  Bottom line: it’ll either be broken, tossed in a closet, or replaced by another fad within 12 months.  Mark my words.

5. The second you connect said frame to your computer you become a Communist.  It’s no secret that these things are crammed full with malware.  You might think that you’re sharing pictures of your Mee-Maw’s 70th birthday party, but you’ve really just put your entire family on the FBI’s “no-fly” list.  Say ‘cheese,’ comrade.