New Year, New Tech?
We are not saying that just because it’s a new year you need new technology.
This is a good time of year to assess your tech, though. Now is the time to think about what works in your office and what doesn’t and take some time to think about the future. Do you have a tool that doesn’t work quite the way you want it to, anything from your CRM solution to your mobile phone?
Make a list of all the technology you use in your daily life, both professional and personal. Is it a long, scary list? Resolve to make it shorter. Is the list short and the number of things you still use outdated solutions for long? Resolve to make your list longer in 2009–if that’s your goal. Decide what works and what needs work and carve out some time to research possible options.
Unsurprisingly, we’re not the only ones who think this is the time to think about your 2009 technology needs. Check out some of the New Year’s tech resolutions articles we found around the web–it’s good food for thought.
ArsTechnica’s 2009 Tech Resolutions
One of my personal faves mentions, among other things, cleaning up techno-clutter. Check out these 5 resolutions at PCMag.com
Infoworld’s top tech resolutions for 2009 are interesting, to say the least, but more geared toward large, enterprise operations, although, as open source advocates we especially like #2.
We’re trying to be greener, so Ted Sansom’s Green Tech Resolutions for 2009 is especially appealing.
A little lower tech, but more real-life oriented is this list from the Chicago Tribune’s Eric 2.0 column.
Tell us YOUR 2009 tech resolutions.
