Starting in 2006, I posted my technology resolutions for the coming year. I then reviewed the resolutions at the end of the year to see how I had fared. Similarly, at the start of 2007 I posted my technology resolutions for this year. So, “how did I do?” you ask? Let’s find out!
- Finish the music collection project. Status: Incomplete.
- Delve deeper into web development. Status: Complete.
- Learn Windows scripting languages. Status: Incomplete.
- Organize my and Kirsten’s digital photos. Status: Incomplete.
- Nail down workstation deployment on Mac and PC. Status: Complete.
I learned a lot this year about technology and as it turns out, not much of it pertained to my personal resolutions on technology. I did delve deeper into web development, learned lots more about WordPress, XHTML/CSS, and even some PHP; but I didn’t even touch Windows Scripting this year. I attribute my apparent lack of progress this year to several key factors:
- A promotion into a management position. True, it still is low level management, but I still had to give up working on many of the technical projects that I handled before the promotion so that I could take on managerial responsibilities. This is why I didn’t even touch Windows scripting. It’s funny, that this reason is also why I can count goal 5 as complete without having done a whole lot myself. One of my staff really nailed deployment at the Help Desk this year.
- My changing interests in technology. I used to be really into workstation administration, deployment, and management. My interests, in all areas of life - not just technology - wax and wane. This year, my interests in web development and design really peaked.
- Time. When I graduated from Iowa, I really thought I would have more time on my hands now that I didn’t have that pesky homework to worry about. What a joke. If anything, I have less time than ever. I really have to pick and choose what topics I want to delve into and learn.
Overall, I consider this year a success in my technology exploits. I really learned more about Linux, particularly Ubuntu Desktop edition. I’ve been using Windows Vista at work for over a year now. I’m very excited for my 2008 technology resolutions which I shall hopefully release tomorrow, on January 1st!
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I know how daunting it can be to try to organize digital photos because one of my wife’s hobbies is photography. (Some of her work can be seen here: http://picasaweb.google.com/zalaster/Landscapes and here: http://picasaweb.google.com/zalaster/VermontTripLandscapes
We got Picasa2 recently and it took what looked to be an impossible task and made it so managable that in less than a day, I had over 5000 images sorted into neat categories. The seamless ability to make web albums and gift CD’s has also been very useful. The program even found a lost directory I had buried and allowed us to recover some long forgotten pics of the kids.