New Year's Technology Resolutions for 2020 Archives

Jan262020 by Kathy DrungilasNo Comments

New Year’s Technology Resolution 2020 – Put down your phone

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Rick Broida CNET.com I'm as bad as anyone: I use my phone when I'm standing in line, when I'm sitting on the throne, when I'm eating alone and, occasionally, when I'm eating with others. Pitiful. Make no mistake, I think phones are incredible tools. But they're sucking up all our spare time -- they may be reducing the time we spend with our friends. (They may also be making us sick: There's some evidence that excessive phone use can cause anxiety and depression.) I just turned 50. I need time to slow the hell down, not continue to evaporate. So I'm going to work -- and it's going to be hard -- to use my phone less. One tool I'm hoping will help is Moment, an app that tracks overall phone usage and teaches you…

Jan232020 by Kathy DrungilasNo Comments

New Year’s Technology Resolutions for 2020 – Be nicer online

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What would your mother say if she knew what you were typing? You may need to be nicer online! We all know how toxic the internet can be. The question is, are you part of the problem? I get the need to vent. I get how irritating it can be when someone ranks all the Marvel movies and totally gets it wrong. (Seriously, Ant-Man ahead of Iron Man 3? Are you kidding me?) In 2020, resolve to just let that stuff go. No author, no video blogger and certainly no fellow commenter deserves to be called fat, crazy, stupid or worse just because you have a difference of opinion -- or even if he or she gets something wrong. If you must weigh-in, think before you type. Think about the…

Jan212020 by Kathy DrungilasNo Comments

New Year’s Technology Resolutions for 2020 – Detox your Inbox

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Detox your Inbox! This could be one of your best New Year's Resolutions ever! How much time every day do you spend swiping away junk email? (Answer: Too much.) Let's make this the year you banish the junk altogether. One option: Every day, unsubscribe from five unwanted legitimate mailing lists. In any given email, look near the bottom for an "unsubscribe" link. If you're an iOS user, you can also look for an "unsubscribe" option at the top of the email -- though that merely shoots an unsubscribe request back to the sender, which doesn't always work. Yep, just five per day. Each one should take all of about 20 seconds, so you should be able to knock them out in under two minutes. After a few weeks of this…