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2008 Tech Predictions

Posted by Peter on January 1st, 2008

With a new year comes new technology and a new way of doing things. Here are my predictions for technology in 2008. 

  1.  Online distribution of digital content will turn mainstream and become a valid way of distribution. Content will branch out from music to movies, TV shows, and books, all through legal channels.
  2. HD will continue to grow and become even more popular. HD movie and TV show may even appear.
  3. A clear winner in the Blu-ray/HD-DVD war will emerge due to one format suffering a single major blow in their fight to be victorious.
  4. User created content will become even more popular and mainstream, as the public tries to find new ways to deal with the writers strike. 

Obviously, these aren’t the only changes in store this year, but I feel these are the main ones and will have the most profound impact. What do you think will happen in 2008?

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Welcome to 2008

Posted by Peter on January 1st, 2008

A new year, a new start. 2007 was a decent year, but certainly nothing to write home about. There were some things that I wanted to do, but unfortunately didn’t accomplish. Hopefully 2008 will be much better.

 

I’ve decided to come up with a couple of New Years resolutions and goals. Some of them I will post here, others are more personal that I won’t. 

 

First, I’m going to try to blog at least every other day. I was really bad at blogging this part year but hopefully this year I can change that around and actually be successful at blogging. Second, I’m going to try to monetize the blog and get a small bit of income out of it. Speaking of income, I also want to start doing a bit of design work and get my name out there. I also want to try to learn PHP and Objective-C so I start coding web apps and Mac apps. Why? Just cause I want to, plus I think it could be good for my career.  

 

2007 wasn’t  a particularly bad year, but as I already said it wasn’t the best year either. This year I’m going to be more outgoing, and to use a way over-quoted phrase “seize the day.” No more procrastinating and sitting and watching TV when I could be doing work. No more saying, “I’ll do it tomorrow.”

 

To everybody, good luck next year. Don’t fall into the rut of procrastination. Make 2008 a year to remember, not a year to forget. And remember, don’t be afraid to Think Different. 

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