New Year's Resolutions for Tech - Top 5 List of To-Do's

Do  you make New Year's Resolutions? I rarely do anymore but I always do make plans for doing some things better/different/more timely at the beginning of each calendar year. This year is no exception.  

Starting right now I plan to:
1)  Clean up my email Inbox. Although it works for me, my Inbox of over 16,000 emails drives others crazy when I'm using my phone for demonstration purposes during my classes. It's just a matter of me taking the time to do some daily maintenance, and time still seems to be in short supply even during this extended time of COVID.  But, this year I pledge to do better......little by little.

2) Review and change some of my passwords.  My phone keeps reminding me that I have passwords that have been involved in a data breach or are otherwise not secure.  I'm changing a few of those each day using the same pattern I began using a few years ago (same base password made unique by adding on the first three letters of the website name).

3) Share my passwords with my family.  Once my password review is complete, I plan to share the list with my family this year.  So much of our lives is online; it is important that someone has our login and account information even though it will continually evolve. 

4)  Organize my digital photos and make sure I have them all in at least 3 unique "places" - 1) downloaded from my phone to my computer, 2) backed up in both iCloud - yes, I pay monthly for adequate storage - and Google Photos which happens automatically, and 3) backed up to an external hard drive.  Note to self:  A few minutes each day helps get this formidable task under control!

5) Review the Privacy and Security settings on my Facebook account. It is a good idea to do this every several months; keeping ourselves safe online needs to be a priority.

So, what else should I add to this list?  Do you have things you do on a regular basis to keep your digital life organized?

Maybe today's tech tip is really just for myself; a reminder to hold myself accountable.  I'll let you know this time next year how that worked!  :-)

So, do at least one thing today to get started on organizing your tech.  But, also get out and enjoy this beautiful new day no matter where you live!