What Did We Think of IT in 2008?

We polled our staff asking them what they thought were the IT-related highlights of 2o08, and what they’re looking forward to in 2009:

Peter

Liked:

• Google Chrome
• T-Mobile G1
• iPhone 3G

Looking Forward To:

• Windows 7
• Upgrading our domain controllers to Windows Server 2008 and upgrading schema

Mark

Liked:

• RightAnswers KnowledgeBase
• Google Sites
• Microsoft Site License
• New Electronic OIT Account Request Forms
• DeepFreeze Site License
• Joining all of our supported computers to the Microsoft side of the University’s network
• OIT Help Desk Videos

Looking Forward To:

• Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
• Google Apps for Education migration
• Microsoft Office ver. 14

Marlene

Liked:

• Craigslist. 10 years on it’s still a terrific resource

Looking forward to:

• Lower prices on Blu-ray players
• Making better use of technologies we already have
• More cost-effective, energy-efficient products

Tonya

Liked:

• Microsoft Site License

Looking forward to:

• The cost savings of Google Apps for Education

Travis

Liked:

• The CNN Hologram
• New BlackBerry and iPhone smartphones
• External hosting providers for our Help Desk videos

Looking Forward To:

• Better smartphones
• Better smartphone apps
• Smartphone competition resulting in better prices for the consumer

Jeremy

Liked:

• Flexible displays

Looking Forward To:

• 3-year lifespans for laptop batteries
• USB 3.0

Shad

Liked:

• Google Apps for Education
• Google Voice Search for iPhone
• Vimeo
• Hulu
• WordPress
• Spectrasonics Omnisphere Virtual Synthesizer

Looking Forward To:

• Apple large-screen iPod Touch/tablet device
• Google getting its act together re: Google Mobile Apps for iPhone
• Google Chrome for Mac
• Using WordPress for site management
• WordPress adding “Google” to its spelling dictionary
• Doing more with less, but still doing it well

What did you like about IT in 2008? What are you looking forward to in 2009? Let us know!