.FLYINGHEAD FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
.TITLE Looking forward to 2007
.AUTHOR David Gewirtz
.SUMMARY Another year is coming to an end, which of course means another year is about to begin. Funny how that works. As the new millenia turns one year older, our thoughts turn to the happenings of the past year and wishes for the year to come.
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Another year is coming to an end, which of course means another year is about to begin. Funny how that works. As the new millenia turns one year older, our thoughts turn to the happenings of the past year and wishes for the year to come.
In 2006, we published 192 original articles, brought you nearly 6,000 individual news items, and received hundreds of letters of thanks, along with the few obligatory pieces of hate mail. The letter sent in recently by Johan Venter is representative of what we’re hearing dialy from readers like you:
.QUOTE Hey David!
.QUOTE Thanks a million for your article. I’ve had this Outlook reminder problem for sometime and it was driving me up the wall. I can’t believe how easy it was to resolve the problem!!!!
.QUOTE Thanks again for helping without knowing you’re helping, that’s very noble!
Thanks, Johan. We definitely know we’re helping, but letters like yours inspire us to keep it up.
This year, we tackled some very big issues. We recently completed a series on a little-known technology called broadband over powerline (BPL). We devoted more editorial space to this topic than any other independent publication. Why? Because as we learned more about BPL, we learned its deployment threatened police, fire, and even aircraft radio communications — and it was destined for immediate, widespread use throughout the U.S.
.TEASER Tap here to read our look forward.
We’ve covered problems with voting privacy and voting machine security, how to protect yourself against identity theft, and how to protect your computer from malware. As using and living with email becomes more and more challenging, we’ve been there to help you over the rough spots. We’ve spotlighted some of the most powerful email management tools and answered some of the toughest email usage questions you could send in. We’ve become your email survival guide.
In the enterprise world, we publish the best known and most widely read publications for IBM Lotus IT professionals. This year, we’ve really had the opportunity to focus on how all the "aftermarket" developers are making IT installations better, and, by extension, helping make business run more smoothly and more efficiently. We’ve gone inside the toughest tech and brought you interviews with the most influential players and thought leaders in the industry.
In addition to some of the most informative mobile technology-related articles you’ll find anywhere, we provided daily news coverage of the announcements, happenings, and issues of import to mobile professionals, gadget fans, and highly-wired unwired consumers.
For those of you interested in photography, we published a number of very popular series including budget photo secrets, photo basics, and eBay photography, do-it-yourself wedding photography, your first digital camera, and more.
And, of course, all articles we’ve ever published are available online, at no cost, making the ZATZ Magazine Network one of the Web’s largest independent resources for information about mobile technology, Lotus and IBM IT management, email-related information, and photography-related information, as well as knowledge, tips, and resources.
Each month, ZATZ brings you a wide range of fascinating articles in each of our publications. It wouldn’t be possible to do this without the contributions of an important group of individuals — our [[http://zatzhq.zatz.com/authors|334 authors and editors]]. Each author brings his or her own perspective, tempered with experience and expertise, to our readers.
It also wouldn’t be possible to bring you all of this information and the incredible resources we provide without our sponsors. In 2006, the 36 companies shown in Table A sponsored the ZATZ magazines.
.BEGIN_TAB_TABLE A Special thanks to our 2006 sponsors
.TAB_TABLE_WIDTH 150 150 150
.TAB_TABLE_ROW Advisor Media Mvalent Shireburn
.TAB_TABLE_ROW Automation Centre Novadata Softquest
.TAB_TABLE_ROW Bootstrap Software Percussion Software Cinema
.TAB_TABLE_ROW Burger King Pinpointtools Sperry Software
.TAB_TABLE_ROW DataViz PistolStar SwiftPage Email
.TAB_TABLE_ROW Esker Software Prominic.NET Synaptris
.TAB_TABLE_ROW GSX Proposion TeamStudio
.TAB_TABLE_ROW Help Software RIM (BlackBerry) The Crafty PC
.TAB_TABLE_ROW IBM RSOutlook The Learning Continuum
.TAB_TABLE_ROW Logic Springs Royal Caribbean The Sphere
.TAB_TABLE_ROW MAPILab SWING Software The VIEW
.TAB_TABLE_ROW Mainsoft Saunders/RhinoSkin iEnterprises
.END_TAB_TABLE
Let’s give a great big shoutout to all these companies for bringing you this exceptional resource each week.
In 2006, we reached more readers than Vogue, Fortune, and Scientific American, combined. In our last reader survey, we learned that you, our readers, control or influence an office systems budget of more than $50 billion each year. Yes, that’s billion with a "B".
And, so, fundamentally, it wouldn’t be possible to bring you all this wonderful information without your help, your encouragement, and your interest. As we move forward into 2007, we know this partnership will continue and even more exciting things will happen.
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Before I close up this end-of-year retrospective, it’s important to talk about goals and resolutions. Even though the idea of resolutions seems overdone and over-exposed, don’t underestimate the value of goal setting. For years, I’ve set goals for myself and for the business, choosing an overall theme for the year as well as individual, tangible, measurable objectives.
While a few of my goals still remain to be obtained, nearly all my dreams and ambitions have come true, from having the lifestyle I’ve always wanted to marrying the woman of my dreams. But just because I’ve met most of my goals doesn’t mean I’m done. Instead, it’s time to set new goals, goals that will take me even further. This is excellent advice for you as well. Goals aren’t a chore. Instead they’re a roadmap. Whenever you’re faced with a decision, ask yourself if the decision takes you closer or further from your goals.
This simple check and balance, this look at the roadmap of your desired life, will transform everything. If you know where you’re heading, you’ll have a much better chance to get there. After all, ten years ago, ZATZ was just an idea that transformed into a series of goals, those goals into reality, and we’re now helping millions of people like you in 190 countries all over the world — and living our dreams. Happy New Year!
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