While some hold to a regimen of “spring cleaning,” others clear things out at year-end. You know the drill: Throw out those magazines that have piled up unread, remember to make those year-end tax payments and charitable contributions, prepare to replace the current calendars with ones for the new year. I’m certain that you have a similar routine.
Mine, however, is a bit different. Over the course of a year, it is simply not possible to write about all the new products that are appropriate in our business space and personal lives. The mess that passes for my office has a few shelves devoted to products I couldn’t mention or review simply due to the press of other news in our constantly evolving industry. However, as the year comes to a close it seems appropriate to let you in on some of these interesting products, either as the solution to an installation challenge, as a holiday gift for others, or just to reward yourself.
The theme here will be alternatives. In some cases, the way to use a brand or product you might not have thought of, or in some cases a product that does something different than the solution you might otherwise have used.
Let’s start with cord-cutting. To many, that means cutting
