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CAVEAT… from page 4 many “originals.”

When I started the TECHNOBABBLE FREE Column, I aimed to introduce new technologies and enhancements to existing technologies that impact the medical community and society. By removing the mysteries around products and services, we, as informed consumers, can discern the wisdom of accepting (or perhaps rejecting) new ways of interacting with technology.

So, before you upgrade or buy the next evolution of technology, make sure you ask, “Why.” Do a cost/benefit analysis that includes the downtime from learning the new system or transferring existing storage to new devices. To highlight this point, I remember an iMac customer who called me to help him transfer saved files to his new iMac computer. He was unaware that he needed to put everything into iCloud because his transfer of files to a USB thumb drive was useless since his new computer now uses Thunderbolt 3 ports. He had shopped to get the best computer deal, unaware that cloud storage and new backup devices would add to the cost of his decision.

I wish you the best for 2023. Hopefully, this monthly column will alert you to the benefits and pitfalls of technological evolution and raise awareness of new technology costs (in both time and money). “Why” may become your essential word as you navigate technological change.