{"id":6393,"date":"2013-07-05T15:52:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T20:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=6393"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:57:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:57:00","slug":"weekly-recap-6-warning-signs-your-technology-is-headed-south-mobilizing-desktop-software-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/weekly-recap-6-warning-signs-your-technology-is-headed-south-mobilizing-desktop-software-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly recap: 6 warning signs your technology is headed south, mobilizing desktop software, and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" title=\"Education\" alt=\"Education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on warning signs your technology is headed south, how to mobilize your desktop software, and more. I hope you find them useful:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Taking the road less traveled to mobilize desktop software<\/span><br \/>\nSooner or later, most companies will come to the same realization: We need mobile versions of our applications. When that day comes, how will you approach the project? While many companies choose to outsource the job, the article above outlines another approach: Teach your current developers how to create mobile apps. If that isn&#8217;t an option, or sounds too difficult, here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/solutions\/mobile.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">another approach to try<\/span><\/a>.<br \/>\n<a name=\"20130702\"><\/a><!--more--><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">6 warning signs that your technology is headed south<\/span><br \/>\nWhat\u2019s the business cost of outdated software and technology? It might be more than you think. This article outlines 6 ways that outdated technology harms your company, and the warning signs to look out for. If your company needs to modernize your current technology, here\u2019s a whitepaper that might help: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/research\/whitepapers\/Modernization.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">Crash course in modernization<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20130705_6WarningSignsTechHeadedSouth_DevKing']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoworld.com\/t\/application-development\/now-the-developer-king-221850\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Now the developer is king<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nApplication development is becoming increasingly important to your business. 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