User:StaceyHamilton/BlogEntry: 2008 December 19 11:43:35 EST

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Guest blogger Shelly Goodin writes:

As 2008 closes, I’m contemplating my New Year’s resolutions. Besides giving up caffeine, those extra 5 lbs, chocolate, whining (so says my husband), and sleeping in until 10:30 on the weekends, I’ve decided to also focus on what I can add to my life in 2009. Here’s a beginning . . .

1. A camcorder: Last winter Chris Hemedinger (co-author of SAS for Dummies and SAS Senior Manager of Software Development), Marty Tomasi (Director of SAS Research and Development), and I created a short video for an internal SAS contest. Our video was a top-five finalist and now resides on YouTube. Check it out and please post your comments! I’m really excited about exploring future ways to promote SAS and SAS Press through videos in 2009.

2. An iPod: While most business professionals listen to podcasts via their computers, having my own iPod would be nice. Especially since I’ve been heavily involved in podcasting this past year. To date I’ve interviewed SAS Press authors and SAS insiders for more than 20 podcasts, as part of The Cover Story: SAS Publishing’s Podcast Series.

I’m looking forward to expanding the series in 2009 to include interviews with SAS users about our books. In the meantime, drop me a line at shelly.goodin@sas.com about interviews you’d like to hear.

3. And, finally, a bigger 401(k)!

I hope that all of you enjoy the last hooray of 2008. I will certainly indulge my bad habits through the end of the month. Chocolate would be much appreciated!