The Resolution: To stop being late. The tool: Cue, an iPhone app that uses your email, contacts, and calendar to serve up alerts and pertinent info to help you navigate your day.
The Resolution: To be more adventurous. The tool: Adioso, a flight booking site that deals in offbeat searches like “somewhere warm” and “Europe under $500.”
The Resolution: To get a better job. The tool: Huntsy, a service that organizes jobs you find, keeps you focused with timed reminders, and scours social networks to find helpful connections for your hunt.
The Resolution: To volunteer more. The tool: Catchafire, a site that matches charitable projects – everything from logo design to website photography – to people with the skills to complete them.
The Resolution: To save more money. The tool: ImpulseSave, a tool that connects your checking account to a high-yield savings account and allows you to deposit money with a simple text message.
The Resolution: To sleep better. The tool: Renew SleepClock, a smart device that uses your iPhone to track your sleep patterns and gently wakes you at just the right moment for a more refreshing morning.
The Resolution: To learn a new language. The tool: Duolingo, a free site and iPhone app that uses photos, speech recognition, listening exercises, even site translation to teach foreign language through full immersion.
The Resolution: To explore your city more. The tool: Wikihood, an app for iPhone, iPad, Android, and the Web that uses your GPS to display Wikipedia entries pertaining to your surrounding area.
The resolution: To eat better. The tool: Fooducate scans barcodes to explain questionable ingredients, give products a simple letter grade, and recommend healthy alternatives.