Here is an interesting article from the folks at CNET about IT pros willing to take pay cuts to telecommute. You know I could say a lot about the managers who are “reluctant” to allow telecommuting. But I’ll be nice….and not call them idiots in this blog entry. […]
(Orignally posted on TelBitConsulting.com) Coworking has been gathering momentum in the past year or two. As more and more coworking locations are established, more people learn what it is, there is more exposure, then more people learn about it…… That snowball effect is at it’s very early stages, […]
Breezing thru the Internet, I ran across an interesting article discussing the lack of information on the web pertaining to iPad apps for women. Tons of stuff for guys, mostly geek guys…but very little for women. Looking at the article, I was surprised to find out it was […]
This week, Angel Kwiatkowski from Cohere in Fort Collins, CO released the “Global Coworking Blog”. Angel Says: The motivation to rebirth the coworking blog came when I learned about Kapost which is a Boulder, Colorado company (just 45 minutes from here). Alex (Hillman from Indy Hall) offered to migrate everything to WordPress and I offered […]
Visit this site to start to learn more about Coworking Short History A couple of years ago, I read an article on coworking. After reading it, I thought to myself…wow, this is just like the old Neighborhood Telecommuting Centers of the 1980’s. Having co-written the first “Telecommuting Plan” […]
OK, this is ridiculous. Folks….it is 2010. The Internet is at nearly everyone’s feet, computers have evolved into lean mean mobile machines, phones have done the same. Social networks abound, email, IM, Twitter, Facebook, videoconferencing, voice, video, and data….all at your fingertips. Airports, train stations, McDonalds, Starbucks, Barnes […]
Rating: 4 WaterTowers (cool laser wireless mouse) Last night we went to Best Buy in Tracy, CA and, as usual, I browsed the aisles to find technology that, to me, might be new and exciting. In the computer section, I saw the Logitech V450 Nano Cordless Laser Mouse […]
Social networking meets technology. Last night, the TracyVirtualOffice coworking location (that be me…) hosted Tracy’s first TweetUP. The event was well attended and the energy was palpable. Just like coworking. 🙂 This video was taken by a Tracy Press reporter (Justin) using one of those really cool Flip […]
UPDATE Things have moved right along. Barring unforeseen issues, I will start preparing the TracyVirtualOffice on April 1, 2009. I hope to be open for business before May 2009. Yes…there will be H.323 video. The TracyVirtualOffice has taken two steps forward today. Taking advantage of a new service […]
Coworking is a new twist to an old concept…..telecommuting. Back in the day when telecommuting was new the idea of neighborhood telecommuting centers was a big thing, then it died. Times have changed. No longer do you telecommute, or telework……you “cowork”. A coworking location can be thought of […]
