Most very small businesses (micro-business) or start-ups cannot afford to buy a land line for telephone service. Not only that, most people (is that an understatement?) already have cell phones. The need for land lines is rapidly going away, at least for the micro-businesses consisting of just yourself. Keep up with the times! 😉 What I found, in the
Read moreTelecommuting has been around for a very long time. I know, I co-wrote the first (and as far I I know the only) telecommuting plan at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1990 (or so, I forget). From that effort, I gained a lifelong love of the potential of remote work. I am shocked that it has not become more commonplace….but
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This is 2012…. There are any number of jobs that can use any number of remote access technologies (from ubiquitous high-speed Internet access to document application sharing to video conferencing to IP voice to plain old email…and everything in between) that allow employees to TELECOMMUTE / TELEWORK effectively, efficiently, and productively…….from virtually anywhere. Why is it not happening? Well….for one there
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September 11, 2001 (Originally written for ForCarol.com) Lori’s mother’s birthday started out just like any other day. I was just getting up, Lori was already getting Kristen ready for school, Sunny (our currently 11 year old yellow lab who now has a tumor that is scaring us) was bouncing around as only he could do. Lori had the TV on.
Read moreHere 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. RETIRE! Get out of the way you old geezer (I can say
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(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, but, in a year, or two, the awareness of coworking will increase
Read moreBreezing 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 written by AltamontCowork full-time member, Joleen Ruffin! In that article, Joleen
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