Category: Telecommuting

  • Remote Working at Starbucks by Raley’s in Tracy, CA

    Remote Working at Starbucks by Raley’s in Tracy, CA

    I have been using the Starbucks by Raley’s for meetings since selling AltamontCowork.  Since I am familiar with that location, I chose it to be the first of many in this new series researching remote work locations in Tracy, CA. Note:  My original blog researching WiFi “hotspots” was way back in 2007.  WiFi was new…

  • Reviewing Remote Work Locations (in Tracy, CA)

    Reviewing Remote Work Locations (in Tracy, CA)

    In August 2007 (several lifetimes ago in the technology world), I went around to three locations in Tracy, CA to see how the new fangled WiFi hot spots worked, and, if they also worked with videoconferencing.  The experiment went rather well.  Fast forward 7.5 years to 2015 and videoconferencing is ubiquitous, there are remote workers EVERYWHERE, and…

  • Telecommuting: Start Your Engines

    Telecommuting:  Start Your Engines

    See ALL my articles on Telecommuting Start Your Engines–Or Not This was also published in the Tracy Press. Just coming off a wonderfully cool week (sic) in the ForCarol.com fireworks booth, my mind is still not all here, so here is quick article showing what I think is the most important saving you gain by…

  • Telecommuting: Remote Work is Your Future

    Telecommuting: Remote Work is Your Future

    Also published in the Tracy Press. Despite what Yahoo seems to think….remote work is a good thing. Check that…..remote work is a GREAT thing. Assuming you have a career that is conducive to remote work, imagine the day when you simply crawl out of bed and spend 10 seconds “commuting” to your office. Imagine the…