Category: Telecommuting

  • Telecommute

    Gas prices have come down.     I went to the gas station yesterday and paid $1.94 for a gallon of gas.  For a starving blogger, this is good news.  I now have more precious $$ in my pocket for other things (Did someone say beer at The Great Plate?) Do you stop thinking about telecommuting?…

  • Telecommuting and the Segway

    OK…we have all heard and seen T. Boone Picken’s and Al Gore’s plans for saving the environment. Great plans… (Political comment to Congress and the Prez: Spend the money on the future of renewable energy sources). Today, I saw an article that stated that telecommuting is just as bad as commuting since you will still…

  • Telecommuting and the Tracy Virtual Office

    UPDATE 8/14/08: Well, after spending the money, I only had 3 people express an interest in the TVO…I have had to drop the idea for lack of interest. Either many people already telecommute (Yeah!) or they are content to spend money, gas, and time on the road. ++++++ Today, July 14, 2008, we (my wife…

  • Telecommute: The Time is Now!

    If you have not yet been convinced that the time for telecommuting has finally arrived maybe you should look at what you spend on gas now driving to work. At over $4.00 a gallon (and Stockton being the highest in the Nation) a typical commute from Tracy to the Bay Area now can cost you…

  • Telecommute to Survive I-5 Construction

    Overview of the Problem Interstate 5 in Sacramento is due to be closed for construction over the next several weeks. Since I-5 is the major route to and from Sacramento this is going to cause major backups in and around the area. I wrote an email to KCRA Channel 3 in Sacramento a few days…

  • Virtual Work in the Year 2004

    Virtual Work in the Year 2004

    This was originally published in August 1995 when I was CTO for the company that put on “TeleCon”. The old timers in the videoconferencing industry should remember….and for the the new folks….understand this: These were great times bringing this new technology we all know as videoconferencing into being. Now, in 2019, you can easily “video…

  • Tracy Virtual Office

    UPDATE: Read this article on “co-working” on CNN. Sounds like the Tracy Virtual Office. +++ Gas prices are soaring. Commute times are horrendous. Why are you still driving to work everyday? Can’t work at home for some reason? Or just need a break? Can’t afford an “Executive” Suite? The time has come for an alternative.…

  • Tracy Press Telecommuting Article

    My Telecommuting article has reached the pinnacle of any persons journalistic dreams….I have been published in the Tracy Press !! 🙂 UPDATE Nov 12, 2020:  The TP link is NOT working…..here are ALL my telecommuting articles. Enjoy! 🙂   

  • Telecommuting: A Sensible Alternative to Driving

    Interesting Late Breaking News: Read this article published Sunday, Sept 30, 2007 in the Tracy Press. It describes how commuting can be detrimental to family life in general. All the more reason to: Telecommute!————- For years, I have been evangelizing the value of telecommuting, only to be met with deaf ears. Hoping to drive home…