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A while ago I wrote about a nifty document scanning service called Pixily. The company has officially changed its name to Office Drop to better reflect the service. I still use Office Drop monthly and will continue to use them until the stacks of membership applications I’m housing disappear (Office Drop recycles all paper if you [...]
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I saw this ad in a magazine the other day and wondered if anyone has used it? It’s Duracell’s myGrid Charge Pad. The site says “With drop-and-go charging for up to four devices at once, myGrid takes the hassle—and the cords—out of charging your mobile devices. Just put a Power Sleeve™ or Power Clip on [...]
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I came across this post“10 Green Home Office Resources” from a nice site called Unplggd (yes, that’s how the site is spelled). Their tag is “smarter homes, fewer wires”. Who wouldn’t love that? This list compiles some green items for your home office. Only problem, at least for me, is that I’d be hard pressed to pay $120 [...]
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It’s been a busy few months working part-time for three societies and taking care of children, a husband and a home. How does everyone do it? I’m constantly amazed at the number of Facebook posts and Twitter updates folks make on a daily basis when I feel fortunate just to have reviewed my personal email. [...]
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I came across this news blurb about a new form of telecommuting – telepresence. It is not likely to become mainstream anytime soon (I can only imagine the cost) but Willow Garage, a robot maker, keeps remote workers present by allowing a robot to glide around the office with the employee’s virtual face attached. I [...]
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Maybe. At least this article from Business Week says so. Using research from Pearn Kandola the article states that “employees who chase socialization thrive in the land of virtual work. The office gabbers. Those who are life of the break-room party. Left on their own, these types of workers are the ones who work closely [...]
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I enjoy my home office. It is soothing – it’s decorated the way I want, painted in the colors I chose with the furniture I picked out. Most mornings it is a pleasant place in which to work. This morning, however, I feel like I am at the zoo. I live in a neighborhood, but [...]
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I already work remotely from my home office, so I have the discpline to accomplish something without a boss lurking around, and I am used to using online email programs, sharing desktop applications over the internet, and generally being resourceful (i.e. cheap) to find ways to accomplish what I need to. A telecommuting background is enormously [...]
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There’s a good interview on US News & World Report’s site about moms finding creative ways to work. The interview is with author Sharon Reed Abboud about her book “All Moms Work: Short-Term Career Strategies for Long-Range Success”. Abboud’s book sounds intriguing, as the description pretty much describes my life. I left a marketing career [...]
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A few months ago a reader contacted me asking for advice on how to find a telecommuting position. I didn’t have much advice for her beyond Craigslist.org and job search engines. I had gotten my current clients by word-of-mouth recommendation. But my blog has opened up lots of new connections, many of whom share a [...]
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