Book Review: X Marks the Spot
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In my most compelling recurring dream, I wake from a nap just in time for an international flight that I’m not prepared to catch. My bags aren’t packed, my guides and maps aren’t marked—nothing is ready. I had this dream 2 or 3 times a week and it was always the same: my desperate rush to pull it all together and a too-late-so-sorry arrival at the gate while the plane is taking off.
After a month of restless sleep and heartache, I planned a response to the apparent lesson. The next time I found myself in the dream, I picked up my passport and purse and walked right out the door. No luggage or maps or snacks or books or anything I typically take when I travel. That time, I caught my flight. And I haven’t had that dream again. Read more
Going NoWare: 9 Ways To Use Your Home Computer From Somewhere Else
Filed Under Going NoWare | 13 Comments
I’m big on Web applications because they free us to work from any Internet-connected computer on the planet. But when your work requires software that doesn’t (yet) have a Web 2.0 equivalent—or software that is proprietary or has a limited license—only your own computer will do.
Remote access software resolves that problem beautifully by helping us view and operate our home computer from almost any other computer, as long as we can connect to the Internet. Beth at HankerAm Store asked me about remote access options way back on March 21:
My question to you is, we are looking for remote access software. The only one I know of is pcAnywhere. Are you familiar with something in this venue? I would appreciate your input.
I promised her an answer the following week, and then the week after that. Now on week 3, I have to admit there are too many remote access applications to explore and report on each one thoroughly. It’s better to list the remote access apps that Dan (my hubby-to-be) and I use every day with ease and success, and include a few that I haven’t used, but covet. Read more
Going NoWare: Solutions For My Opposite-of-Mobile Office
Filed Under Going NoWare, In General | 12 Comments
Last month I was energized by Location Independent Living’s tried and true list of portable office necessities. Armed with that and lists of webware, I felt ready to wean myself from traditional software and create an entirely mobile workspace.
And then I really looked at my office.
Books and reference manuals and journals and manila folders and morgue bins and binders and notepads and legal pads and photos and art and pottery—and dozens of Post-Its stuck to my desktop, monitor, and each other.
Crap! Read more
Going NoWare: 5 Must-Read Articles on Working from the Web
Filed Under Going NoWare, Work the Web | 26 Comments
I’m determined to abandon software by running my business with online tools and Web 2.0 applications, and it didn’t take long to find I’m not the only one experimenting with working 100% from the Web.
In no particular order, here are the top posts and articles I’ve found on the topic (so far): Read more
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