This is interesting in that one serious barrier to rural access and rural teleworkers has been access to broadband. Hopefully new wireless broadband (like microwave and opening up unused TV bands) will spread broadband Internet into the hinterlands.
Telework is tough. Almost all the folks I've reported to in the past four years has told me (essentially) that they couldn't do what I do. They admire the dedication and focus I have working at home. The admit that they'd be playing golf or watching Oprah. It isn't for everyone, for sure, but I…
View the demo provided in the article below. The demo is short and shows how this actually works. Of course, the assumption is that a company already has a Breeze server and team room set up. Still a good and interesting demo. Flash based Web conferencing tool now integrates with instant messaging to ease online…
A good piece of opinion. I'm surprised, actually, at how many sites didn't break with scripting and ActiveX turned off, but having your banking site kack out on you because you're trying to keep from having your banking info phished out from under you isn't good. I'm still happy with Firefox and given how long…
MessageCast has developed a way to RSS feeds into customers MSN IM boxes. Interesting idea. It does get around spam, it can sense if you're offline and send to through an alternate channel. Certainly a company to watch as they roll out this service to bloggers (see website). MessageCast Tests RSS for DeliveryAs the RSS…
Bloggers suffer burnout I've only been seriously blogging for a little while now, but I can comiserate with this Wired article. I look at each post I read from my 80+ feeds I read now and wonder “should I post this?” I wonder if it's interesting enough, what value I can add, etc. A lot…
This is an interesting article that I've been meaning to read all day. I stumble on this problem daily. Jeez, sometimes hourly. Being American I learned that red is a color and the paper things that are worth money are checks. Now that I live in Canada, and am a proud Canadian citizen, I try…
