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- mattwade, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14Simple solution = laptop
- Apoy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8This is applicable if your WFH sometimes. But for me, I don't like to take my work home because for me home is where I rest and relax. So to do that I always change the setup of my pc at work and at home.
- rokinroj, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6A typical day for me might be to stumble downstairs to take a phone meeting in my underwear, then shuffle off a get coffee, finish up some code I was working on, go take a shower, take another phone meeting, code a bit more, take my kids to school, code for a few more hours, take a mid day appointment at the doctor/dentist/school (or whatever), go get the kids, code for a few more hours. After dinner and once everyone has settled down, I'll do a few hours of coding or organizing for the next day.
So you see, I definitely put my hours in, I just do it at my leisure.
And the alternative is an alarm clock, drive the freeway, punch a time card, do the 9 to 5 drag with the boss over your shoulder all day, dealing with retards in the cubicle farm? No thanks.
Working from home kicks ass, and if you are not doing it, or trying to figure out a way that you can do it, then you are the dumb ass. - jasonkolb, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Don't ever start a business.
- dgh1973, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5I'd hate to point out the obvious, but a usb key and ANY os (as long as it's consistent) is really all you need.
- betobeto, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3There is a big difference, however, between Bill Gates or His Steveness working from home and Joe Schmoe working from home. Bill and Steve OWN their companies. It's their life project - so it's expected for them to put in extra time if the case need be. Joe Schmoe, on the other hand, is just a mere pawn of a company working for a biweekly wage to barely scrap by. Expecting the same amount of dedication as the big CEOs to their job from him is ludicrous at best.
- ucg1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Anytime I need to work remotely, I just VPN in and use remote desktop to my workstation so that I'm always using the same machine. Windows Remote Desktop and NoMachine NX are both more than fast enough. Unfortunately there are no good remote desktop products for Mac OS X.
This is also good for in-the-office needs. For example, meetings/demos. I also have a laptop that I occasionally use, but I just connect to my workstation whenever I'm using it.
For most of my work, I can't work disconnected anyway, so not having that option is a non-issue in my case. - jason469, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1At my old job I used to be able to work from home. It has it's pros and cons, one of the pros was that I could come in at whatever time I pleased and I didn't have to worry too much about a getting things done at work because I could go home and get it done. The cons, your employee expects more from you, and sometimes you'll work late into the night (only happens if you slack off IMO)
Overall, I think it's great working from home. Most successful people are required to work whenever they are needed. I'm sure Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and almost every other high executive work from home, when need be. - betobeto, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1My situation exactly. However, having to carry the laptop home to work and back every day gets old quickly, and in addition to that, when you work on a crime-infested area (a colleague got his laptop stolen yesterday - I'm absolutely freaked out at this moment) it suddenly doesn't seem so convenient.
- haentz, on 10/10/2007, -4/+4Use Subversion to merge any kind of document you are working on...
- aeastgate, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Good article. I'm not sure that "staying productive" as such is the only reason to use these kind of tools. I use multiple PCs and not all of them are for work, so it's convenient to have access to all the things I normally would. Having this kind of setup means you're not so tied to using just one particular PC.
- ShyGuy91284, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0One thing these solutions don't seem to take into account is security. I'd imagine a lot of companies might not be so happy about you using these external resources to store and transmit possibly sensitive data. The company i work for gives encrypted laptops and RSA tokens for VPN login to every employee, so it works out well in my opinion and provides great corporate security for the present-day.
- sixthchild, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Another obvious solution would be a "WebOS" like goowy.com or desktoptwo.com, the main drawback being that it's a young technology that it isn't entirely useful, easy to work with, or able to integrate with anything (which is guess is actually a big deal.)
- crapmatic, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Speaking as someone who's self employed, this is a great resource. My biggest challenge has been being able to access my desktop computer while I'm on the road, but I've finally figured out how to use Putty & ssh & tightVNC to get in.
- malikye187, on 10/10/2007, -4/+3Why the F*** am I working or doing anything at home in regards to work. Buried for being a dumbass.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2If you take your work home to keep your job and continue working, then you are in the wrong job. If you take your work home because of flexible working hours then network your computers via dialup. If you have two computers at home network them.
There are some jobs which should not be duplicated. Video and photo editing and DAW (digital audio workstation) applications should be on a stand alone computer with all networking disabled and no virus checkers.
I have two partitions for two different applications. There is no duplication except one partition is experimental and the other is permanent. Once the application is proven it is wiped and treated as permanent. In the permanent partition I do not use a virus checker because they screw up applications. I have also disabled networking because I get a 30% speed increase and better stability.
Choose the best set-up for your needs and application, and don't listen to computer or business writers. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0This article made me feel very not productive...
- keithacole, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1ive been doing that for a few years. but the article isnt really meant to shoot for folks to continue working at home. in my case, i find that when i have home bookmarks available at work.. i tend to goof off more, and when 430 comes around, i tend to start doing research for what im doing at home, and then when i get home.. i relax since ive done my ebay shopping, and forum browsing at work.
- shorty9, on 10/10/2007, -7/+5Living in a f*** cubical, I don't want to be more productive. I want the day to be OVER
http://tinyurl.com/yw3ucx - waxdart, on 10/10/2007, -5/+1Then I guess your comment isn't really applicable.
- veenenen, on 10/10/2007, -11/+5I know I might get buried for this, but it seems this gets a lot simpler for the Mac guys. I use gmail, iSync, and google bookmarks to go between my Mac at home and PC at work and school. However, if you're on a mac both places you could do all the things listed in this article with a .Mac account.
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