“If all the world’s 1 billion PC’s were powered down for just one night – it would save enough energy to light up New York City’s Empire State Building – inside and out – for more than 30 years” … and … >>Continue reading US Organizations Waste $2.8 Billion Powering Unused PCs
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Telecommuting and telework in the news.
Systems Analyst On the Loose
To blame? A micro managing CIO. I ran across this insightful blog post about company morale and telecommuting and am taking the liberty of including Alison’s entire post here because it’s short and sweet and because it speaks directly to company managers and human resource personnel.
While Alison generally blogs for fun about celebrity gossip, music, and her favorite TV shows, on March 4th she posted this…
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Small Businesses Can Now Hire Virtual Assistants More Affordably
Team Double-Click® Develops Direct Placement Virtual Assistant Program For Small Businesses Who Want To Work With a Virtual Assistant WITHOUT the Ongoing Agency Fees >>Continue reading Small Businesses Can Now Hire Virtual Assistants More Affordably
Read moreNetworkWorld: 15 Real Ways to Secure Teleworkers
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s press release from the NIST about securing data, I run across an article on NetworkWorld that boils it down to a list of 15 ways to protect data.
So if you aren’t into perusing government PDFs like I am – you might try checking it out:
15 real ways to secure teleworkers – form the NetworkWorld.com Community
ThomasNet’s The Rise of Digital Nomads
“Digital nomadism” combines the autonomy of telecommuting with mobility for an even more flexible work style. Now more people are ditching the office and using the world as their workspace. >>Continue reading ThomasNet's The Rise of Digital Nomads
Read more6 Months in Paradise
I have found the perfect contractual telecommuting job for someone who can pick up and take a 6 month “vacation.” >>Continue reading 6 Months in Paradise
Read moreDC Urged to Telecommute on the 20th
The Telework Exchange released a press release yesterday urging all D.C. area organizations to allow employees to telecommute on the 20th! >>Continue reading DC Urged to Telecommute on the 20th
Read moreHello 2009
Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year. >>Continue reading Hello 2009
Read moreLogos & Headers & Fonts, Oh My
I could really use some feedback. I’m playing around with new logos, fonts, and header images. This new header image – the one up there above where you’re reading now, with my house sketched on top of the world, also sketched (not by me but by someone with real talent for drawing and sketching), the crazy fonts for the text, and those brand new image squares on the right… >>Continue reading Logos & Headers & Fonts, Oh My
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