How to Have a Crazy Good Meeting from Anywhere: 5 Tech Tools You Need Today

By |2013-04-23T08:00:05-07:00April 23rd, 2013|Smarter Working|

If you’re anything like me, “meeting from anywhere” means dialing an phone number into a conference bridge, toggling awkwardly on your smartphone for the 10-digit passcode and hitting the mute button so the other attendees don’t hear the airport background noise. But for us telecommuters and road warriors , you can end the insanity and have a crazy good, crazy productive meeting from anywhere. Here are five tech tools you need today to make it happen: 1.

Laptops vs Tablets: What’s the best mobile work device?

By |2013-04-22T08:00:05-07:00April 22nd, 2013|Smarter Working|

If you’re looking to buy a new mobile computer, choosing between a laptop and a tablet is an increasingly difficult decision. Mobility, apps and design are all big considerations when parting with your hard-earned cash. Or maybe it’s your company’s cash, and it has a BYOD policy , in which case security is also an issue

How to replace your laptop with an iPad

By |2013-04-17T08:00:42-07:00April 17th, 2013|Smarter Working|

The tablet computer is revolutionising the way we work. But is it ready to replace your laptop as a primary work device? That’s what I set about to find out – with high stakes – by ditching my laptop completely for an iPad, a pinch and a zoom into the future of mobile computing.

4 Reasons Big Companies are Embracing Coworking

By |2013-04-15T08:00:10-07:00April 15th, 2013|Smarter Working|

Coworking isn’t just for hip freelancers anymore. Large companies are increasingly allowing their employees to use the spaces for these four reasons. Up to now, coworking, where mobile workers pay a membership fee to access a cool workspace full of cool people, has had an aura of funky freelancers and trendy young people.