Snug Sound Podcast #8: Work Anywhere

By |2012-03-19T17:10:00-07:00March 19th, 2012|Smarter Working|

We blogged recently about telecom company O2’s ‘off the wall’ idea to suspend local business man Caspar Mason ( @caspar01 ) half-way up a wall in East London to prove that you really can work anywhere. We tweeted Caspar, whilst he dangled there, and he put us in touch with Gemma Kantecki ( @gkantecki_o2uk ) at O2, who we’ve interviewed for the latest episode of our podcast. We asked Gemma why she hoisted Caspar, what O2 is doing to support flexible working and her own work-style.

Infographic: Work is Murder

By |2012-03-12T14:45:00-07:00March 12th, 2012|Smarter Working|

“Honey, I’m home!” is a phrase seldom heard nowadays, or said with much enthusiasm, when more than 40% of the workforce works from home, and only 20% of all jobs require physical activity - compared to 50% in the 1960s. This shift to sedentary work has happened without much of a change to exercise rates. As a result, obesity has doubled and, as this infographic demonstrates, your work is probably killing you

Review: Cisco Cius tablet – for business, not Angry Birds

By |2012-03-08T21:34:00-08:00March 8th, 2012|Smarter Working|

I must be the only person in the world reviewing Cisco’s Cius tablet the day after Apple announced its new iPad. But comparisons to Apple’s wunderkind are unhelpful when discussing the Cius, which is an Android tablet designed specifically for enterprise. IT managers, not fanboys, welcomed its arrival last summer.

Video: London mobile worker proves you can work anywhere

By |2012-03-05T17:30:00-08:00March 5th, 2012|Smarter Working|

WorkSnug Richard ( @WorkSnugRichard ) and I ( @WorkSnugSan ) were doing a spot of mobile working in East London last week, when we spotted another digital nomad hanging around - and I mean literally hanging! To prove that you really can work anywhere, telecoms company O2 challenged local business man Caspar Mason ( @caspar01 ) to spend Wednesday morning working half-way up a wall on Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch.