Tools to escape the office

It is a beautiful spring day in Southern
New Jersey and I’m taking it all in, the red Petunias, the
Cardinals, the blue sky and the vivid green of my backyard. I’m working too,
writing, sending e-mails, doing research and networking online.

Does this sound too frivolous to you? Work doesn’t have to
be a chore, done from an office from 9 to 5. We can do it productively from
anywhere, thanks to some fabulous web tools.

Here are a few in my arsenal:

GoToMyPC
and LogMeIn: These two
programs allow you to access your desktop using your web browser or wireless
device. GoToMyPC has a very easy interface; LogMeIn has an excellent price,
free!

With GoToMeeting
you can have a conference call and share your desktop with up to ten people or
you can give a seminar over the web for up to 1000 people. It lets you record
the seminar too so you can offer it later as a downloadable product in your
website.

Skype and Vonage give free or cheap internet
calls. Skype also allows conference calls for up to 10 people, chat, send files
and send SMS messages

What happens if you don’t want to carry your laptop with
you? No problem, upload your files to DesktopTwo.
This company provides you with a desktop in cyberspace that mimics your
computer. As long as you have internet access and a computer in place you can get to your files.

ThinkFree
and Google Docs and Spreadsheets have
similar offerings.

These tools are wonderful for collaboration too. For example
if you are working in a document that needs to be revised and refined by
several members of your team, instead of sending countless e-mail and
attachments, uploaded the file to one of these sites, work in the document
online and download it to your computer when it is done.

I believe there is time in life for everything, to work and
enjoy the garden or our family and now thanks to these great tools we can do it
from everywhere!

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