Image via Wikipedia Working at home is a lot of fun, rather like having a tooth pulled is a great way to lose some weight. While it is nice to be able to work whenever inspiration strikes -- or chase your deadlines to their final moments -- it's also a bit of a pain to always have your work be right there, staring at you and demanding to be done. The problem with having your office at home is that there will always be more work to do. If you aren't careful, you'll quickly find yourself working constantly and never taking time to do anything else. This is great if you want to retire in … [Read more...]
Technology of Tomorrow!
The fifties and sixties looked forward to a future where our cars would be fueled by nuclear energy and we’d take jetpacks to our Jetsons-style job. Robot butlers would clean our homes and food would come in pill form. Well, technology has evolved a little differently. Jetpacks are a bust and robots are too unsteady on their feet and surly to scrub our floors. But what future technologies are people looking forward to now? Ford’s nuclear car never got off the ground (or around to sterilizing its occupants). The future does appear to hold some promising innovations like … [Read more...]
The Advent of the Small Business Home Office
Image by Jeremy Levine Design via Flickr As many people have trouble finding work with traditional companies or just simply want to get away from the rat race, the small business home office is quickly changing. Many individuals either own their own business or work through the Internet completely from home and have a variety of new technologies at their fingertips. These advancements have made it very viable to run a retail store online, conduct a business meeting hundreds of miles apart and provide a consulting service through online … [Read more...]