Let Techies Work @ Home - TechHui2024-03-29T11:21:49Zhttp://www.techhui.com/forum/topics/let-techies-work-home?x=1&id=1702911%3ATopic%3A18256&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCurtis Kropar just pointed ou…tag:www.techhui.com,2009-02-07:1702911:Comment:318102009-02-07T19:12:18.276ZDaniel Leuckhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/dleuck
Curtis Kropar just <a href="http://www.techhui.com/forum/topics/an-income-tax-credit-for">pointed out a new bill</a> under review that does exactly what we are discussing in this thread.
Curtis Kropar just <a href="http://www.techhui.com/forum/topics/an-income-tax-credit-for">pointed out a new bill</a> under review that does exactly what we are discussing in this thread. Yup, if the employee is caref…tag:www.techhui.com,2008-09-10:1702911:Comment:217572008-09-10T16:14:07.434Zdotehttp://www.techhui.com/profile/dote
Yup, if the employee is careful and cognizant of the risks then they can work around the insecurities presented by being remote. When I was hunting for office space for rent this was a prime concern with the office I ended up getting because there was a clause in there that said that property management could enter at any time to check on the shared switchbox/cable stuff. Apple didn't like this at all especially should I accidentally leave my screen unlocked or have a physical device left…
Yup, if the employee is careful and cognizant of the risks then they can work around the insecurities presented by being remote. When I was hunting for office space for rent this was a prime concern with the office I ended up getting because there was a clause in there that said that property management could enter at any time to check on the shared switchbox/cable stuff. Apple didn't like this at all especially should I accidentally leave my screen unlocked or have a physical device left unattended on my desk that someone might accidentally see. With a few precautions all was well (auto screensaver + pwd, and a locked drawer to put away stuff when I wasn't around).<br />
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The places that are tough are when working from Starbucks or someplace out in the open when its sometimes hard to find the perfect spot where no one can peek at the screen... Interesting. Hopefully the Ci…tag:www.techhui.com,2008-09-10:1702911:Comment:217532008-09-10T10:22:29.039ZDaniel Leuckhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/dleuck
Interesting. Hopefully the Cisco virtual office package will address the security issues mentioned in the Gartner report. As long as employees are on a VPN with a locked-down company issued machine I don't think the risks are that much greater, but there are obviously some physical security issues. Of course, these also exist whenever an employee travels. Certain security issues, physical security issues in particular, always come down to employee competence and responsibility. A dimwitted,…
Interesting. Hopefully the Cisco virtual office package will address the security issues mentioned in the Gartner report. As long as employees are on a VPN with a locked-down company issued machine I don't think the risks are that much greater, but there are obviously some physical security issues. Of course, these also exist whenever an employee travels. Certain security issues, physical security issues in particular, always come down to employee competence and responsibility. A dimwitted, irresponsible or malicious employee will cause problems whether or not they telecommute.<br />
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<cite>aaron kagawa said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.techhui.com/forum/topic/show?id=1702911%3ATopic%3A18256&page=3&commentId=1702911%3AComment%3A21750&x=1#1702911Comment21750">Earlier this year, Cisco released results from a study that found remote workers are increasingly cavalier about security issues, as the lines between home and work uses of technology have become more blurred. (Gartner released similar caveats in October 2006.) "</blockquote> found this: http://earth2tech…tag:www.techhui.com,2008-09-10:1702911:Comment:217502008-09-10T09:19:09.390Zaaron kagawahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/aaronkagawa
found this: <a href="http://earth2tech.com/2008/09/09/cisco-launches-virtual-office-to-make-telecommuting-safer/">http://earth2tech.com/2008/09/09/cisco-launches-virtual-office-to-make-telecommuting-safer/</a><br />
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"And companies have worked to keep up with their demands: 42 percent of U.S. companies offer telecommuting programs, up from 30 percent last year."<br />
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"While we applaud the energy savings from teleworking (commuting makes up as much as 98 percent of an employee’s carbon footprint,…
found this: <a href="http://earth2tech.com/2008/09/09/cisco-launches-virtual-office-to-make-telecommuting-safer/">http://earth2tech.com/2008/09/09/cisco-launches-virtual-office-to-make-telecommuting-safer/</a><br />
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"And companies have worked to keep up with their demands: 42 percent of U.S. companies offer telecommuting programs, up from 30 percent last year."<br />
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"While we applaud the energy savings from teleworking (commuting makes up as much as 98 percent of an employee’s carbon footprint, according to Sun Microsystems), there are some downsides to the telework trend for employers. Earlier this year, Cisco released results from a study that found remote workers are increasingly cavalier about security issues, as the lines between home and work uses of technology have become more blurred. (Gartner released similar caveats in October 2006.) " I think the Skype conference…tag:www.techhui.com,2008-09-08:1702911:Comment:216742008-09-08T20:09:40.518ZKen Mayerhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/KenMayer
I think the Skype conference call & the Xbox live video feed worked together (at least, better than the alternatives) to create a virtual extension to an office. It really only works for one or 2 people working "abroad" while the main group is in the bullpen.<br />
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They had a photograph of their work space: a long table with 4 work stations, each with 30" displays, etc. At each end were 2 desks set at right angles to the long axis of the big table, creating a square bracket "]" geometry. Each…
I think the Skype conference call & the Xbox live video feed worked together (at least, better than the alternatives) to create a virtual extension to an office. It really only works for one or 2 people working "abroad" while the main group is in the bullpen.<br />
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They had a photograph of their work space: a long table with 4 work stations, each with 30" displays, etc. At each end were 2 desks set at right angles to the long axis of the big table, creating a square bracket "]" geometry. Each end desk had an LCD-TV with an Xbox live camera on top, aimed down the row. The early riser in the group would start the Skype conference call first thing in the morning.<br />
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I'd like to try something like that here, at LILT. I just need to convince Sam to sign off on 2 Xbox systems, including the displays :-)<br />
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<cite>Cameron Souza said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.techhui.com/forum/topic/show?id=1702911%3ATopic%3A18256&page=2&commentId=1702911%3AComment%3A21660&x=1#1702911Comment21660"><div>Great list! I wonder if its dangerous to have the audio on continually. If you can't see people physically in the room its easy to forget they are there and make offhanded comments about their long nose hairs. I guess the moral to the story is, don't talk about people's nose hairs behind their back. You should simply say, "Hey Ted, your nose hairs are wagging. You should think about trimming."<br/></div>
</blockquote> Great list! I wonder if its d…tag:www.techhui.com,2008-09-07:1702911:Comment:216602008-09-07T21:32:21.577ZCameron Souzahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/CameronSouza
Great list! I wonder if its dangerous to have the audio on continually. If you can't see people physically in the room its easy to forget they are there and make offhanded comments about their long nose hairs. I guess the moral to the story is, don't talk about people's nose hairs behind their back. You should simply say, "Hey Ted, your nose hairs are wagging. You should think about trimming."<br />
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<cite>Ken Mayer said:…</cite>
Great list! I wonder if its dangerous to have the audio on continually. If you can't see people physically in the room its easy to forget they are there and make offhanded comments about their long nose hairs. I guess the moral to the story is, don't talk about people's nose hairs behind their back. You should simply say, "Hey Ted, your nose hairs are wagging. You should think about trimming."<br />
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<cite>Ken Mayer said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.techhui.com/forum/topic/show?id=1702911%3ATopic%3A18256&page=2#1702911Comment21603"><div>While at RAILSCONF '08 this year, I sat in on a talk titled, "Remote Pair Programming" here are some notes ---<br/> <br/>
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<li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside;"><b>Tech, Gadgets, and hackery</b></li>
<li>Good audio is key</li>
<li>Leopard screen sharing rocks over everything else they've tried</li>
<li>Turned an Xbox360 into a "window to my office." For $99/year Xbox Live, you get good compression, really fast video conferencing mode. Left it on all the time (but just the video portion)</li>
<li>Skype audio conference call on all day. Starts up first thing in the morning and then just stays there.</li>
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</blockquote> Wow Ken, that's a great list…tag:www.techhui.com,2008-09-05:1702911:Comment:216122008-09-05T23:05:03.251Zdotehttp://www.techhui.com/profile/dote
Wow Ken, that's a great list ... some I use, some are great ideas to try, thanks!
Wow Ken, that's a great list ... some I use, some are great ideas to try, thanks! While at RAILSCONF '08 this y…tag:www.techhui.com,2008-09-05:1702911:Comment:216032008-09-05T21:22:47.850ZKen Mayerhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/KenMayer
While at RAILSCONF '08 this year, I sat in on a talk titled, "Remote Pair Programming" here are some notes ---<br />
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<ul>
<li style="list-style: none"><b>Tech, Gadgets, and hackery</b></li>
<li>Good audio is key</li>
<li>Leopard screen sharing rocks over everything else they've tried</li>
<li>Turned an Xbox360 into a "window to my office." For $99/year Xbox Live, you get good compression, really fast video conferencing mode. Left it on all the time (but just the video portion)</li>
<li>Skype audio…</li>
</ul>
While at RAILSCONF '08 this year, I sat in on a talk titled, "Remote Pair Programming" here are some notes ---<br />
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<ul>
<li style="list-style: none"><b>Tech, Gadgets, and hackery</b></li>
<li>Good audio is key</li>
<li>Leopard screen sharing rocks over everything else they've tried</li>
<li>Turned an Xbox360 into a "window to my office." For $99/year Xbox Live, you get good compression, really fast video conferencing mode. Left it on all the time (but just the video portion)</li>
<li>Skype audio conference call on all day. Starts up first thing in the morning and then just stays there.</li>
<li>Did not use "lame" comms protocols ("over", "roger") but later they had a vocalization for when someone wanted to grab the keyboard in a shared terminal "Yield!"</li>
<li>We use "meow" at LILT (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247745/">Super Troopers</a>!!!)</li>
<li>usb rocket launcher + web cam = aimable camera, see also belkin/linksys gadget</li>
<li>ambient orb</li>
<li>something called Open Canvas (multiparty Illustrator type sketcher)</li>
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<b>Human factors<br />
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<li>Still not the same as being there</li>
<li>Missing body language</li>
<li>Few opportunities for "bonding"</li>
<li>Hard to ask off topic questions to other guys in the room because it interrupted flow</li>
<li>Campfire is still popular for automatic transcripted chat sessions</li>
<li>Always lost time fiddling with the technology</li>
<li>White boarding doesn't work well -- ended up scribbling on an index card and holding it up to the camera</li>
<li>Someone has a gadget for using a Wii as a sketching tool, see also online pictionary games. Hints about some other products appearing in the next six months.</li>
<li>Often times this comes out of "We had a team, but then Joe moved away and we didn't want to lose him."</li>
</ul> Using the bathroom at a cafe…tag:www.techhui.com,2008-09-05:1702911:Comment:215522008-09-05T01:29:29.595ZTruman Leunghttp://www.techhui.com/profile/TrumanLeung
Using the bathroom at a cafe is scary with your laptop out in the open. Thank God, I've never had mine swiped.<br />
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Yes, Coffee Bean only has Skywave. It's not fast, but not as slow as T-mobile.<br />
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Working at a cafe is certainly not ideal ... just a compromise.<br />
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I used to use a large headset with a noise cancelling microphone for making Skype calls from Starbucks ... but, uh, that was a bit too nerdy after a while, even for me.
Using the bathroom at a cafe is scary with your laptop out in the open. Thank God, I've never had mine swiped.<br />
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Yes, Coffee Bean only has Skywave. It's not fast, but not as slow as T-mobile.<br />
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Working at a cafe is certainly not ideal ... just a compromise.<br />
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I used to use a large headset with a noise cancelling microphone for making Skype calls from Starbucks ... but, uh, that was a bit too nerdy after a while, even for me. Dang you sure do have it down…tag:www.techhui.com,2008-09-04:1702911:Comment:215502008-09-04T23:49:50.385Zdotehttp://www.techhui.com/profile/dote
Dang you sure do have it down to a science! One other drawback to working at a cafe is the lack of screen real estate. I find I can do lots of work on a 17-inch MBP but I am probably twice as productive at my desk with the dual monitor setup (30-inch and 23-inch), etc.<br />
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I'm paranoid so when I went to use the restroom I'd take my MBP with me buts its a pita to do this each time. The noise levels when on conf. calls are also less than desirable and finally, privacy. Some of the work I do is…
Dang you sure do have it down to a science! One other drawback to working at a cafe is the lack of screen real estate. I find I can do lots of work on a 17-inch MBP but I am probably twice as productive at my desk with the dual monitor setup (30-inch and 23-inch), etc.<br />
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I'm paranoid so when I went to use the restroom I'd take my MBP with me buts its a pita to do this each time. The noise levels when on conf. calls are also less than desirable and finally, privacy. Some of the work I do is extremely sensitive and so I either have to find a dark corner with no one behind me, or I have to pack it up and head home =)<br />
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The t-mobile at Starbucks is synchronouslow. He he he. Some days I barely get 1000 Kbps, with an average in the low 600-700 range. Also, ping times and DNS are slow so its frustrating. How's Coffee Bean & Tea? Do they only have wifi via Skywave there?