Another virtual flip on the horizon
In my home lab I’m always flipping between VMware and Microsoft Virtual Server (and clients), with the announcement of a new version of VMware server it looks like another flips on the horizon....
View ArticleThe future of work[space]
Tom Davenport is spot on, with this post: Here’s a next big thing: companies will need to redesign their workplaces to better fit the needs of knowledge workers. The idea that we should spend our...
View ArticleHome office update
I’m currently brainstorming ideas for my new home office, I spend about 6 hours a day in it right now, so its the most important (time wise at least) space in my life. Debbie and I currently share...
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Walking while you work
I do a lot of work while out walking, normally this takes the form of phone calls, dictating notes, listening to recorded teleconferences and listening to PODCASTS. While at home I found that I...
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Wifi Purge
Although I was aware that I was being exposed to a lot of EM radiation in my home office I didn’t really give it much thought, that is until I read this article – The Gathering Brainstorm – in the...
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Home office energy saving
I already have energy saving bulbs in my home office (and the rest of the house) but this Christmas I thought it was time to make a bit more of an effort so now I have my centre desktop monitor plugged...
View ArticleA perfect day
Dave Pollard gives us his idea of how one might aspire to spend the day: So, for example, a 24-hour day might be allocated to the following important activities: 9 hours a day for sleeping and personal...
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25 placed to work
As part of HP’s happiness at work initiative they have listed 25 new places to work. I’ve repeated the list (minus a few of the less relevant ones like the Eiffel Tower!) below with my comments in...
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My new home office
Sam asked me a couple of weeks ago to blog about my new Office. I’ve been resisting because I wanted to spend at least a month working in it before I felt ready to really comment on how it’s changed...
View ArticleDrive to home working
The Inescapable data blog has two recent posts (here and here) that describe some of the gathering momentum around home working that are worth reading. I am a great fan of home working personally,...
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iMate SP5
For the last few weeks I have been testing an iMate SP5, I had high hopes for it thinking it would be a great complement for my TC1100 Tablet. My main requirements (with scores) were as follows:...
View ArticlePaperless office
I used to laugh at the idea of the paperless office, over the last 20 years I have presided over a number of projects that I thought would reduce paper but actually increased usage, so I am pretty...
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Backlight your PC
I don’t like having the room light on while working at my PC, so this idea on Lifehacker gave me the kick I needed to come up with a cheap way to backlight my monitors and it works really well. Behind...
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Using remote desktop with Vista
I have just installed Vista RC1 – build 5600 – and want to use the trick I posted a while back that allows me to disconnect from a remote desktop connection to my Tablet, without my tablet locking...
View ArticleMultiple monitors in Vista
Anyone you read my blog knows that I am a big fan of multiple monitors. In Vista support for multiple monitors is slightly more restrictive, here’s a summary: Multiple monitors attached to a single...
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