Working from home can be one of the best things you’ve ever done.
Or it can turn into a nightmare.
It all depends on who you take advice from – bloggers who have theories about it, or somebody who actually works from their home office every single day.
You need practical advice that works in real life – no theories.
So this blog was set up to share whatever advice I can give, crush any stupid myths, and discuss everything from the technical aspect of working from home to your mental health.
That includes answering your big questions like how much it costs to set up a home office, Microsoft office alternatives, and how to deal with the inevitable loneliness that comes with working from home or remotely.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
I hope you enjoy the content, and if you do, please feel free to share it on your social accounts.
If you think your computer has picked up a virus infection or a nasty piece of malware…well…it probably has. But you’re probably a bit of a technophobe, so we show you how to tell if your computer has a virus.
No plants in your office? Probably because you’ve never stopped to think about the physical and mental health benefits of having at least one potted plant in your home office. This blog post digs into this in more detail.
Why it’s always good to look before you jump Warning: This is a rant. The idea of working for yourself is an easy one to sell. That’s why so many gurus can become overnight millionaires, but the people who buy
Setting up a home office shouldn’t require you to remortgage your home. In fact, you can get started for as little as $150 and we show you exactly what your cost breakdown is.
Finding a site with a decent range of stock photos that doesn’t require you to sell a kidney or remortgage your home shouldn’t be difficult. Unfortunately it is – some of them charge so much it feels just short of being mugged.
If you go shopping for a new keyboard there’s a good chance you’ll take a wireless keyboard and mouse combo home with you. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself if wireless keyboards are actually better than wired ones. Or have we been conditioned to believe that? I surprised myself on this one.
Microsoft Office is expensive, but you’re convinced you need it for your business. The problem – you can’t afford it. Let’s show you a few ways to get the software you need, but without having to spend hundreds of dollars.
Working from home can be one of the best experiences in the world, as long as you manage your life properly. What most at-home workers don’t realize is just how easy it is to become isolated in your home office.
I wrote this blog post because I realized that most of the other posts on the subject completely miss the point – they talk about “noise, light and heat”, but don’t bother giving you any information on where you can actually set your office up, and why those locations are a good (or bad) idea.
If you’re sick and tired of paying a fortune for new laptops, you’re not alone. So we put together this blog post to show you how to find better than decent brand name laptops for $200…or even less than that if you’re really broke.
Smartphones once seemed like the best possible idea in the world – access to the sum total knowledge of humanity, combined with a mobile communication device and high-resolution camera in a handheld device. But has the time come for me to downgrade from my beloved smartphone? I think so.
I’ve used online file backup services for longer than I can remember – way before people called them “cloud backup services”. In fact, I’ve forgotten half of the backup services I’ve tried in the past. I even went as far