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 working remotely, or somebody who actually works from their home office every single day. And has done that for several years.
You need practical advice that works in real life – not 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.
Here’s a quick list of the most popular content on the blog right now:
The really short answer to this question is “No, you can’t”. And you shouldn’t try. But in this blog post we look at people’s perceptions vs. reality in terms of how expensive they think an office suite is.
Life just wouldn’t be the same without delicious coffee. But what happens when you find yourself in the middle of a coffee buzz and unable to work? Here’s a few tips to help you deal with the coffee jitters.
There seems to be a never-ending list of things every office should have – but what about the essential techy items. Which ones do you need, how much should you spend, and what brands should you keep in mind?
Anyone who’s ever been trapped in a cubicle farm has probably spent most of their day dreaming about working from home. And while working from a home office does have a lot of perks, a lot of what you hear about it is actually based on one single huge lie.
You have a pretty sweet computer setup, and a nice cloud-based storage solution as your back. So why on Earth would you need an external hard drive? There’s lots of reasons, and we explain them in detail.
What is a VPN? VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. So, that all sounds very technical, but it’s not really. Basically, a VPN allows you to send and receive data safely over the public Internet. The public Internet is your
Working from home one or two days a week can be a real treat. But doing it full-time is tough. And then trying to do it full time during a pandemic is even tougher. Here’s some tips to help.
You store a whole lot of important data on that external hard drive of yours…but do you have any idea how long your files are safe there…before that drive goes to the big electronics recycling plant in the sky?
Want to read a ton more books but can’t seem to find the time? There’s one really simple back you can use to add another 40 – 50 books per year to your “read” list.
There are thousands of motivational and business books you could read. But who has the time to read thousands of books? So I decided to put together a really short list of some equally short books that I hope help you as much as they helped me.
If you think your computer has picked up a virus infection or a nasty piece of malware…well…it probably has.
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.