I started to post about one part of today's updates, but on reading the whole page I think there's too much to focus on one component. Today's news covers: Making the business case to telework and technology investments Satelite broadband “Telework malaise”…I think that can be summed up with “some folks still don't get it”…
I've used Skype only once I think. The concept is good, the problem is that Skype becomes yet another IM-like tool. I feel that I can keep only so many apps like this running on my machine at one time. I have three apps like this running right now :Convoq ASAP, Chatango, and Miranda (for…
This seems so much like Prohibition that it isn't even funny. P2P networks are a tool. A tool that, granted, is being used for some not good things. Trying to ban something like this just won't work. Groove is a P2P network. One could shuttle all kinds of information, completely encrypted, to a group of…
Michael's analysis of this reports sounds very interesting. It's on the top of the pile to read tomorrow. I think the fragmentation of IM has to end. I think in order for IM to be excepetionally useful either everybody has to get a Yahoo, MSN, AIM, IRC, ICQ, etc. ID our we figure out how…
Great notes from Michael this afternoon. I actually talked with Michael on the phone today. It was great to have a voice to go with the posts. We share very similar interests in technology and collaboration software. I hope I have the opportunity to chat more with him (at least via e-mail) I recommend the…
From the Telework Times today: I think the remote McDonalds has got to be the strangest one of these tidbits. And it is interesting that in Washinton D.C. they have to reduce the number of teleworkers. I guess too many people were trying to claim what ever tax bonus available. Revision to Criteria Reduces Number…
Could this be a pivotal breakthrough for Groove? One of my biggest problems with Groove is the duplication of the inbox. When I was on Groove I had my Lotus Notes mailbox and my Groove mailbox. Unfortunately not everyone was on Groove, so sending messages through it were pretty pointless. But even if everyone is…
This service sounds good, but at $300/month/location, it sounds steep for most small businesses. Maybe a larger business could afford this, but when I look at systems like ASAP, even Yahoo and MSN's IM clients, I don't really see the benefit. Sure you would get higher video and sound quality, but I think only organizations…
This is an interesting take on the whole out of “site” out of mind problem. Teleworkers trying to be effective members of teams and maybe over compensating and thereby beside only a source of knowledge/information, but not receiving it. I know I've fealt this. Okay to prove I'm actually working I'm going to write an…
From Shared Spaces, July 22. Shared Spaces Research & Consulting: Shared Spaces Briefing, Jul 22 Shared Spaces Briefing, Jul 22 Today's highlights: GE Imagination at Work; Akonix on Enterprise IM; Jabber XMPP-to-SIP Gateway; SharePoint Resources; GE's Imagination at Work project is offering a “for testing purposes only” real-time online drawing service. It enables two people…
