The problem with articles like this is that while they do represent a real problem, they are also used as ammunition against telecommuting. But, as the first comment pointed out, companies have not leveraged the cheap and widely available realm of desktop-based video conferencing. Even if it isn't like t.v. or what the entertainment industry forsees in the future. Just being able to see the person, would like matter.
Interesting news, as usual, from Share Spaces. A run down of current news in the shared spaces world: New customer for SiteScape's Enterprise Forum web-based team workspace collaboration platform: the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. SiteScape LAN 2 LAN launched .ROAM for IBM Lotus Domino, which uses the push technology of a RIM BlackBerry…
From Shared Spaces Consulting… I've been shifting house and office for the past week, but am 'back in the saddle' today. Here's what's up in the world of shared spaces: Microsoft released a connector that enables Lotus Notes users to schedule and launch conferences in Microsoft Live Meeting 2003 (previously PlaceWare). Comment: definitely a good…
Or talk or speech or keynote. “A close-up of a microphone with a group of people in the blurred background” by Kane Reinholdtsen on Unsplash Here’s my trial by fire story when I gave my first important presentation, survived, and used those lessons to make public speaking and teaching one of my favorite things. Almost all my…
WiFi security, especially at public hotspots should be top of mind of most business users. Groove and Shinkuro are definately two tools I would employ to communicate with colleagues while out on in a public WiFi hotspot. Is Groove The Answer To DHS Wireless Concerns?: Colleague Michael Helfrich writes about Department of Homeland Security wireless…
This is an exciting development, but as the article continues, MS is still the holdout with no native support for IE. Now this concerns me because it seems that whenever MS finally decides to jump on a bandwagon they hijack it and we're all drawn down a different path. I'd really hate for webfeeds to…
A few simple things would have made things much better. I needed to get the driver’s-side side mirror fixed on my wife’s car. It had been bashed and wouldn’t stay in place. Since this is a safety issue, we wanted it fixed fast. Being new to the area, and far from our original dealer, I needed…
