Comments on: Your Commute Just Got Shorter: a Complete Virtual Office

By: Virtual Office

Virtual Office — Mon, 26 May 2008 09:19:31 +0000

Great link Jordan – Basecamp is excellent, there are also many free alternatives out there.

Virtual Offices are definately becoming increasingly popular, for many people the thought of being able to work from home is great!

By: Russ

Russ — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:23:30 +0000

Yeah. contact with other people is a big part of alot of peoples workday. However more time at home is great for family life.

By: sheds

sheds — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:37:27 +0000

Basecamp is great and we used it for a long time until we found Webcollab which is a free and easier to use and mange open soucre version. I love it.

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Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:05:22 +0000

[...] After yesterday’s blog post announcing my new role as a blogger for Search Engine Roundtable with Barry Schwartz, I can’t help but wonder, is this a “goodbye?” I’m being wished good luck on my future endeavors, which is difficult for me to really grasp (and comprehend) as I feel very much part of the 10e20 community and our blog, and truthfully, I don’t feel that I am going that far away from it. It’s interesting to realize that this is an industry where the virtual office is not an incredibly outrageous work environment, and the reality of that vision is apparent in the emphasis on social media and online communities. [...]

By: kelvin newman

kelvin newman — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:37:13 +0000

I’m glad this virtual office is getting going after doing a 2 hour in 2 hour out of london for nearly two years I can certainly see the appeal.

Now I have a nice half hour cycle along brighton beach, Not quite working in your dressing gown but can’t complain!

By: Jason Schramm

Jason Schramm — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:09:43 +0000

I like seeing Basecamp up there, and I love Google Calendar. It is the program I had always been waiting for to manage my day.

By: Scott Clark

Scott Clark — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:17:48 +0000

Wow, I’d definitely add Google Docs and Spreadsheets to this list. Google spreadsheets has become one of my main tools for collaborating on data-intensive stuff with others in real time.

By: DanielthePoet

DanielthePoet — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:07:22 +0000

I would agree, except that working from home these past 2 years has made me a little desperate for human contact. I started working from Starbucks every other day for a month just to be around other people. It can be harder to make yourself get out and have a social life if you’re used to doing everything out of your home.