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12:30PM Angus Kidman | Here at Lifehacker we regularly look at technology and tactics to make working at home easier and office designs to simplify the process. But there’s one issue that planning can’t solve: are you actually up to the task? More »
Would Working At Home Suit You?
12:30PM Angus Kidman | Here at Lifehacker we regularly look at technology and tactics to make working at home easier and office designs to simplify the process. But there’s one issue that planning can’t solve: are you actually up to the task? More » 
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Set Up A Persistent-Video “Portal” For Telecommuting Camaraderie
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Have no place to cowork and working from home has got you down? Set up an office-to-office connection with a friend to recreate the effect of shared office space. More »
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Earmark “Alternative Offices” When Working Remotely
11:00PM Azadeh Ensha | Even if you work from home, odds are you’ll be out and about at some point during the day. Weblog WebWorkerDaily explains why it’s especially important for those who work from home to keep some alternative offices in mind. More »
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Master The Art Of Web Commuting
7:00AM Adam Pash | If you’re lucky enough that—even occasionally—you can telecommute to your job (though web commute seems more accurate these days), you’ve no doubt learned that working away from the office comes with its own set of problems—and solutions. More »
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Telecommuting Talking Points
1:30AM Gina Trapani | Wired magazine columnist (and friend of Lifehacker) Brendan I. Koerner makes the case for companies to ditch their offices entirely and let all their employees telecommute to work. Nuts? Maybe, but in a time of budget crunches and sky-high gas prices, it can save both the company and its workers a whole lot of scratch—plus up productivity. Last year, researchers from Penn State analyzed 46 studies of telecommuting conducted over two decades and covering almost 13,000 employees. Their sweeping inquiry concluded that working from home has “favourable effects on perceived autonomy, work-family conflict, job satisfaction, performance, turnover intent, and stress.” The only demonstrable drawback is a slight fraying of the relationships between telecommuters and their colleagues back at headquarters — largely because of jealousy on the part of the latter group. That’s the first problem you solve when you kill your office. While big companies with dozens of established offices (and leases) probably won’t take this advice, if you’re trying to make the case to your boss for telecommuting (even once or twice a week), this article’s a good reference point. Photo by Ryan Irelan. Home Sweet Office: Telecommute Good for Business, Employees, and Planet [Wired] More »
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