Comments on: Working From Home: A Getting Started Guide

By: Donald

Donald — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:55:17 +0000

Our oldest son works from home and has for many years. First it was for himself but now it is for a large corporation. He made it work with his children by letting them know not to disturb him when he was “in his office” which was a spare room. He kissed them goodbye every morning and went to his “office” and closed the door. The kids never bothered him while he was in his office. If we called and asked where their dad was they always answered “at work”.

By: Unlimited Long Distance Calling For >$3/Month (US) » PCMech

Unlimited Long Distance Calling For >$3/Month (US) » PCMech — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:37:28 +0000

[...] machine connected to the Internet, so you can make calls from anywhere. I touched on using Skype in my working from home article as this is what I have been using since I started. The call quality is extremely clear and (knock [...]

By: David Risley

David Risley — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:19:36 +0000

I run PCMech from my home office and love it. Although, I have to say, sometimes it is nice to get away. I have a 6-month old at home, and sometimes I find it beneficial to take the laptop and go to Panera Bread to get some work done.

By: Steve Stone

Steve Stone — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:53:26 +0000

I’ve been telecommuting to work 5 days a week since 1994.
Back then it took a bit of effort to convince management this was a good thing. If you have discipline to move from work to “gone home” modes you can make it work. It was nice taking a more active role my son’s life.. making those school plays, time for civic volunteering, lower auto insurance rates, etc.