For me, the best part about being a web worker is that I can listen (and watch) podcasts and videos on my second display as background noise while I get work done and no one complains. While it’s easy to have hundreds of feeds in a… Read More »
Archive for January, 2007
Matthew Cornell is making the leap from traditional employment to self employment as a workflow coach, a transition that will likely see him join the ranks of web workerhood. In describing why he’s making this move, Matthew points to an old but still useful interview from… Read More »
If you are like us – walking around with a Macbook Pro and a Novatel EVDO Express Card modem, you don’t really have worry too much about being disconnected. However, when you congregate with friends or colleagues and find them in a disconnected state, you want… Read More »
I do all my banking online. I watch my transactions carefully and I’m confident that if any of my accounts were compromised, I’d know soon enough to stop any damage. False sense of security? Maybe. My Aunt refuses to make a single online purchase, much less… Read More »
I am not a huge fan of To-Do lists. However, I realize they are a necessary evil. The problem I’ve had with the various forms this list took is a couple of things: Once I’m done with the list, I tend to throw them away. I frequently need… Read More »
If you aim to build the next Flickr or YouTube or even Hype Machine, Amazon has you in its sights. Jeff Bezos wants to bring his success in the high-volume, low-margin business of bookselling to the world of web app startups. He’s targeting micro-size businesses with… Read More »
For web workers, and anyone self-employed, obtaining affordable and comprehensive health insurance is one of our biggest challenges. Don’t put it off…you never know when a catastrophic illness or accident will affect you or your family. Last night in his State of the Union address, President… Read More »
