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Chief Home Officer

I found the perfect title for me!
Remember the term “domestic engineers.” Familiar with the whole “SAHM” and “WHAM” phenomena of late? I never really found a title that seemed to fit everything that I do an am… until today.
I was over at YouTube looking for the any new telecommuting-related videos (some of them are a [...]

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Telecommuting Resume Advice

Sometimes I get asked about whether or not I keep up a resume and whether or not anyone looking for a telecommuting job should. So I figured I’d take time to answer that question today. Then I found an article that already does just that (and from an expert in the topic of resumes, no [...]

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HELP: I’m Updating My Cell Phone

I need some advice and I’m hoping some of you can help me out… I’ve been looking at BlackBerry phones and other phones with QWERTY Keyboards but between the “Hot Deals,” the “Best Sellers,” and the user and expert reviews, I’ve managed to simply confuse myself and work up a whopper of a headache.
So here’s [...]

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Important FlexJobs Update

I received the following email in my inbox yesterday evening from FlexJobs. If you missed it, you can see my original FlexJobs review. If you signed up for an account, you’ve already received the same notice…

The email I received touted that Change is good (which is true in some cases but not so true in [...]

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Think Your Job is Telecommuting Friendly?

Neither did the astronauts at NASA, but a new development over at Cape Canaveral is under way…
While it’s not the funniest thing I’ve ever read, it is a fun mockery of the recent popularity and wide-spread news coverage of Telecommuting as a way to save gas as the price per gallon continues to rise. The [...]

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Outside the Cubicle Advice From Michelle Goodman

There’s a must-read over on ABCNews written by Michelle Goodman (freelance journalist, author, blogger, former cubicle dweller)…

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Officescape’s Telework Program Announcement

Officescape® Announces Launch of Telework 530™ Program
Tools included make telework policies truly functional and increase productivity
Indianapolis (June 19, 2008) – Officescape has launched its Telework 530™ Program, enabling government and businesses to achieve significant return on investment provided by a fully managed, distributed work force model, while providing employees with highly sought relief from [...]

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Firefox 3 Download Day

Just a reminder that Firefox 3 will be released today at 1:00 PM EST, and Mozilla hopes to set a world record for the most downloads in 24 hours!
We all know Firefox is already one of the best browsers and I admit I am excited about everything that’s been built up about this latest version. [...]

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Telecommuters Get Lower Insurance Rates?

I just saw this today and am thinking now I’d better call my insurance agent to be sure I’m noted as a “pleasure” driver on our car insurance policy…
From the Consumer Federation of America (CFA):

“Auto insurance rates are partially based on how much you drive and how you use your car,” said J. Robert Hunter, [...]

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4-Day Weeks

I actually have 7 day work weeks, but it doesn’t matter how many times I sit down at my desk to work in any given day or week - it doesn’t cost me any gas money to get here. Nor does it require firing up the office cubicle of course.
It’s obvious that with gas prices [...]

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