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My Mobile Office

I'm a pretty mobile worker. In an average week I probably work 2.5 days from my home office, 1.5 days at client offices and 1 day at the office of a software development company I work with as an associate. On top of this is the time I spend travelling, ...
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Published in Flexible Working on 05 Jan 2009 by John Curran
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iPhone Episode 2

In which a smartworker continues his relationship... I’ve been living with my iPhone for a couple of months now and I can’t imagine how I could go back to a ‘normal’ mobile phone again. Every now and then someone asks me about it and I have to remember why I ...
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Published in Mobile Devices on 30 Dec 2008 by John Curran
Tags: remote working mobile devices appleberry iPhone
Microsoft Windows 7

"The most un-exciting Windows release for 10 years" You may have heard of the latest impending release of Microsoft's Windows operating system; Windows 7. My first thoughts when I started picking up some web chatter about this a few months ago was that this was a little "hot on the ...
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Published in Tools on 16 Nov 2008 by Chris Hayford
Tags: windows 7 tools pc microsoft
Dell's Mininote, Inspiron Mini 9

Yesterday I mentioned that I was toying with the idea of buying an extra small laptop for those times when I want to travel really light. Well I just saw that Dell now have a notebook in this space - the Inspiron Mini 9 (that's 9 for the 9 inch ...
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Published in Tools on 11 Nov 2008 by John Curran
Tags: mobile devices laptop
Which Laptop?

I've just bought a new laptop - a Dell Studio 15 (with a funky orange lid). But I think it's too big...! My old Vaio is at death's door but I loved it's portability - it weighed less than 2 kg with a 13.3 widescreen (Model VGN- S2HP). I do ...
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Published in Mobile Devices on 10 Nov 2008 by John Curran
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iPhone and Mobile e-mail

The iPhone does e-mail but up until now I have resisted the temptation to get connected to my e-mail on any type of mobile device. Why? Because I don’t want the pressure of dealing with stuff when I am out and about on serious work (usually travelling to, and meeting ...
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Published in Mobile Devices on 09 Nov 2008 by John Curran
Tags: blackberry mobile devices appleberry tools e-mail iPhone
iPhone Episode 1

In which a smartworker begins his relationship… In my plan to reduce the amount of devices I have to carry around and to rationalise my use of technology I am now the owner of a new iPhone 3G. Now, please believe me, I am not one of those early adopters ...
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Published in Mobile Devices on 20 Oct 2008 by John Curran
Tags: blackberry mobile devices appleberry tools iPhone
iPhone vs Blackberry

At Smartworking we have been following the developments of Apple's iPhone and RIM's Blackberry with great interest. With Apple's recent release of the 3G version of their iPhone and RIM's impending Blackberry Storm device (the first ever touch-screen Blackberry), things are really hotting up! I'm already a Blackberry user, John ...
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Published in Mobile Devices on 05 Oct 2008 by Chris Hayford
Tags: blackberry mobile devices appleberry tools iPhone
Great Notebooks, The Moleskin

And I don’t mean notebook PCs – I’m talking about great products that you can actually write on! I normally resort to the good old ‘loose (or lost) leave’ pad but am beginning to fall in love with those really nice Moleskines notebooks. I saw them on sale recently at ...
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Published in Tools on 05 Oct 2008 by John Curran
Tags: time management pen and paper tools note-taking

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