Blog of a Long Distance Worker Tech

It used to be that freelancers were limited to the cities we live in for clients. On occasion, some freelancers could land clients and handle projects through mail, but most companies preferred to work with someone based nearby. Technology has improved since then, letting most freelancers take on clients no matter whether they’re around the corner or on the other side of the globe. It’s a good thing: we get access to more work and, quite often, higher pay rates than we could get locally.

Lately, every time I run into a small business owner I’ve been asking about what project management tools they use.

Pogoplug, a device that lets you put any USB disk onto the internet, is getting a wireless adapter. Now you can have your disk anywhere in your house and still access it from the outside world.

Back in June, I mentioned that CounterPath told me they were working on a multiple SIP account version of their iPhone/iPad/iTouch application. That day has arrived!

Asustek—perhaps the poster child of the netbook world—is cutting down netbook shipments for their strongest quarter. Their reason: Apple's iPad is eating their market. They are not giving up, and will "step into the tablet PC segment."

Researchers at Internet security service provider CyberDefender looked at some of the most dangerous things you can do online and explained how to protect yourself if you're not quite ready to give up things like Internet porn completely.

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has finally launched its own portable battery powered Wi-Fi Mobile Broadband USB Modem router (Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi R201), which others prefer to call MiFi. The device will allow up to five people to simultaneously connect to the internet over the Vodafone network. Three (3) mobile offers something similar.