If you find yourself between meetings with nowhere to go, then it’s always handy to be able to grab a coffee and get online. I recently came across this Time Out list of places in London where you can get free wifi and a coffee or something stronger.
http://www.timeout.com/london/aroundtown/features/6187/Where_to_find_free_wi-fi_in_London.html
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Coffee and Wifi Spots in London
July 3, 2010 – 4:41 am
Virtual assistants featured in Mayfair PA
June 15, 2010 – 11:03 pm
We were recently contacted by the magazine, Mayfair PA, looking to do an article on virtual assistants. We’re always happy to talk about the many great benefits of virtual working and the lovely people at Mayfair PA let us rabbit on about it. Check out the article here:
http://www.mayfairpa.com/lifestyle/82-virtual-pa
Get The Most out of The Working Day
March 29, 2010 – 1:28 am
Time is money the old phrase goes, but actually it’s more valuable than that. Regardless of how organised you are you’ll only ever have 24 hours in the day. You can’t ‘make’ more time, you can only make the most of what you’ve got. Try our five simple tips to maximise your day:
1. Start off [...]
Live in Portugal, Work in London – the extremes of remote working…
March 23, 2010 – 11:34 pm
We’re big fans of remote working. So when our IT guru, Ben Taylor, decided to head off to live in Portugal and keep his IT support business, Responsive Computing, running in London – we were interested to see how it panned out. Ben’s been in Portugal for 6 months now, we caught up with him [...]
Large Files via Email
January 28, 2010 – 10:46 pm
There are countless ways to share and collaborate on documents online. However, many of us still need to email files, and why not, it’s quick and easy. Usually. The problems start when you try to email things like presentations or documents containing images which can be huge.
Try out www.yousendit.com which allows you to send files [...]
Our Top Five Tools for Virtual Working
January 27, 2010 – 10:52 pm
People often ask what sort of tools we use for working virtually. As I spend most of my waking time online (yes, it’s sad I know, I should be out in the fresh air running or something) I’ve built up a reasonable list in the last few years. These are my top five tools at the [...]
Small Business Owners Work Too Hard…
January 22, 2010 – 5:47 am
A recent study by the Alliance and Leicester indicated that 33% of small business owners are working more than 50 hours a week and 15% over 65 hours a week. It’s confirmation, if you need it , that running your own business is very hard work. But if you’re working 65 hours a week on an ongoing [...]
Save Time with RSS Readers
December 7, 2009 – 9:43 pm
I’m a huge fan of Google and gradually it seems to be taking over my working day, rather than logging straight into Outlook in the mornings, I’m logging straight into my Google account. Here I check my own and client calendars, check my emails, create maps to go with client itineraries, get distracted, etc. Now I’ve started [...]
Customer Service Done Right
November 2, 2009 – 9:03 pm
I recently experienced excellent customer service and it amazed me. It’s a sad reflection of today’s wired world that we are all so accustomed to automated responses and shoddy customer service that when we do get served right, it is a unique experience.
This particular experience was unique from beginning to end. I started off only [...]
Handy Little Tool for Virtual Working
November 1, 2009 – 9:21 pm
I’m a big user of Skype, despite it’s many detractors I find it’s pretty good for the majority of my outgoing calls and I love the IM facility on it as well. So I’m always delighted to find nice little extras to go with it. Recently, I’ve needed to record a couple of phone calls [...]
