A collection of links about remote work and distributed teams, from around the web. 12 Reasons you should work from home: As I write this from my home office, a…
The Remote Toolkit: Google Drawings (screencast)
A quick walkthrough of the basic features of the new Google Drawing app, with a focus on remote collaboration features. Photo credit: Fran Pregernik
The Wide Teams Bootstrap Guide: Part 1
Part one of a multi-part guide to getting started as a geographically distributed team. In this article I talk about the attitudes that form the foundations of an effective dispersed…
Wide Teams Podcast Episode #2: Interview with Anthony Eden
In this episode we feature another interview from RailsConf 2010. Today’s interview is with Anthony Eden, a developer, blogger, and longtime remote worker living in Honolulu, Hawaii. http://media.wideteams.com/wide-teams-podcast-episode-002.mp3Podcast: Play in…
Wide Links #1
Various recent links of interest to remote workers. This week: virtual scrum meetings, the office of the future, group health plans for freelancers, and much more.
Remote Toolkit: MindMeister (Screencast)
A short screencast demoing one of my favorite remote team collaboration tools: MindMeister. In it, I demonstrate how mind maps can be built collaboratively by multiple users, and talk a…
The Tao of Remote Work
A meditation on the qualities of remote development by guest author Evan Light. I can only attempt to explain the beauty of remote work. Â You need to determine the value…
Four Essential Collaboration Tools
In talking to members of distributed software teams, four tools stand out as being nearly ubiquitous. Other tools may supplement them, but these four have become the de facto core…
Telecommuting Considered Harmful
According to a recent UC Davis study, telecommuting can be harmful to your career. I agree. Terms have a narratives associated with them. The narratives that come with “telecommuter” sound…
Wide Teams Podcast Episode 1: Interview with Marty Haught
In today’s inaugural episode of the Wide Teams podcast, I interview Marty Haught of Haught Codeworks. I also talk a little bit about the purpose and goals of the site….