The Future: One day I will not live in a house. I will live in a 500 square foot (or less) apartment. I will live in enough space to accommodate cooking, sleep, and bathing. My office will occupy the space of a small desk, but it will be entirely portable. I will be able to take my business in my briefcase to anywhere. If the briefcase is lost, I will be able to replace it for … [Read more...]
Small is More for the MicroEntrepreneur
It no longer matters what operating system I use: Windows, Linux, Mac-OS. Every application that's essential to me is online (I'm almost entirely supported by Google's full line of applications), and every other one that I need is cross-platform (firefox and a few plugins, nvu, etc.). It no longer matters what kind of computer I have: - PC or Mac, because it's the same … [Read more...]
When it has to be there Tomorrow
You're filling a sudden order to bang out a Powerpoint presentation for 500 people by morning, and need to walk in looking rested and in control. You need to launch a web site yesterday, because your new client already mailed out their secondary marketing, and their own servers just died. The mobile headquarters of your social action group has twelve hours to get an underground … [Read more...]
