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Tethering the Untethered: O2 and iPhone OS 3.0 [WebWorkerDaily]
June 19 2009
One of the most anticipated features of the new iPhone OS 3.0 has been “tethering”, or the ability to share your iPhone’s 3G Internet connection with your laptop, via Bluetooth or USB. For web workers — “the great untethered” — iPhone OS 3.0’s tethering represents an opportunity to work with greater… read moreCoworking Stories: Massimo Carraro [WebWorkerDaily]
June 11 2009
Though the demise of Portland, Ore.’s Cubespace coworking community represents a sad development in the nascent history of coworking, the region’s vibrant Silicon Forest will give rise to other coworking options in due course. In the meantime, there are ongoing successes elsewhere, notably in Italy, with Rome, Milan and Genoa playing… read moreNetwork Like a Man [WebWorkerDaily]
June 01 2009
One of my favorite blogs recently has been The Art of Manliness. It’s not a boneheaded celebration of dumb machismo, rather a thoughtful exploration of what being a man can and should mean in a post-feminist world. With values anchored in equality, the writers explore everything from employment and relationships… read moreSCHED*: Simple Social Scheduling [WebWorkerDaily]
May 29 2009
It’s been said that the apps that break out at Austin’s South by Southwest festival are those that help festival-goers navigate and orient themselves within the sprawl of parties, panel sessions and gigs. The 2007 edition of SXSW was Twitter’s big moment, the tipping point for the now iconic service. The… read moreFlairBuilder: Wireframing and Prototyping Web Sites [WebWorkerDaily]
May 29 2009
The practice of wireframing is common to most web production professionals. Oddly, there’s no clear market leader or category-defining product in this space; even solutions such as Adobe’s Creative Suite lack dedicated wireframing or rapid prototyping tools. There are, however, a number of useful smaller options. Late last year, Mike Gunderloy… read moreMeasuring the Success of a Coworking Community [WebWorkerDaily]
May 28 2009
As the first generation coworking spaces, such as IndyHall, Old Broadcasting House and others, enter maturity while new locations and communities begin to start up, it’s useful to reflect on some measures and metrics of success. Marc Harrison at the Urban Workspaces blog — seeking to establish a local coworking space… read moreSuntrica’s Wearable Solar Chargers [WebWorkerDaily]
May 27 2009
From Reware’s solar powered Juice Bags to Noon Solar’s range of solar handbags, some of our regular readers may have detected that I have a bit of a “thing” for solar power. I’m sure this is an enthusiasm shared by many web workers: when your working life is governed by… read moreiWork ‘09: The Missing Manual [WebWorkerDaily]
May 26 2009
Earlier this month, O’Reilly Media published its latest title in the “Missing Manuals” series, Josh Clark’s “iWork ‘09: The Missing Manual.” It throws a spotlight on Apple’s office suite, with how-to guides for the Pages word processor, the Numbers spreadsheet and the Keynote presentation app. Even as a devoted Apple user,… read moreInterview: Yuuguu’s CEO Discusses the Launch of Screensharing For Skype Users [WebWorkerDaily]
May 19 2009
Screensharing application Yuuguu is an old favorite of WebWorkerDaily. Today, the company launched support for Skype users, bringing its screensharing expertise to one of the largest communication platforms in the world. We caught up with CEO Anish Kapoor to learn a little about the features announced today and the company’s… read moreWhat’s In Your Bag, Imran Ali? [WebWorkerDaily]
April 29 2009
To paraphrase the famous Wes Anderson and Robert De Niro American Express ads, “My life happens here; my bag is Timbuk2.” I’ve lived an untethered, web working, co-working lifestyle for around nine years. In my previous life as an R&D consultant, hopping between Paris, London, Leeds and San Francisco, having my… read moreWix: A Free Flash Web Site Builder [WebWorkerDaily]
April 27 2009
Wix — founded in New York by ex-venture capitalist, Allon Bloch — offers users the ability to create a free, SEO-friendly, Flash-based web site using only drag and drop tools. I’m surprised I hadn’t come across Wix before, as according to the company’s PR, more than 500,000 users are actively… read moreShortTask: Connecting Online Job Seekers With Providers [WebWorkerDaily]
April 26 2009
ShortTask is a marketplace for tasks, aiming to match-make “solvers” and “seekers”: people who have time to complete brief tasks and people who need small tasks completing. In many ways, ShortTask is similar to Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) service. Like MTurk, ShortTask is seeking to address tasks that aren’t large enough… read moreSocialMinder and Consorteum: Get More from Your Contacts [WebWorkerDaily]
April 23 2009
With the global economy still moribund, tools and services that help you find leads and extract more value from your existing business contacts can only be welcome. LinkedIn has become the online resume repository of choice and helps curate an individual’s professional network, but how to actually make use of those… read moreMikogo: Cross-Platform Screensharing [WebWorkerDaily]
April 21 2009
Screensharing applications are one of the essential weapons in the web workers’ arsenal and a popular topic here on WebWorkerDaily; in the past we’ve covered services such as Yuuguu and Oneeko. The latest to join the fray is Mikogo, a cross-platform (Windows & OS X) screensharing solution that’s just launched a… read moreBizual: Attract New Customers & Find Suppliers [WebWorkerDaily]
April 21 2009
Bizual, as Mashable noted in a recent profile, is a new web service that purports to help small businesses and freelancers attract new customers as well as find new suppliers — essentially a marketplace for matchmaking special offers from suppliers with potential customers. As cofounder Elliot Jacobs explained, Bizual users sign… read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
