Re[2]: WWW and Telecommuting

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        RoMay says:

        >       I had a similar experience in my last job.  Toward the end of my
        >       term with them, I occasionally took work home.  I found that I
        >       could turn out the same type of material in almost half the time
        >       at home because my system is so much better.  At work, I used a
        >       286 PC with all DOS programs for the first 6 mo.  This was then
        >       upgraded to a 486 SX25 running all Windows programs. The monitor
        >       was a little 14" model (at home, I use a 486 DX50 SCSI
        >       system--not quite a pentium, but still relatively good, with a
        >       19" screen--all the difference in the world!

        This is another good point. Usually, I have better equipment in my home
        office than my clients do. My current client, however, has been really
        good about giving me the equipment I need. At the same time, the
        computer I bought last winter for my home office has been a real lemon,
        so I've been working onsite more than I normally do. Besides, the site
        is nice, with a friendly atmosphere, and is relatively close to home. I
        still work at home one or two days a week, if I want or need to, but the
        17" monitor at work and 16 MB of memory beats my 13" monitor (which I've
        borrowed from one of my partners until I can afford a new 21" monitor)
        and my home computer's 8 MB of memory. I've swapped the lemon for a
        Pentium/75 and hope to get the 21" monitor within the next few months,
        so my telecommuting will probably change again soon.

        Pam Owen
        Nighthawk Communications
        Reston, VA
        Nighthawk1 -at- aol -dot- com, or powen -at- lmi -dot- org