Archive for September, 2008
I’ve been digitally nomadic for over 15 years, before author Dan Pink coined the term Free Agent Nation, before laptops, before Blackberries and iPhones, even before e-mail was ubiquitous. So what was the digital part, you ask. Well, we had computers. I had one of the first Macs as well as a series of (yes, ... Read more
How timely. A couple of my favorite authors and sites just wrote up some guides on traveling — one is “HOWTO process your new hotel room” by Merlin Mann; the other is “10 Gadgets That Help You Survive in Cheap Hotel Rooms” by Sean Fallon at Gizmodo. Check those out. Some of the items are ... Read more
I caught up with Jake McKee of Ant’s Eye View (shot on The Flip camera in low-light conditions) at the TechCrunch Meet-up that took place last night in Austin and we chatted about the challenges of being a nomad. As you may remember, Jake wrote a post for Digital Nomads awhile back on the challenges of ... Read more
Congrats. You’re free-as-a-bird. You’ve defeated the 40-hour grind and can now work anytime, anywhere, and anyway you want. In a café, on a park bench, or in your bed. In sweatpants, wearing just underwear, or even buck naked. Sensing a catch or two? Yep. Here are two big ones: 1. You procrastinate more Without a set schedule, ... Read more
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