Comments on: Guest Post: Working Remotely

By: Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:46:14 +0000

Thanks, Dana. 🙂 I've found Google Apps mail pretty good, and it is possible to set it up so it identifies the right account as sender (I haven't done it yet, but it can be done).

By: Dana Prince

Dana Prince — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:09:48 +0000

I think Sharon is pretty awesome, too. If she had a fan club, I'd probably be the president :) She took me under her wing (well,I stalked her, actually, and she was kind enough to not file a restraining order) in early 2006 and following her mentoring advice was instrumental in helping me get my first few regular writing gigs.

I'll have to check out Gmail Google Apps. I use regular Gmail to read messages for about 5 or more email accounts and hate the fact that where I read it is my original gmail account, which is my dearly departed dog's name as my email handle. Sometimes my business emails will say that handle on behalf of my business email address, which I don't like. I hate to give it up because of all the emails in the archives but need a more seamless solution.

There are some other areas I need to do some work on streamlining as well (ahem...backup) so I'll definitely be checking some of these tools out.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:11:36 +0000

Thanks again, Sharon, for posting here. I'm thrilled to have you!

My most used tools - Mozy.com for sure. Google Docs occasionally, Microsoft Silverlight even more. I used to have a wonderful bookmark syncing program that seemed to disappear without warning, so I'm looking for another one.

By: Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:51:58 +0000

Glad you liked it, Harleena. What are your most used tools?

By: Harleena Singh

Harleena Singh — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:10:21 +0000

Great tools Sharon, and something very much needed for bloggers and writers!Though I still need to go through all of them, having tried just a handful myself :)

Thanks for sharing a great post Sharon and Lori!

By: Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:48:20 +0000

Lori, I used Mozy for a while, but I found it wasn't as intuitive as SugarSync and Syncplicity and it stored files in a proprietary format, so you couldn't logon quickly and get a file.

Nicky, Dragon is great! I can't sing its praises highly enough.

Wade, although I communicate with most people by email, most people seem to have Skype now, so it's a useful backup when people want a conversation.

Paula, I'm so glad you found it readable. Hope you find the tools useful too. :)

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:04:53 +0000

Speaking as someone whose mind usually goes blank when anything technological is discussed (and who has flash drives with more memory than her actual computer) I enjoyed your post. Considering my technological deficits and the fact that I hadn't even heard of most of the tools you mentioned, that's quite a feat you've accomplished!

Along with most of the others here, my next stop today will be your blog.

By: Wade Finnegan

Wade Finnegan — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:23:29 +0000

Excellent post Sharon, thank you for the ideas. You've made me question whether I'm doing enough and that is a good thing. I haven't used Skype. Do you find that most of your clients are utilizing it?

By: Nicky Parry

Nicky Parry — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:43:42 +0000

Wonderful post Sharon! I always love hearing how other writers organize their workflow. I too always learn something new! I've been looking into a dictation program & have sampled Dragon a wee bit, so it's good to hear you give it the thumbs-up!

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:19:28 +0000

Sharon, you're more than welcome! Happy as a clam to have you here. :)

Cathy, this post and your comment makes me nervous - I have yet to act on my backup plan, er, plan. I shopped backup storage a few months ago, but never bought. So far, I'm backing up with Mozy. I could simply buy more space there, I suppose. But I want a physical drive on my desk, too.

Sharon, thanks for all the great advice. I'm checking out Sugar Sync, too.

Devon, I've wondered about the feasibility of those things, too. If I traveled more for work, I'd consider it. At the moment, I'm fine with an ages-old laptop and whatever-is-available connections.