Tech Tools For Remote Workers

Tech Tools for Remote Workers
Kirk Pozadzides
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkpozadzides
1/27/10

Get LinkedIn
Here’s a professional networking tool you should be using!
How I use it: I connect with my clients, teammates, friends and people across other industries. When I need introductions to a specific person, I search for them on LinkedIn and see who in my network can provide an introduction. This is just like six-degrees of separation.
How to use:
Register a profile on www.linkedin.com
Update your work history and search for colleagues online
Search for and invite your clients, employees, friends, and other business leaders
When inviting people to join your network, add a customized message… don’t use the default!
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Communicate w/ Skype
This software provides internet calling and video conferencing for free between Skype users… You need to have a microphone (for audio), a webcam (for video), and a high-speed internet connection. With Skype, you can instant message and call/video conference your contacts.
How I use it: For weekly calls with my remote team… this is a great alternative to “just another conference call” and we get to see one another. This is also a great alternative to using your cell phone or needing an office phone and it’s free.
How to use:
Download from www.skype.com
Register an account with username and password
Connect to your teammates on Skype (the Sales Team, Cahill, Tolley, Farschman, and more)
Double click on a contact to call and click on the “Start Video” button to see one another
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Collaborate w/ Cross Loop
This is an absolutely great training tool. Consider this: you can see what your teammates see (on their screen) and help coach/train/etc… This software allows users remote control or viewing of another computer. This program is better alternative for Conference Manager when one-on-one.
How I use it: Someone calls with a question on how to navigate a budget model, website, or wants to collaborate on a marketing piece… Launch Crossloop and we’re instantly seeing (and controlling if necessary) the other’s computer.
How to use:
Download from www.crossloop.com
Register a username and password
Access or Share
Access: If you want to see/use someone else’s computer, enter their Access Code
Share: Provide your Access Code for someone else to see your computer
Hit “Connect”
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PDF Documents for Free
This is a must-have tool for anyone wanting:
To e-mail a in a universal format preserving the exact page layout.
To preview exactly what a document is going to look like when printed
If you want to print something, but you aren’t near a printer you can print it to a PDF and then later print a hard copy. VERY useful for offline work on a laptop while traveling

How to use:
Download from www.bullzip.com
Install program
When you want to “pdf” something, just hit print and select “billzip” as your printer
Save the pdf file
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Consolidate IM Accounts
Trillian is a free instant messaging application for windows that can connect and consolidate to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more
http://www.trillian.im/download/
Note: Use Adium for Macs
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Video & Photo Your Screen
Great tool to create screencast (digital recording of your computer screen) andscreen shots. I use this tool to create “how-to” videos for my colleagues, friends, and partners. Why tell when you can show?
How to use:
Download fromhttp://www.jingproject.com/
Install program
Select the screencast or screenshot
Record or snap
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Tech Tools For Remote Workers

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