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Working From Home Manual: The Complete Home Office Guide
This manual is for anyone who's setting up an office at home or a base for a self-employed career. We start with the planning, taking into account limited space and the importance of making sure that everything will work together. We then explore the various hardware and software options, considering flexibility and economy. We show how to harness
the very latest technologies and explain how to collaborate both with headquarters and other remote workers, including a thorough overview of security. Finally, we throw the taxman into the mix and conclude with ways of keeping your cool when the distinction between home life and office life has blurred.
Part 1: So You want to work from home?
First things first
The shopping list
Part 2: Choosing the right hardware
PC versus Mac
Desktop versus laptop
What about a mini PC?
What about a tablet PC?
Inspect a gadget
Prints charming
Talk is cheap
Getting on the broadband wagon
Wired verus wireless
Planning your office network
How to buy your computing kit
Part 3: Smart software
Office Essentials
Free as a bird
Do you need software at all?
Paperless offices and digital documents
Ten tools for happier homeworking
Part 4: Putting it all together
Setting up a dektop PC
Setting up a laptop PC
Connecting to the Internet
Part 5: Collaboration
It's good to talk
Message boards and email lists
Calendar collaboration
Documnet collaboration
Digital discussions: the dangers
Part 6: Security
Hardware security
Data security and disaster recovery
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