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The Accidental Workshifter: An Enjoyable and Tolerable Workation

By Jeff Zbar
www.homeofficehighway.com

Jeff Zbar in Santa Fe This dispatch is from BestStuff technology and home office contributor Jeff Zbar, who's on a three-week family road trip through the American West. Whether you're a road warrior, a home-based business owner, a teleworker, or just a family in search of the freedom of the road, enjoy Jeff's commentary. Want to learn more? Hit www.chiefhomeofficer.com.

Sitting in a hotel room near Palo Alto, California, my family's enjoying some quality time, 21st Century style. Kids are on their MacBooks and iPod Touch. Robbie's on her Kindle. I'm on my Acer Iconia Android Tablet, and we're all surfing via our Verizon Mifi personal hotspot.

A little work, a little exploration. Nothing in particular.

We're each in our own orbit around the sun of the moment – a bio of Selena Gomez on the TV.

Call it what you will, it is a wholly different form of quality time, the New York Times recently commented. But it's quality time nonetheless. Robbie and I wanted the kids to bring their devices. To demand otherwise would have been to, 1. Ignore reality, and 2. Invite World War III.Read more

Stay Connected Wherever You Go with Virgin Mobile's No Contract Broadband2Go and Mi-Fi 2200

by jessica on Fri, 2011-07-01 05:00


Mi-Fi 2200

Have you planned your summer vacation yet? It's not too late! You can hit the road and stay connected throughout your trip with the Mi-Fi 2200 paired with Virgin Mobile's no contract Broadband2Go service. Because really, who wants to sign a lengthy wireless broadband contract if you're only going to need it a few times a year?

With the Mi-Fi 2200 and Virgin Mobile's Broadband2Go service you won't have to worry about paying for expensive hotel or airport Wi-Fi. The device provides a fast 3G connection and the service starts at just $20 a month with no contract requirements – you only pay for the service you need, when you need it. Read more

The MiFi 2200 is an Intelligent Mobile Hotspot that provides 3G, prepaid wireless Internet service for up to five users at a time. Connect your laptop, iPad, iPod, gaming device - any device with a Wi-Fi connection - and stay connected anywhere on Sprint's nationwide 3G network. The MiFi 2200 is priced at $149.99.

Godin's 'End of Magic' Not True for Home Officers, Road Warriors

By Jeff Zbar
www.chiefhomeofficer.com


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Seth Godin wrote recently of "the end of magic." He was lamenting how the newness of the new seems to have passed us by — how the really cool tools and applications that once wowed us in the workplace and life now are so commonplace that they are taken for granted, and no longer devices of Wow!

Wait. Take a moment to ponder the tools we use and what they bring to our daily lives. You might respectfully disagree.

Every day, I use services and tools that keep me connected with the world outside in ways that still seem magical. My BlackBerry brings the Internet and its motherlode of possibilities to a device smaller than a deck of cards (iPhone users will only smirk at the possibilities borne from their device).Read more

Apple iPad Arrives at Verizon Wireless

by jessica on Thu, 2010-10-28 05:00


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Today is the day that Apple's iPad arrives at Verizon Wireless stores nationwide. To recap, Verizon is offering three bundles, all featuring an iPad Wi-Fi model and a Verizon MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot. Pricing is as follows: $629.99 for iPad Wi-Fi 16 GB + MiFi, $729.99 for iPad Wi-Fi 32 GB + MiFi, and $829.99 for iPad Wi-Fi 64 GB + MiFi. Verizon is also offering all three iPad Wi-Fi models on a stand-alone basis.

The MiFi 2200 allows you to create a personal Wi-Fi hotspot to browse the Web, read and send e-mail, share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read e-books, and more whenever you are in Verizon Wireless' nationwide 3G coverage area. It can be used with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices. Monthly access plan for the MiFi begin at 1 GB of data for $20 monthly access.

For additional information on Apple's iPad together with Verizon Wireless' MiFi 2200, visit www.verizonwireless.com/iPad.

iPad Coming to Verizon Wireless on October 28

by jessica on Thu, 2010-10-14 08:52


Apple iPad

Verizon Wireless and Apple today announced that iPad will be available at Verizon Wireless Stores beginning Friday, October 28. Three bundles will be offered, all featuring an iPad Wi-Fi model and a Verizon MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot.

Bundles:

  • iPad Wi-Fi 16GB + MiFi: $629.99
  • iPad Wi-Fi 32GB + MiFi: $729.99
  • iPad Wi-Fi 64GB + MiFi: $829.99

Verizon Wireless is offering a monthly access plan to iPad customers of up to 1GB of data for $20 a month. In addition, Verizon will also offer all three iPad Wi-Fi models on a stand-alone basis.

"We're thrilled to be working with Verizon Wireless to get iPad into the hands of even more customers this holiday season," said Tim Cook, Apple's COO. "iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before, and together with Verizon Wireless we're offering an easy way to stay connected wherever you go."Read more

Virgin Mobile Offers Unlimited Wireless Broadband for $40 a Month

by jessica on Wed, 2010-08-25 13:40


MiFi 2200

More people are using computers on-the-go than ever before - business travelers, college students, even moms, catching up on the latest news while the kids are at practice. Virgin Mobile just announced Broadband2Go, a new wireless broadband service that provides unlimited wireless broadband access for only $40 a month. Operating on the Sprint Nationwide Network, users can be assured that no matter where the road may lead, they will be able to stay connected – and with no monthly contract.

Available now online at VirginMobileUSA.com, this new plan replaces the previous $20, $40 and $60 plans. The company is also offering a $10 option for 100 MB, good for 10 days from purchase, for less frequent internet users.Read more

Verizon Offering the Gateway LT Netbook for $29 this Weekend Only

by jessica on Wed, 2009-11-25 05:00


Gateway LT netbook

Verizon Wireless announced Black Friday deals for this holiday weekend, one of them being the Gateway LT Netbook for just $29.99 (with 2-year agreement, after $100 mail-in rebate debit card). Weighing less than three pounds, the Gateway LT Netbook features a 10.1-inch screen, 160 GB RAM and Wi-Fi connectivity.

But that's not it! Other deals this weekend include:

  • HTC Ozone: Wi-Fi capable global smartphone for only $9.99 (buy one get one free)
  • LG Versa: the touchscreen phone for gamers, for only $29.99 (buy one get one free)
  • Mifi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot: Wi-Fi wherever you go for up to five people for only $49.99 after $50 mail-in rebate. (Black Friday only.)
  • Nokia 7705 Twist: offered this weekend for only $29.99
  • BlackBerry Pearl Flip: one of the most popular BlackBerry phones for only $9.99 (buy any BlackBerry device, get one free)
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Home Office Home Again: Random Observations After 2 Weeks on the Road


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By Jeff Zbar
www.homeofficehighway.com

After two weeks on the road, it's the simple observations that bring clarity to the home office adventure. Like…

- Sponsor or no, the Verizon Mifi 'personal hotspot' won the day — hands down. It was a true fan favorite and winner of the HOH'09 Product of Choice. Hey, anything that keeps the hoards from beating me up for my Internet connection is worthy of praise. Teleworkers and road warriors alike will find this tool extremely useful.

- Yes, family, we WILL survive two weeks without a TV. And we did. We talked, played more Yahtzee and Racko than we ever thought possible, and watched burning embers in the fire pit. And yes, we surfed the Web. A lot. Truth be told, we watched a few DVD movies on Zack's HP laptop. But that's NOT TV.Read more

Keeping the Mobile Office and Home Officer Online and Un-Harassed From the Road


Verizon MiFi in hand

By Jeff Zbar
www.homeofficehighway.com

More on the MiFi...

It's every home office, telework and road warrior's lament. At least those with kids (and a wife in search of 'net-time): How to get online, without attracting attention from the little scoundrels, who'll then want the Internet-connected laptop for their own.

Of course, RV parks across America promise "Free Wifi." Good luck finding a network that works...

Here's one review of the MiFi personal hotspot. Specifically, Daniel Terdiman said of mobile hot spot, it "converts the carrier's EV-DO signal into a Wi-Fi connection that up to five people can share. I had already used the MiFi to provide a signal for the iPod Touch at the very beginning of the trip so that, while sitting on a boarding airplane, I could download a large file from iTunes...Now, I realized that by turning the MiFi on and sticking it in my back pocket, I could become, in essence, a walking hot spot, allowing me to get online on the iPod Touch, no matter where I was. That meant that I could use the Skype app to make a phone call, run several other apps for one reason or another, and look up good places to eat using the device's browser..."

My two cents: This device has made working remotely seamless and breezy.Read more

Home Office Surfing in a Personal Hotspot

by Jeff Zbar on Wed, 2009-07-22 13:08


Surfing at night with Verizon MiFi and MSI U123 netbook

By Jeff Zbar;
www.homeofficehighway.com

Years ago, surfing in public meant first paying $15 an hour for a user ID and password hand-written on a scrap of paper so you could log on to some cyber cafe's network.

Now, it's as easy as hitting the MiFi, powering up the netbook — and in less than a minute, you're up.

This year's home office highway is shaping up as an exercise in simplified surfing. Last year, setting up a network meant powering up and wiring in a router the size of a cigar box. This year's "access point" is a business card-sized device that enables five Internet devices — netbooks, laptops, MP3 players, an iTouch — to log on simultaneously.Read more

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