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Working remotely and the tools that make it possible

by mp3jeep01 on 6/12/13, 6:41 PM with 18 comments

  • by bifrost on 6/12/13, 7:36 PM

    I'd say its a requirement to have a VPN now as well. If you're not protecting your network transport, you're ignoring a lot of best practices.
  • by mbseid on 6/12/13, 7:30 PM

    These are some great tools. I would also like to recommend Scumr. It really helps our teams with our morning stand-up meetings. Notifies when we are the meeting starts, and when everyone is ready. Allows the meetings to be persistent too. Check it out: http://www.scrumr.us/

    Full disclosure: I wrote the tool during a work hackathon. It has come a long way since then.

  • by mp3jeep01 on 6/12/13, 6:45 PM

    These are just a few of the tools that help us work together, even when we aren't all in one location. Caveat, the apps, AFAIK, are Mac specific.
  • by wotsrovert on 6/12/13, 8:29 PM

    For pairing remotely, I use Screenhero. http://screenhero.com/
  • by kevinflo on 6/12/13, 7:27 PM

    Our team is split across the country and we've taken to doing a quick google hangout each day. Just a little face-to-face communication each day has helped immensely.
  • by essdessy on 6/12/13, 7:06 PM

    i used to use cloud app and slingshot, but since going retina on my mbp i use Droplr. And sometimes Dropbox's new auto screenshot to clipboard link is great.