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When you work remotely, it is important that coworkers know you are present and involved.

Being focused and productive is a great feeling. When you have to drop what you’re doing and switch to something else, there is a delay before you reach maximum focus on the new thing. That delay is the cost of context switching.

Meetings and interruptions are two of the worst things about working in an office. When people work remotely, it becomes a little more difficult to interrupt people and start meetings. That is a good thing.

When you work from home, people are tempted to interrupt you. Here are a few tips on how to deal with that.

Setting up your own work environment is both an opportunity and a challenge. Here are some things that have worked for me.

A “donut tire” is the miniature spare wheel carried in many cars. It’s good enough to use in an emergency, but it looks funny and you would not want to use it for long.

Yes, these things are related.

A funny message from a friend.

A new tradition.

But only if you’re paying attention.

Erick Schat’s Bakkery in Bishop, California has the largest variety of bread I have ever seen.

While in Dublin, I walked everywhere I needed to go.

This is just a few of the things I enjoyed. There is a lot more than this to see in Dublin.

Traveling with a phone does not have to involve roaming fees.

Notebooks are a treasure for creative people. Buying these notebooks helps a good cause.

A regular expression, also known as “regex”, is useful for complex searches.

Bear is an elegant way to make notes and write documents.

I have switched phone providers a few times. Here are some things I learned along the way.

Traveling with a phone does not have to involve roaming fees.

Verizon is a premium service, on a premium network, at a premium price.