Three simple ways to use technology to set yourself free

New technology means it’s possible to work wherever you want. You’ve already decided you want to work for yourself and away from the traditional office, but now – with a few simple tips and tricks – you can enjoy unprecedented flexibility, and work almost anywhere, from your local coffee shop to the public park. Freelance Advisor and Home Working author and expert Emma Jones explains how.

Working on the move with your computer

If you already have a fairly up-to-date laptop computer, you have all you really need to work away from home. Most can pick up wireless Internet access from receivers already built-in. But if you have a slightly older laptop, buy a small adaptor which you plug into a spare USB port. Affordable options are available from a company called Belkin who provide pretty clear instructions to help you get started.

If WiFi hotspots are few and far between, you can now get on the Internet practically anywhere, with a USB dongle. It looks like a flash thumbdrive and allows your laptop to connect to broadband speed-Internet from a mobile phone provider.

Wi-Fi hotspots are usually free of charge in places like public libraries and independent coffee shops, where owners encourage you to use their hotspots to boost sales. If you’re looking for out of home working locations in your area, check out myHotspots.

With your mobile or smart phone

A Blackberry is a smart phone and one of the most popular devices for working away from the home office. It allows you to surf the web, check your e-mail and edit office documents.

Most mobile phones allow you to check email on the move, but it’s best to check with your service provider before giving it a go. Unless included in your contract, checking email or surfing the web on your mobile phone can be quite expensive.

If you use web mail, from Google for example, or Yahoo!, it’s easy to check your email as there are mobile ready versions of their websites, which you can view on your mobile phone’s web browser.

Yahoo! Mobile -Google Mobile

Mobile broadband is great if you’re often on the move or use your laptop in a variety of locations, but it can be pricey. Look around for unlimited packages and those that provide the hardware for free.

A forwarding number

Skype, offers a call forwarding feature, which allows you to direct incoming calls to your Skype account or Skype phone number to your mobile phone. Depending on your package you can forward calls at no extra cost and it’s easy to set up.

Taking these steps will free you up to work from anywhere and, with the sun starting to shine, why not head into the garden to take on the inbox!

三种利用科技来使自己更为自由的简单方法

新科技意味着你可以在任何自己中意的地点工作。作为一名自由职业者，你已经做出了为自己工作并远离传统办公室的决定，但现在，只要运用几个简单的秘 诀和技巧，你就能享受到更大的灵活性：在任何自己中意的地点工作，比如在你家附近的咖啡馆或公园。自由顾问及撰稿人Emma Jones将本文中说明如何做到这一点。

带上你的笔记本电脑开始移动办公

如果你已经拥有了一台还算跟得上时代的笔记本电脑，那么你就已经具备离开家工作所需要的所有物品了。大多数笔记本电脑都能通过内置无线网卡实现无线上网。如果你用的是比较老款的笔记本，那么就需要买一个USB口插入式的无线网卡。Belkin的无线网卡能帮你的笔记本实现无线上网。

如果周边WiFi热点并不多见，利用一个USB集线器，你就能在几乎任何地方连上互联网。它看起来像一个闪存U盘但它可以使你的笔记本通过手机信号服务商以高速宽带的方式连上互联网。

WiFi热点在图书馆和独立咖啡店等地方一般都是免费的，在这些场所店主们会鼓励你使用他们的热点来吸引更多顾客。如果你想找拥有WiFi热点的办公场所，可以上myHotspots这个网站查询。

利用好你的移动电话或智能手机

比如黑莓手机就是一款智能手机，它也是为那些想离开家庭办公室办公的人士们准备的最流行的电子设备之一。你可以通过黑莓手机上网、查收电子邮件及编辑文本文件。

大多数手机都能查收电子邮件，但在使用手机收发电子邮件之前最好先咨询下你的服务提供商。除非这些服务已经包含在你以前的话费合同里面了，不然通过手机收发邮件或上网将是相当昂贵的。

如果你已经在使用网页式电子邮箱，比如google提供的Gmail或来自Yahoo!的电子邮箱，那么通过手机查收邮件就非常容易，因为这些电子邮箱都已经具备手机版登录界面，你可以通过手机上的游览器登录自己的邮箱。

Yahoo!的手机版本 - Google的手机版本

如果你经常外出办公或需要在不同场所使用笔记本电脑的话，那么移动宽带就是一个好东西，但它的费用也相当高。你可以寻找下那些能提供不限流量套餐以及免费硬件的无线上网服务提供商。

一个能实现呼叫转移的电话号码

Skype就具备呼叫转移的功能，它能将那些拨入你的Skype账户或拨打你Skype电话号的电话转接到你的手机上来。这种转接服务是免费的，也很容易设置，具体要看你订购的Skype套餐。

采取了这些步骤，你就可以在自己中意的任何地点办公了，随着太阳开始申请，为什么不去公园里查看下你的收件箱呢？