What time do you work best?

One of the huge advantages of working in an “anywhere office” and having a flexible work schedule is the ability to shift your work hours to the time when you are most productive. I came across this interesting post on the Rational Rants blog on ZDnet:

Working hours: Productivity is highest on your own time by ZDNet‘s Mitch Ratcliffe — Researchers have identified “social jet lag,” the disorientation of the body clock by fixed working hours that don’t mesh with the body clock. What times would you work best?

What are your thoughts about this? Post a comment and let us know.

Google is more than a search engine

Our website spotlight from this weeks radio show was Google. I know what you’re saying . . . come on guys . . . everybody knows Google. But do you really know what they offer?

Sure everyone knows Google as one of the best and most popular search engines. But Google has a host of other services and products they offer – all of them free that really cater to living a digital lifestyle. Check out this Google Page that lists them all with links to check them out.

Here are a few of our favorites:

• Alerts – Why search the web for topics of interest when you can setup an alert and Google will email them to you?
• Desktop – A great tool to catalog and search for files and email on your computer. It actually creates a full text index of your computer so you can search for and find information as quickly as you can on the web. Also has some great tools for viewing photos and subscribing to blogs (like this one).
• Earth – Google earth is guaranteed to make your head spin and your jaw drop as you say “WOW”. Explore the world from your PC.
• Picasa – An amazing program that catalogs all the photos and graphics on your PC letting you quickly find and share them with others.
• Gmail – Google’s own web based email with a generous 2 GB of storage space and lots of great features.
• Video – Search TV programs as well as watch videos from other people on the web (or post your own).

There are lots of other goodies they have available so take a look around.

Yes Grasshopper . . . classic TV online

In talking about living a digital lifestyle during this weeks show we discussed that due to the wide spread growth of hi-speed internet access we are seeing a proliferation of entertainment media being made available online. Both music and video are now commonly available for your consumption pleasures via the web or by downloading them onto your computer or iPod.

This holds true not only for new current music and tv shows, but thanks to AOL, you can also watch some of your classic favorites online. Check out AOL’s IN2TV website.

Yes grasshopper . . . you can catch some of your favorite TVs shows from the past, all streaming online for free including some of our favorites like Kung Fu, F Troop, and Spenser for Hire. I can’t get enough David Carridine, Larry Storch, or Robert Urich. Oh my . . . how will I ever get any work done!

Show #2: Knee Deep in the Digital Lifestyle

Thanks to everyone who joined us for this weeks broadcast and a special thanks to Sam Bushman and Jay Harrison of TechWatch Radio for joining us. We has some very interesting discussions with them about technology in our every day lives and where tech is going with regards to entertainment.

If you missed the show you can listen in below or download the MP3 file. Use the links on the right to subscribe via iTunes or your favorite blog/podcasting software. We’ll also be adding a few other posts to delve further into some other things we discussed on the show including some of the additional services that Google provides.

Show # 2: Knee Deep in the Digital Lifestyle

From iPods, cellphones, laptops, wi-fi, Tivo, self checkout, and ATM machines it’s hard to find anyone that isn’t immersed in the digital lifestyle. There’s more to technology than the beast or blessing we call the computer. We talk with guests Sam Bushman and Jay Harrison, hosts of TechWatch Radio about balancing technology in your life and learning to make hi-tech serve you, not own you!

Here is what we covered:

• Mailbag: How do The Anywhere Office concepts relate to musicians? Sha-Boom
  
• News: U.S. Broadband Composition Reaches 72 Percent at Home
• Website Spotlight: Googles other services (besides search)
• Guests: Sam Bushman and Jay Harrison, hosts of Tech Watch Radio
• Other: Watch classic TV shows online compliments of AOL

To listen to the show you can use the flash player below, download the MP3 file, or use one of the links for your preferred format:

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• Use the PLAY IN POPUP link below if you want to use our flash player and roam the web while listening.

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Virtual World Tour

Singer who reached an audience of 70,000 through web casts signs with RCA/Sony BMG

This is a great, crazy story about an artist using technology creatively. Sandi Thom says her band was “too poor to tour,” so they performed a 21-day ‘world tour’ from her basement.

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