Before working remotely, make sure you are prepared. Check your cell phone coverage area. Find out if your remote work area is a wi-fi hotspot. Test your remote access tools before you go. Those are some of the words of wisdom from Richard Ferguson and Catherine Sanders Reach in their presentation prepared for the Pacific Legal Technology Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Their presentation, “Working from the Whistler Cabin: Remote Access Technologies,” also encourages would-be remote access workers to start with a plan when buying the products they need. Gadgetry abounds, say Ferguson and Sanders Reach. The only limits on what you can take along are based on cost and weight considerations: how much to spend and whether you can tote all of that technology to your location.
The co-authors also outline various types of storage devices, discuss capabilities of smartphones and PDAs, and offer a healthy reminder about cords and cables.
The plan that Ferguson and Sanders Reach describe in their presentation also includes tips such as:
Evaluate—what is essential?
Research—what resources are available where you are going
Ferguson is with Lynass, Ferguson & Shoctor in Edmonton, Alberta; Catherine Sanders Reach is the director of the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center. For the latest on legal technology, visit the LTRC’s Web site: http://www.abanet.org/tech/ltrc/home.html.
