| Doubtlessly, you've seen them around town: the roving | | | | option. |
| employee, the freelancer, the telecommuter, downing a | | | | Those days are over. The technology of satellite |
| cup of coffee in some cafe while pecking away on a | | | | internet is not as daunting as it may seem. You will |
| laptop computer. For many people nowadays, going to | | | | need more than a telephone and an internet installation, |
| work doesn't necessarily mean going to the office. It | | | | but not too much more. Once the satellite dish is |
| may be a blogger, a reporter, or even a real estate | | | | installed by your internet provider, some minor |
| agent. The telecommute is definitely 'in." With | | | | adjustments to your network are made and you will |
| businesses cutting back on office space and computer | | | | be up and running at professional-grade speeds. You |
| costs, the desire for telecommuting is definitely a | | | | can receive and return emails at your convenience, as |
| two-way street. However, you needn't always be | | | | early or as late as you like. You can whip through the |
| shackled to the business hours of a local WiFi | | | | web, browsing multiple pages at once, keeping extra |
| café to work outside the office. Didn't you | | | | tabs and windows open without slowing down your |
| want to get away from that sort of dependence? | | | | system. Of course, you should keep your computer as |
| Satellite internet is a great way to stay connected. If | | | | clean as possible to run at maximum speed, something |
| you live outside the area serviced by other high-speed | | | | often overlooked by the computer user. Unused items |
| internet providers, satellite broadband might be the | | | | languishing on your desktop can add time to the |
| option for you in your home. With speeds of up to fifty | | | | system boot on your computer, as will unused |
| times faster than dial-up -- and terrific rates for the | | | | programs which clog up your storage space. |
| all-important downloads you will need -- high-speed | | | | Much like satellite tv, satellite broadband has opened |
| satellite internet will keep your employer happy and | | | | the door to a new sort of independence in the |
| your position secure. You are always connected. You | | | | business world. For many of us, the daily office grind is |
| will no longer need to multi-task while online, as dial-up | | | | no longer what we wish for in our lives, if it ever was. |
| users have been known to do. I have heard the stories | | | | Nonetheless, if you want that professional feeling, you |
| of people pressing "internet connect" and then going to | | | | can still pretend like you're at the office. So get |
| make a cup of coffee. Next, they will type in the | | | | dressed and bring your coffee to your desk. When |
| address for a website -- and get dressed while it | | | | you sit down to work, you will be able to get going |
| loads. Finding an email with some files for a work | | | | immediately. Just forget about the commute, even to |
| project, they will click "download" -- and then check to | | | | the café: the internet (and the work) instead will |
| see if the washer has finished its cycle. Yes, it's | | | | come to you. |
| internet at its worst and in the past it was the only | | | | |