Nowadays more and more people work from their homes or in co-working spaces, here are the best apps for those who don’t go to the office
More and more people nowadays work from home. But that’s not all, with new technologies we can continue to work even while traveling or going out, as long as we have a stable Wi-Fi connection.
The concept of office is very different than a few years ago. Between co-working and external collaborators, the presence within the “classic” working spaces is no longer fundamental in several professions. It’s no coincidence that in Italy a law has been passed to protect smart work. Of course working from home, or while on the move, is not always easy. There are a whole series of inconveniences to be considered. For example, connection or compatibility problems, in case you have to use a computer other than your own.
WorkFrom
Working from home is certainly convenient, but it’s no use denying that office life, at the expense of some unbearable colleagues, is more fun. For those who don’t want to stay inside their walls for too long, an interesting app is WorkFrom, which indicates a whole series of co-working spaces where you can access to continue your work. It also indicates the quality of connection present in the various places. The application’s list covers over a thousand cities around the world.
Wi-Fi Map
This is a useful application not only for those who need the Internet for work but also for people who don’t have a data connection or have run out of traffic on their smartphones. Wi-Fi Map, in fact, offers a real map of the connections present around us. In some cases it also provides the passwords of private networks. Obviously only when the user and owner of the network has left the password and consented to its use. It is available for both iOS and Android.
Dropbox
We use multiple computers or we interact a lot with colleagues who are located far away from us. Perfect, then the application to install is DropBox. This service, useful for making backups to be saved in the cloud, will let us recover our documents on the network at any time and from any device. It’s like having an archive with all the most important data always at hand.
Asana
How to create a plan to manage all our various work projects? Simple just install apps like Asana. The app reminds us of important deadlines and appointments related to our work commitments, creates charts to understand how much time we have spent on various projects and you can also add colleagues or employees to create charts and reports on the work of the team. Asana runs on iOS and Android operating systems, but it also has its own free version on the web.
TeamViewer
TeamViewer is the ideal application for those who work both from home and from the office and also for all those who collaborate with their colleagues on important projects. To avoid file compatibility problems, TeamViewer is the ideal solution. In this way we’ll manage our work files both from the home PC and from any other machine and avoid unnecessary confusion. It is an app available for almost all operating systems, from Android and iOS mobile systems to MacOS and Windows.
Calmly Writer
One of the most important challenges to face when working from home is staying focused and not wasting time. Without the watchful eye of our boss, it’s easier to succumb to distractions. To avoid spending more time than necessary on our projects we can use apps like Calmly Writer. It is a text editor, available directly in the browser. This application closes all other web pages, except those useful for our work, and avoids wasting our time on the various social networks or news pages.
Focus Booster
If time is our obsession, there’s no need to work with stress, just use an app like Focus Booster. With this solution we’ll constantly monitor the minutes and hours it takes to start and finish a job. We’ll be able to see the report of our day and even understand if we’re late or ahead of schedule. This is an app that can be found online for both MacOS and Windows computers.