Comments for Notes from the Watertower http://watertower.drogon.net/notes Witterings from Gordon Henderson, owner of Drogon Systems Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:58:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Workers of Plymouth - Go Home! (And Telecommute) by Peter Morgan http://watertower.drogon.net/notes/2008/10/workers-of-plymouth-go-home-and-telecommute/#comment-359 Peter Morgan Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:09:58 +0000 http://watertower.drogon.net/notes/?p=63#comment-359 It seems so <b>obvious</b> to some of us, but the growth of car numbers (to the level where roads are choked) will surely make some staff consider teleworking, while the threat of penalties for businesses that provide parking spaces (and congestion charges getting staff to ask for salary increases) may take some time to kick in. Incidentally, one of my clients gives training courses on Distance Management, since some firms worry that teleworking means the staff become less efficient (/skive /etc) when they are no longer 'in the office' for fixed hours each day. On the 'decent internet connection' I'd love to plug a new website I'm planning about faster BB, but it's only just been registered and I need to put a lot of work into it - in essence, I worry that Fibre to the Cabinet is likely to go only into the cities, whilst rural areas with lower population densities will be forever left behind. A BSG report suggests widely varying costs, but perhaps Wales, with only about 50% of homes having PCs, would be a 'new market' and higher demand in the form of pre-registrations might 'tip the balance' and perhaps EU/Welsh Assembly help could make a difference too! Wish me luck - else I may have to move to Mold to get a 24 Mbps link from Be, rather than using "3" mobile for my connection :) Hope business is good for you.... signing off now.... Peter. PS I cut out plenty (eg on public transport) to keep this more closely 'on topic' :) It seems so obvious to some of us, but the growth of car numbers (to the level where roads are choked) will surely make some staff consider teleworking, while the threat of penalties for businesses that provide parking spaces (and congestion charges getting staff to ask for salary increases) may take some time to kick in.

Incidentally, one of my clients gives training courses on Distance Management, since some firms worry that teleworking means the staff become less efficient (/skive /etc) when they are no longer ‘in the office’ for fixed hours each day.

On the ‘decent internet connection’ I’d love to plug a new website I’m planning about faster BB, but it’s only just been registered and I need to put a lot of work into it - in essence, I worry that Fibre to the Cabinet is likely to go only into the cities, whilst rural areas with lower population densities will be forever left behind.

A BSG report suggests widely varying costs, but perhaps Wales, with only about 50% of homes having PCs, would be a ‘new market’ and higher demand in the form of pre-registrations might ‘tip the balance’ and perhaps EU/Welsh Assembly help could make a difference too! Wish me luck - else I may have to move to Mold to get a 24 Mbps link from Be, rather than using “3″ mobile for my connection :)

Hope business is good for you…. signing off now…. Peter.

PS I cut out plenty (eg on public transport) to keep this more closely ‘on topic’ :)

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