So its April 2020 and the whole world is in the middle of a pandemic, there are front line health care workers, the police and grocery vendors and so many people helping the mankind for a greater good. In the middle of this here we are, the people who are working on a computer from home. Be it conference calls, meetings, working on various software tools, blogging and so many other things.
Below are the tools which can help you be prepared for working from home.
1. Table and chair - Ditch out working from bed
Yes, you read that right, as much as possible try sitting on a chair with your workstation on a table, this helps you be more confident in calls, has health benefits and makes your cells release those necessary energy needed for the work to be done.
This is anyways a better solution than work on bed if you need to attend meetings with your camera on.
2. Have IT support contacts and link always with you
You never know when you would need IT support to fix that issue in windows or the tools you are using, could be anything like an outlook issue, even connecting to the internet.
So, better to know who to contact in your company when you get these issues. Your phone always comes to save you.
3. Prepare your workstation's mic and camera - test them
The biggest and greatest issue of all time is that your microphone does not work or you can't get your camera to work on a teleconference, this wastes ample amount of time. People then tend to use in-authenticated mediums like Whatsapp calls, Skype for their work related items which could breach your NDA.
So below are the tips you can use to test your microphone and camera.
For microphone - Go to below link
https://www.onlinemictest.com/
The instructions from here are pretty simple:
1. Click the 'play' button.
2. Click 'allow' if you see a question in the browser.
3. Now the line should move when you talk into the mic!
For camera: - Go to below link
https://webcamtests.com/
The instructions from here are pretty simple here too:
1. Click 'allow' if you see a question in the browser.
2. See if you can see yourself in the camera.
4. Check your internet connectivity
This is one of the main points, internet is king, so make sure you have a good internet connection so that you can easily connect to your meetings and don't get those nasty connectivity issues.
5. Connect your TV or monitor to your workstation
Adding another screen to your workstation increases your productivity by 30%, specially if you have work which needs frequent comparison of results.
Connect your extra screen using a HDMI port.
Well that's it folks, I will compile more list if needed, please mention down in the comments below.
Below are the tools which can help you be prepared for working from home.
1. Table and chair - Ditch out working from bed
Yes, you read that right, as much as possible try sitting on a chair with your workstation on a table, this helps you be more confident in calls, has health benefits and makes your cells release those necessary energy needed for the work to be done.
This is anyways a better solution than work on bed if you need to attend meetings with your camera on.
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| Working from bed is a bad idea |
2. Have IT support contacts and link always with you
You never know when you would need IT support to fix that issue in windows or the tools you are using, could be anything like an outlook issue, even connecting to the internet.
So, better to know who to contact in your company when you get these issues. Your phone always comes to save you.
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| Keep your contacts ready |
3. Prepare your workstation's mic and camera - test them
The biggest and greatest issue of all time is that your microphone does not work or you can't get your camera to work on a teleconference, this wastes ample amount of time. People then tend to use in-authenticated mediums like Whatsapp calls, Skype for their work related items which could breach your NDA.
So below are the tips you can use to test your microphone and camera.
For microphone - Go to below link
https://www.onlinemictest.com/
The instructions from here are pretty simple:
1. Click the 'play' button.
2. Click 'allow' if you see a question in the browser.
3. Now the line should move when you talk into the mic!
For camera: - Go to below link
https://webcamtests.com/
The instructions from here are pretty simple here too:
1. Click 'allow' if you see a question in the browser.
2. See if you can see yourself in the camera.
4. Check your internet connectivity
This is one of the main points, internet is king, so make sure you have a good internet connection so that you can easily connect to your meetings and don't get those nasty connectivity issues.
5. Connect your TV or monitor to your workstation
Adding another screen to your workstation increases your productivity by 30%, specially if you have work which needs frequent comparison of results.
Connect your extra screen using a HDMI port.
Well that's it folks, I will compile more list if needed, please mention down in the comments below.
