Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report articles from August 1993

Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report archives from August 1993

Telecom Australia pilot project report cites benefits and unusual approach on child care.
August 1, 1993... The latest in a long line of telephone companies to establish a successful pilot program is Telecom Australia, as noted in a report issued by the company in late June. The pilot was planned and conducted in collaboration with the Public...

British homeowner sees tax assessment rise due to home office. (Legal and Regulatory News)
August 1, 1993... According to a note passed along to me from Noel Hodson in England, a home-based business owner was recently informed by his borough council that the assessed value of his home was increased because part of the front room is used for...

Your telecommuters will work better if they have windows. (working conditions) (Supervisory Issues)
August 1, 1993... No, this isn't a promotional piece for Microsoft's Windows[TM] operating system. It's a report on some research done by Prof. Rachel Kaplan of the Psychology Department at the University of Michigan, and it confirms what many people have long...

IBM shrinks offices, costs for its 'mobile employees.' (Real Estate and Office Space)
August 1, 1993... IBM Corp. recently used the occasion of the opening of a new office in Louisville, KY to announce its intent to use non-territorial offices for some of its marketing and service employees, as a way to reduce overhead costs. Similar to the...

Oil company offers to trade old cars for smog credits; will this work for telecommuting? (Traffic and Transportation)
August 1, 1993... A short New York Times news item on July 28 read as follows: Los Angeles drivers will see fewer smoking old clunkers chugging along the freeways and may just breathe a little easier under a $245,000 program started by the Unocal Corporation...

Digital Equipment offices showcased in UK seminar.
August 1, 1993... Another high-tech company that is reassessing its office designs is Digital Equipment, according to this report sent to me by Noel Hodson of SW2000 telecommuting consultancy in England. Hodson attended the "Future Work Forum" on July 13...

How I spent my summer vacation: tales from Telluride, and the future of 'civic networking.'
August 1, 1993... I. The vacation and the mountains The reason this month's newsletter is a few days late is because the Gordon family took a long-overdue vacation for two weeks in July-the longest vacation I've taken since 1976. We visited a number of...

Tom Miller moves on, will direct new 'information user' study.
August 1, 1993... Those of you who have followed Tom Miller's work, including his annual Work-at-home survey, at LINK Resources will be interested to know that he has fortified Thomas E. Miller Associates, a firm specializing in the study of electronic trends...