St. Charles County Chambers Technology Committee Presentation 2012 01-19 - Telecommuting Tech – Work Anywhere! Like Us at facebook.com/STCCTechComm Remote Options LogMeIn Windows Remote Desktop VoIP Options RingCentral Phone.com MagicJack Vonage Google Voice Work Anywhere! Telecommuting Tech Video Options Google Hangouts Microsoft Live Messenger Other/Combination Options Skype FreeConferenceCall.com Microsoft Lync CoworkingSpace / Temporary Office Relocation

1. Telecommuting Tech –
Work Anywhere!
January 19,2012

2. Sub-Committee
Chamber Member Companies working together to bring you
the information on the technological topics that interest you
and can benefit your business!
Andy Kastrup, ProTronics Technologies, Inc.
Art Zemon, Hen’s Teeth Network
Beth Richter, ProTronics Technologies, Inc.
Ken Tucker, ChangeScape, Inc., Co-Chair
Mark Peimann, EPC Computers, Co-Chair
Randy Downs, JLJ Technology, Archiving Valuable Assets

3. Facebook Events Check-in

4. Telecommuting Tech
Work Anywhere!
Remote Options Video Options
 LogMeIn  Google Hangouts
 Windows Remote Desktop  Microsoft Live Messenger
VoIP Options Other/Combination Options
 RingCentral  Skype
 Phone.com  FreeConferenceCall.com
 MagicJack  Microsoft Lync
 Vonage  Coworking Space /
 Google Voice Temporary Office Relocation

5. Remote Login Options
 Remote Control vs Remote Access
 Remote Control (Desktop Sharing)
 Works by sharing screen, keyboard, and mouse over the remote link
 No file sharing or LAN access to client computer
 Great for limited bandwidth connections
 Commonly used for tech support
 Remote Access (VPN)
 Applications are run on the remote access client computer
 Allows printing, file transfer, file access will be slower
 Requires more bandwidth if running applications

6. Remote Login Options
 Windows Remote Desktop
 Software & client built in to Windows
 Requires static IP with port map in router on host LAN
 LogMeIn –
 Free Account - up to 5 remote computers
 www.logmein.com
 – click on Create an account on the right
In the news: PC Anywhere code released from Norton Hack (2006)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57360662-83/symantec-says-source-code-stolen-in-2006-hack/

7. Voice Options
 RingCentral
 Phone.com
 MagicJack
 Vonage
 Google Voice
 Skype
-Covered later in
presentation

9. Virtual PBX phone system
2 Phone Numbers (Toll Free/Local)
Unlimited Virtual Extensions
300 Floating Minutes
(Starts at $9.88/month, other plans available)
Optional IP Phones
Phone Menus
Queues
Fax In & Out
Mobile Apps
Voicemail & Caller ID
Over 50 Included Features
http://www.phone.com/products/virtual-office/

10. Magic Jack Plus
$69.95 for device
$19.95/yr
Can port your
current
phone
number
Call Waiting
Voicemail
Caller ID

11. Vonage
Small Business Plans
Basic 1500 $39.99/mo
Unlimited $49.99/mo
Phone Adapter $79.99

12. Google Voice
 Google Voice gives you a single
phone number that rings all of
your phones, saves your
voicemail online, and
transcribes your voicemail to
text.
 Other cool features include the
ability to listen in on messages
while they're being left, block
unwanted callers, and make
cheap international calls.
 http://www.google.com/google
voice/about.html
 Price: Free

13. Video Options
 Google Hangouts
 Microsoft Live Messenger

14. Google Hangouts
Video Chat
Up to 10 people
On Left
Share Docs, Links,
typed text
On right
shows all joined in
the Hangout
Big Picture displays
who is talking at
the moment –
automatically
switches for you

15. Microsoft Live Messenger
-Built in to Windows
-Between 2 people
-Allows IM or video chat

16. Other/Combination Solutions
 Skype
 Combines phone, video, Video Conference
 Free Conference Call.com
 Combines phone & video
 Adds screen sharing & recording capabilities
 Google Cloud Print
 Print from Anywhere
 Microsoft Lync Server 2010
 Unified Communications
 Hosted onsite vs. in the cloud (security/control)
 Coworking Spaces / Temporary Office Relocation

17. Other/Combination Solutions
Free Skype-to-Skype calls
Free video calling
Group video calling
Call phones & mobiles with low rates
Conference Calls
Screen sharing
Online Numbers
Voicemail
Call forwarding/transfer
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/features/

18. Other/Combination Solutions
Free conference calls are simple and easy to use, requiring only a name
and an e-mail address to receive an instant account.
Once you enter your name and e-mail address, you will be
instantaneously provided with a dial-in number and access code for
immediate phone conferencing.
Your teleconferencing line is available to you 24/7 and there is no need
to schedule or make reservations. Each conference call account
accommodates 96 callers on an unlimited number of 6 hour free
conference calls.
http://www.freeconferencecall.com/
Price: Free

19. Other/Combination Solutions
Print anywhere, from any device.
 Google Cloud Print is a new technology that connects your
printers to the web. Using Google Cloud Print, you can make your
home and work printers available to you and anyone you choose,
from the applications you use every day. Google Cloud Print
works on your phone, tablet, Chromebook, PC, and any other
web-connected device you want to print from.
• http://www.google.com/cloudprint/learn/
• Price: Free

20. Legislative Update
 SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act)
 PIPA (Protect IP Act)
More information given in handout (or as pdf if emailed)
 http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-101-sopa-and-pipa-explained-in-
plain-english-17209599/

21. Upcoming Events
February
Tech from CES
(Consumer Electronics Show)
Future
More In-Depth into Telecommuting
TechToys & Tech Updates

22. January 19, 2012
Telecommuting Tech
Work Anywhere!
Presented by:
Mark Peimann
Ken Tucker Art Zemon
Randy Downs Andy Kastrup
Beth Richter
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