Telework isn’t just another day at the office, except without the office. Dispersed teams have their own rhythms and dynamics, and successful remote workers draw on an array of tools to stay productive, motivated, and in sync with their team members. Based on real-world experience and interviews with dozens of remote workers, this talk will introduce you to some of the basic tools and practices you need to succeed as a remote developer.

1. The Well-Equipped Remote Worker
Avdi Grimm
(@avdi / @wideteams)

2. Wide Teams Podcast

3. New Rhtyhms and Dynamics

4. New Tools

5. 1. Hardware Tools
2. Software Tools
3. Practices
4. Attitude

6. Hardware Tools

7. The Basics

8. Netbook

9. "Comms Appliance"

10. CPU Intensive

11. Screen Sharing

12. Carry your coworkers

13. A more natural experience

14. Cafe Coding

15. iPad?

16. Headset

17. Comfortable

18. Noise Cancelling Mic

19. Easy Muting

20. Wireless

21. Battery life

22. Plantronics 995

23. Software Tools

24. Complex tools are a barrier

25. Simplicity

26. Accessibility

27. Flexibility

28. Social Media

29. A Story

30. A window into your coworkers state of mind

31. Don't take it personally

32. Project Management Tools

33. Google Docs

34. Communication Tools

35. Video and Audio Conferencing

36. Video is Vital

37. Google Talk

38. Adobe Connect

39. FuzeMeeting

40. Everybody calls in

41. Discussion/Presence/Status

42. Information loss

43. Searchable

44. Fragmentation

45. Let participants be pulled in

46. Campfire

47. Presently

48. Yammer

49. Flowdock

50. Asyncronous Communication

51. Fragmentation

52. Information loss

53. Google Groups

54. Collaboration Software

55. File Sharing

56. Dropbox.com

57. Screen Sharing

58. VNC

59. Skype

60. iChat

61. yuuguu.com

62. yugma.com

63. TeamViewer.com

64. Shared Documents

65. It's 2011. Stop emailing Word docs around.

66. Google Docs

67. Lifestyle Blog

68. posterous.com

69. Practices

70. Meet up regularly

71. Quantum Entanglement

72. Schedule meet-ups around conferences

73. Daily stand-up

74. 3 Questions
What did you do yesterday?
What are you going to do today?
What impediments are in your way?

75. Longer feedback loops
David J. Bland - 3 Questions for distributed stand-ups:
What are you doing today?
What are you going to do tomorrow?
What impediments are in your way?

76. Core Hour

77. Pair Programming

78. Retrospective Meetings

79. Appreciations

80. Parallelize Effort

81. Be an information radiator

82. Coworking

83. Attitude

84. Thank You
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avdi@wideteams.com

85. Photo Credits
The Basics http://www.flickr.com/photos/17643444@N05/3379928845/
Netbook http://www.flickr.com/photos/88955553@N00/5197360443/
CPU http://www.flickr.com/photos/garrette/53235940/sizes/l/
Telephone http://www.flickr.com/photos/13522901@N00/64027565/
Screen sharing http://www.flickr.com/photos/18826577@N00/2401477279/
Carry your coworkers http://www.flickr.com/photos/32561659@N08/3508982214/
Cafe coding http://www.flickr.com/photos/23697075@N03/3010947232/
iPad http://www.flickr.com/photos/28034678@N00/4490601295/
Headset http://www.flickr.com/photos/61456874@N00/2265202595/
Comfortable http://www.flickr.com/photos/25678284@N03/4396299685/
Noise cancelling http://www.flickr.com/photos/45012438@N00/628251561/
Easy muting http://www.flickr.com/photos/38764499@N00/2721122278/
Wireless http://www.flickr.com/photos/9290458@N07/3941128130/
Battery life http://www.flickr.com/photos/7729940@N06/4809009265/
Plantronics 995 http://www.plantronics.com/us/product/audio-995
Software tools http://www.flickr.com/photos/10506540@N07/3083984768/
Complex tools http://www.flickr.com/photos/78433558@N00/253831296/
Simplicity http://www.flickr.com/photos/30674396@N00/10240948/
Flexibility http://www.flickr.com/photos/80403645@N00/817443503/
Accessibility http://www.flickr.com/photos/68634595@N00/236503376/
A story http://www.flickr.com/photos/42789343@N00/386406341/

86. Photo Credits
Window http://www.flickr.com/photos/53844278@N04/5163208761/
White flag http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:White_Flag.jpg
Herding cats http://www.flickr.com/photos/23889540@N00/1149317580/
Semaphore flags http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:020118-N-6520M-011.
JPG_Semaphore_Flags.jpg
Video camera http://www.flickr.com/photos/35114754@N00/271867141/
Video is vital http://www.flickr.com/photos/75062596@N00/2229569056/
Everybody calls in http://www.flickr.com/photos/7989225@N08/5165156993/
Searchable http://www.flickr.com/photos/63195643@N00/4184705426/
Fragments http://www.flickr.com/photos/27387309@N06/3516910174/
Let participants be pulled in http://www.flickr.com/photos/93159879@N00/4103229224/
Mailboxes http://www.flickr.com/photos/scfiasco/216348017/in/photostream/
Information loss http://www.flickr.com/photos/49857908@N03/4746597230/
Collaboration http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barn_raising_-
_Leckie's_barn_completed_in_frame.jpg
File sharing http://www.flickr.com/photos/7884518@N04/2526998336/
Pair programming http://www.flickr.com/photos/8512982@N05/1470066917/
Shared documents http://www.flickr.com/photos/32735714@N07/4244528937/
Practices http://www.flickr.com/photos/19339780@N00/2822426172/
Meet up regularly http://www.flickr.com/photos/35237091544@N01/173895378/
Quantum entanglement http://www.flickr.com/photos/10506540@N07/4456418938/

87. Photo Credits
Meet-ups at conferences http://www.flickr.com/photos/76128093@N00/174963522/
Daily standup http://www.flickr.com/photos/22809317@N04/3885727769/
Core hour http://www.flickr.com/photos/26707655@N03/3769522479/
Retrospectives http://www.flickr.com/photos/lostbob/3324284492/
Appreciations http://www.flickr.com/photos/39038071@N00/953584594/
Parallelize effort http://www.flickr.com/photos/87857621@N00/85819509/
Be an info radiator http://www.flickr.com/photos/27997670@N00/3122654804/
Coworking http://www.susquehannaphoto.com/
Attitude http://www.flickr.com/photos/37466698@N05/5456724557/
New tools http://www.flickr.com/photos/10687935@N04/3055314411/
New rhythms http://www.flickr.com/photos/43132185@N00/130892761/
Hardware http://www.flickr.com/photos/31457800@N05/4245156422/
A more natural experience http://www.flickr.com/photos/symic/4344475453/in/photostream/