Hat tip to Broadband for America
By Chip Kohrman | June 15, 2010 | Virtual Chops | Be first to comment!

Jobs are still on the minds of families all over America. The national unemployment rate is at about 9.7 percent and even higher in some states. How can telework be part of the solution?

The Maginot Line and your bottom line
By Chip Kohrman | June 9, 2010 | Virtual Chops | 1 Comment

A business lesson from World War I and II that could fortify your company’s bottom line today.

Telework and tummy aches
By Chip Kohrman | April 28, 2010 | Virtual Chops | Be first to comment!

How to handle working from home and a sick child at the same time.

Hat tip to Free Pursuits
By Chip Kohrman | February 23, 2010 | Virtual Chops | Be first to comment!

One blog I particularly enjoy reading is Free Pursuits.  It’s a blog about lifestyle design.  The focus is on creating more freedom and flexibility in your life.  Lots of the…

Beyond Fix-A-Flat
By Chip Kohrman | February 23, 2010 | Virtual Chops | Be first to comment!

I grew up walking, using public transit, and bumming rides to destinations beyond the reach of my first two options.  I rode a bike through art school.  If you’re ever bored, try…

Unbundling the benefits of cubicles
By Chip Kohrman | January 20, 2010 | Featured, Virtual Chops | 1 Comment

A couple of days ago, a friend IM’d me to tell me that he might be quitting his job.  “Have you found something new?” I asked him.  He told me that he…

How telework affects Congress
By Chip Kohrman | January 5, 2010 | Virtual Chops | 2 Comments

Have you ever considered telework’s potential to affect the US Congress?  States are given seats in Congress according to their population, and the 2010 Census results are predicted to change the seat…

The snowball effect
By Chip Kohrman | January 4, 2010 | Virtual Chops | Be first to comment!

The good folks over at Federal News Radio made good points this morning in their post, “Giving telework a snowball’s chance.”  When bad weather hit Washington, DC  last month, quite…

How to (not) make money on the internet
By Chip Kohrman | December 31, 2009 | Virtual Chops | 1 Comment

I realize times are tough, but please be careful when turning to the internet for easy cash!  I get tons of get-rich-surfing-the-net questions each week.  Hopefully this video will guide you in…

Test planning telework
By Chip Kohrman | December 11, 2009 | Virtual Chops | Be first to comment!

Fixing problems requires knowing how the problem was created.  Knowing how a problem was created requires knowing what you’ve been doing up until that point.  And the easiest way to keep track…