James Lane

With a large chunk of the world moving to a ‘working from home’ workforce almost overnight, some of you have asked if there are any tips that I would share with you to make your WFH life better, easier or at least a little less stressful. So in no particular order, here are some things to consider that may help to make your home working 'the business'. Plug your computer directly into your router using a network cable A network (ethernet) cable is probably something you have in that drawer (you know, the one where you keep the batteries and the spare key fob for your car) and when plugged directly into your router/modem can give you a better, faster, more reliable connection. This is because wireless internet (WiFi) is voodoo and no one really understands how it works. Ok, that isn’t entirely true, but WiFi it is more susceptible to interference from external influences, which can absolutely affect the quality, strength and speed of your connection. If your work ...

You asked us to record an episode about some of the obstacles and wins that we've had while working from home, so that's this week's episode. We chat about what's worked well and what we've done to overcome some of the issues during moving our day-to-day work to our homes. We look at tips to improve audio, video, internet and WiFi quality and speeds and also discuss some of the challenges we've faced that are caused by us, not just our technology. If you'd like to subscribe to receive new episodes in your podcast player of preference, you can find all of the subscription links at the Talk Digital page .