Neo-nomad
Was reading this post from Tym's Blog and was intrigued by the term "Neo-nomad".
As CMD+C and CMD+V (copy and paste shortcuts on a Mac) from her blog, the defination of Neo-nomad is basically
"... people who turn a laptop, a wireless connection and a cafe into an office and work wherever they happen to be ... distinguishe[d] from traditional freelancers because of their close engagement with technology and use of the latest generation of web-based tools in their working lives."
Technically, my bad habit of working off my desk, then to the floor, then back to my desk(and the cycle goes on) is not considered to be "neo-nomad-ish". But thanks to my Mackie, NUS Wireless network, and now, Wireless@SG, I'm increasingly becoming a Neo-nomad.
Yes, I hate working at home. There is something about working at home that stems my thinking. Possibly because everything is too static, or possibly because I find myself subjected to "arrows" of errands from my other family members or stopping what I'm doing to pick up phone calls that 99.99% of the time doesn't look for me extremely distruptive to my work. In another words, I would always want to work elsewhere.
Being in a Neo-nomad in NUS is a dream. Electrical outlets are everywhere. And if you have an extension plug, people are more than willing to share the plug with you (sorry. Labelling pictures of multiple plugs in use at electrical outlets as "Dangerous" doesn't seem quite dangerous to us. Especially when your paper is due real soon). Needless to say, wireles coverage is pretty good as well.
In hall, everyone is a neo-nomad. Laptops are carried into meetings, be it in meeting rooms, lounge, dining hall, or someone else's room. There will always be someone with a laptop working somewhere other than his/her own room.
Lately, AMK library has been my latest Neo-nomading place. Good tables, barely used plugs, what more can I ask. The catch is the place is filled with invisible people - tables sprawled with books and notes, chairs with bags, outlets with adaptors, but not a single person is in sight. So you've gotta learn how to share space with these people. I usually use any unoccupied space of the table that is unsprawled and occupy any unoccupied seat. Adaptor without a laptop? I'll assume you've left your adaptor behind, and shall unplug it and coil it nicely for you.
Come to think of it, I wonder how these invisible people revise their work. They can dissapear for a whole hour, return for 10 minutes, and dissapear for another hour.
Another gripe of mine in AMK library- the Wireless@SG coverage there. Within one buiding, there is 2 different operators operating Wireless@SG. The network is kinda intermittent as well. So it's quite irritating when the network is down while you're searching for a picture to put in your slide, but up when you're not surfing.
What about cafes? I hate going to cafes. Not because of their over-priced food and drinks, but rather, the lack of electrical outlets.
So here I am - a uncaffinated neo-nomad
As CMD+C and CMD+V (copy and paste shortcuts on a Mac) from her blog, the defination of Neo-nomad is basically
"... people who turn a laptop, a wireless connection and a cafe into an office and work wherever they happen to be ... distinguishe[d] from traditional freelancers because of their close engagement with technology and use of the latest generation of web-based tools in their working lives."
Technically, my bad habit of working off my desk, then to the floor, then back to my desk(and the cycle goes on) is not considered to be "neo-nomad-ish". But thanks to my Mackie, NUS Wireless network, and now, Wireless@SG, I'm increasingly becoming a Neo-nomad.
Yes, I hate working at home. There is something about working at home that stems my thinking. Possibly because everything is too static, or possibly because I find myself subjected to "arrows" of errands from my other family members or stopping what I'm doing to pick up phone calls that 99.99% of the time doesn't look for me extremely distruptive to my work. In another words, I would always want to work elsewhere.
Being in a Neo-nomad in NUS is a dream. Electrical outlets are everywhere. And if you have an extension plug, people are more than willing to share the plug with you (sorry. Labelling pictures of multiple plugs in use at electrical outlets as "Dangerous" doesn't seem quite dangerous to us. Especially when your paper is due real soon). Needless to say, wireles coverage is pretty good as well.
In hall, everyone is a neo-nomad. Laptops are carried into meetings, be it in meeting rooms, lounge, dining hall, or someone else's room. There will always be someone with a laptop working somewhere other than his/her own room.
Lately, AMK library has been my latest Neo-nomading place. Good tables, barely used plugs, what more can I ask. The catch is the place is filled with invisible people - tables sprawled with books and notes, chairs with bags, outlets with adaptors, but not a single person is in sight. So you've gotta learn how to share space with these people. I usually use any unoccupied space of the table that is unsprawled and occupy any unoccupied seat. Adaptor without a laptop? I'll assume you've left your adaptor behind, and shall unplug it and coil it nicely for you.
Come to think of it, I wonder how these invisible people revise their work. They can dissapear for a whole hour, return for 10 minutes, and dissapear for another hour.
Another gripe of mine in AMK library- the Wireless@SG coverage there. Within one buiding, there is 2 different operators operating Wireless@SG. The network is kinda intermittent as well. So it's quite irritating when the network is down while you're searching for a picture to put in your slide, but up when you're not surfing.
What about cafes? I hate going to cafes. Not because of their over-priced food and drinks, but rather, the lack of electrical outlets.
So here I am - a uncaffinated neo-nomad
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