If you like to hang around Starbucks or
some cafe toting your laptop with you, you'll know that there's a ton of
stuff you can do.
These days, folks like to work from cafes with their laptops - it's
almost a 'cultural thing'. Its cool to be seen working hard and 'connected'
with your laptop in a cafe.
So in this article, we will take a look at 3 things you can do while working on your laptop at a hotspot location.
1. Check Your Email
This is the most obvious one. For myself, if I sit down at Starbucks with a latte and a laptop, what's the first thing I do when I get connected? I check my email - essentially my work email account and my personal email accounts. I try to reply to important emails first, then kick back and send off some chatty emails or jokes to long lost friends. Perfect way to relax in a cafe.
You can do many things at a hotspot location
2. Chat on MSN
The next thing people commonly do these days at hotspot locations is to chat on Microsoft Messenger (MSN). All the school kids do this, as do working adults. It's kinda fun to tell your friend 'Hey, guess where I am' when you're typing messages at Starbucks. There's a certain cool factor too, especially if you're in some exotic country and messenging your friends back home.
3. Plan Your Day
One of the tasks I do most often on my laptop at a hotspot location is to plan my day. This is not for everyone, but for myself, I usually have my To-Do list inside Microsoft Outlook and I tend to 'type out' the stuff I have to do in a Word document. Also, if I have random thoughts or ideas, I like to type them out as it helps you focus and concentrate. So doing your planning with a laptop at a hotspot location is another interesting thing you can do.
Conclusion
Well, the above has given you some ideas for using your laptop at a hotspot location. Note that some hotspots charge for internet access, so you might want to find a free wireless zone if possible (do not tap on others' networks - it's not legal to do that). Cafes and airports are great hotspot locations and many of offer free internet connectivity. So get on your laptop, find a hotspot and start being more productive today.
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