Simon P. Ditner wrote: > I'll vouch for the Linux Caffe. The owner Dave is a good guy, and I know > a few people who spend an occasional day there. > > There are also a number of free wireless hotspots at cafes through > Wireless Toronto: http://wirelesstoronto.ca > I'd second Linux Caffe. I spent approximately 16 months using it as my primary workspace, 8 hours/day 5 days/week. Cost is about $400/month to drink coffee all day, have snacks and sandwiches, and generally pay them back for the space and connectivity. That's comparable to the cost of mediocre bare office space before you start thinking about furniture, utilities and the like, but Revenue Canada will only let you claim the expenses under promotional expenses (i.e. 1/2 cost), so it's not a complete win versus a traditional office... on the other hand, you get very good food out of the deal :) . If you only use the space for part of the time, you only pay part of the cost, so it works out quite reasonably IMO.
They have triply-redundant network connections, reasonably fast, but shared by a lot of people. VoIP works if you use NAT traversal. They have wire-line connections if your wireless config goes bust (or you need it for some other reason). Good music, eclectic choices from all over the spectrum. Lots of people (it's pretty packed most afternoons), generally can find someone to chat with during breaks. HTH, Mike > On Mon, 7 Jan 2008, Leif Madsen wrote: > >> Hey all! >> >> I'm a telecommuter and do 99% of my work from my home office which >> basically consists of a desk, a pad of paper, a laptop, and a few VoIP >> phones. I've started to consider spending a few of my days out of the >> home office just so that I can see what the real world looks like >> again, and wondering if anyone has done such a thing? I don't want to >> spend a ton of money just getting Internet access that I'm not >> familiar with. >> >> I'd like to get any opinions from people who have done this on a >> fairly regular basis and can recommend good spots to work for a good >> 2-5 hours at a time. I'm looking for a spot that sells things other >> than coffee (since I don't drink it, but tea is cool -- and ideally >> some healthy food for lunch and afternoon snack), doesn't have >> extremely expensive Internet, and a wireless network connection that >> is good enough for VoIP. >> >> Am I asking for too much? I've heard about Linuxcaffe, but never tried >> it out. Was thinking that'd probably be my first stop in trying this >> "work out of the office" thing :) >> >> Recommendations and thoughts welcome! >> -- ________________________________________________ Mike C. Fletcher Designer, VR Plumber, Coder http://www.vrplumber.com http://blog.vrplumber.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
