TA Professional Perspectives

I have practiced WFH (Working From Home) for decades now, and so did my co-workers in our cozy group at this large IT company. It became second nature to us and I was surprised to gradually realize that WFH was not as widely spread and accepted as I thought - not even among IT companies. So when COVID hit and everyone who could started to WFH, I felt ... right at home, and ahead of the times! All of a sudden video conferencing became common place and many formerly office-bound people realized how much more productive they can get. Many, but not all! One IT professional whose work involved in-person meetings, sometimes in different cities where she would have to fly, found video-conferencing a huge productivity booster, also resulting in a substantial payback in personal time. But someone struggling with the technology may have a harder time reaping the benefits, at least in the beginning. And while video-conferencing and other digitized forms of work eliminate the time and aggrav

The Internet Trap By Tatiana Andronache, I.S.P. Published in ComputerWorld Canada, 2005 It was said before and it may be repeated with no fear of mistake: the Internet brought to us the EF world: Easy and Fun; Efficient and Fast. We work, play, learn and shop on the web – not necessarily in that order of priority. Aren’t we, sons and daughters of the 21 st century, the most privileged and luckiest bunch in history so far? The answer is well worthy of some elaboration. Home alone   If you are a citizen of the developed world – and statistics show that many other regions are catching up on the Internet front – you probably manage your finances and many other personal business on-line. The financial institutions surely want you to do so because it is cheaper for them ; most day-to-day transactions (and some complex ones) are available to you 24/7, from the comfort of your home. You no longer have to spend time and calories or gas in order to attend to your banking needs. I