You know what's pretty cool in my book? The Internet. What's great about it, besides the fact that I can waste an obscene amount of time doing nothing (like this blog), is that it's a great tool for work. Actually, without it, I wouldn't be able to work from home.
One subset of that tool, VOIP, has proven to be a great money-saver. If you've used Skype then you know what I'm talking about. The idea of using your computer as a phone never really appealed to me because a real phone just seemed more practical. But now using something like Yahoo! Messenger is almost a necessity for the particular project I'm working on. I'm working with another programmer based in the UK. Going over code sometimes takes hours. What's great about it, too, is that it's an instant messenger so he can send me code snippets for more clarification whenever we go over something.
I know I could use AIM to do the same thing but it's not as prevalent outside of the US. There's also Google Talk which I wouldn't mind using but it's feature set isn't as robust (but the Google Talk integrated with Gmail is pretty cool).
Going off on a tangent - I can't wait for Google to release a Calendar program that would integrate with Gmail. I was starting to use my Microsoft Outlook more and I still do, but synching up my desktop and laptop isn't an easy task.
And I'll stop with the geekiness now. Just thought I'd share.
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