Hello World

I work as a lead developer at a small software company.   I also live about 200 miles from the job site, and so for the past four years I have been primarily telecommuting to work.  During that time I have experimented with many approaches, tried a lot of available software, and developed many of my own tools to improve the telecommuting experience.  I work closely with about 5 - 7 teammates on a daily basis and my current experience is about 80-85% as effective as being there in person.  This site is intended to be a sort of brain-dump of my thoughts, experiences, and tools for effective telecommuting.