01732 759725 18 home isn’t as quiet as you’d like and it’s very easy to get distracted. They connect to my laptop via Bluetooth and enable me to seamlessly receive incoming work calls or mobile calls, but in reality, I keep them in all the time, even if I’m not on a call! 4 Cloud storage and collaboration tools Seamless access to all your files and documents keeps you moving, no matter where you’re working. At ISL, we use Microsoft Office 365, which enables us all to access shared folders as if we were in the office. We collaborate over O365, access and share files, which saves a lot of time. Instead of emailing back-and-forth, we have a shared folder that everyone can access remotely from any device. 1 Wireless printer Commercial, fully supported printers offer everything your machine does in the office, but with a compact design. I use a Sharp MXC303 wireless printer at home. It’s ideal, with a small footprint but feature-rich with A4 print, copy and scan capabilities. Importantly it’s cloud‑capable so I can easily scan directly into O365 and retrieve documents from the cloud as well as send print jobs directly to the office, which are held in the printer for me to retrieve securely when I’m next in. 6 VoIP telephone We have Mobex at work, the software sits on the computer and there’s also an app on my phone. It enables crystal‑clear calls over the internet, so if someone in the office wants to transfer an incoming call or I want to call someone from my office number rather than my mobile, I can do that from the app. The key benefit is the ability to take my office phone home, you simply plug it into the router and it works the same way as in the office, so I don’t need to take calls on the mobile – keeping it professional while ensuring no one knows you’re working remotely (if you can keep the kids and dog quiet in the background!). www.isldigital.com estate is a lifesaver for multi-tasking. I found these clip-on laptop screens on Amazon, they’re pretty inexpensive and simply sit on the back of your existing laptop. They fold down, are lightweight, USB-powered, come complete with a carry case and, they easily fit in my laptop bag. Amazing! 2 Wireless mouse Keep your desk (or dining table!) clutterfree while enjoying ergonomic flexibility and much easier copying and pasting! The biggest frustration for me when working on a laptop is when I need to highlight something and cut and paste it, rather than having to go through multiple steps using the touchpad on the laptop, I find it much easier to use a wireless mouse to highlight, then simply use Control C/Control V to cut and paste. Plus, it’s so small, it takes up no space at all in my laptop bag. 3 Noise-cancelling headphones I have a pair of Bose in-ear noisecancelling headphones. The main reason I wear these is to block out any background noise when I’m working from home or in a co-working space. Because often the “home” in work-from1 Clip-on laptop screens If, like me, you don’t need a dedicated home office but occasionally work remotely - and juggle multiple spreadsheets and documents at once – then having the right tools is a must! Doubling or tripling your screen real WORKPLACE Perry Cox, National Sales Director at ISL, picks the tools he uses every day and couldn’t do his job without I couldn’t do my job without… Perry Cox
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