Work From Home Tools & Tips (The Ultimate Guide to Be Productive)
For remote work, identifying the perfect tools to stay connected and productive is the most essential thing. So, in this blog, we will give you tips and tricks to stay productive at work from home.
Indeed, even before the COVID-19 virus spread in the world, mostly remote work is followed by the various standard companies of many people’s workweek using different tools and techniques for work. For instance, nowadays, around 31% of employees work remotely and spend four or five days a week out of the company.
What are the advantages of a Work from Home?
One of the powerful advantages of incorporating remote employees into your work routine is all the research that points to major increases in productivity. Many companies are finding that their remote teams not only do more though they are willing to work overtime as well.
Recent research found that more than 50% of remote employees are willing to work overtime, than just 28% of employees in the company. Moreover, the same survey also found that approximately 45% of homeworkers said that they are able to work smartly. Get better done in a few time.
Work from home is wonderful, but it might be problematic if you did not manage well.
Now Let’s start with the tips and tools for best practices for working from home.
What are the important tools remote workers can use to connect?
Due to the enhancement of technology various tools are available in the market. Here, we listed many important tools for your remote team to make more efficient and productive work every day.
1. Remote Desktop
Remote desktop is a program or software that grants a user to connect to a laptop or desktop in another location, though it is local.
(A) Anydesk
AnyDesk ensures secure and reliable remote desktop connections for IT professionals as well as personal use also. It also supports multi-platform such as Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux, and many others.
Simply download the file from anydesk.com and get going!
After downloading software, open AnyDesk, and the number you can see on the left is the personal ID. Users can use that number to access your devices for connection. If you want to connect to the remote device then search on the right and enter the Personal Id of the device and wait for the remote device to accept the connection.
(B) Teamviewer
TeamViewer software is available for Windows, iOS, Linux, and Android. Moreover, it is free for use.
File transfer and creating an easy setup are great options for remote workers who want desktop access. No port forwarding is needed for access. It includes two-step verification. You can easily install TimeViewer software.
2. Time Management
(A) Team Logger(TL)
Team Logger is the lightweight desktop application. Moreover, Team Logger records the employee’s screen activity by taking screenshots and logs time spent on each task.
Team Logger also keeps an eye on the frequency and pattern of the employee’s mouse and keyboard activity. This software is trusted by more than 7000 users and 1000 businesses.
Team Logger automatically creates the time-sheets of all work sessions of an employee.
Originally published at https://www.solwininfotech.com on April 24, 2020.