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\r\nArticle By Adam O'Connor, www.handheldguru.com \r\n

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\r\nIn today's world, with the right equipment, you can run your\r\noperations from just about anywhere.  The\r\nkind of company or business you run will in large part dictate what equipment\r\nand other fixed assets you'll need to properly operate it. Our central\r\nrecommendation is that you shouldn't buy any equipment or fixed assets that\r\nyour business really doesn't need. Be particularly cautious about tying up\r\ncapital in fixed assets in response to short-term needs.\r\n

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\r\nSome businesses need just a laptop and an Internet\r\nconnection, and for this reason virtual professionals are on the increase. The\r\nfollowing information comes from a recent survey done online, from discussions\r\nwith virtual professionals countrywide: most virtual professionals realize that\r\nwithout the Internet, their lifestyle would be impossible. Any profession that\r\ncan detach from the corporate office and reconnect from a remote location can\r\nbecome a virtual profession: architecture, web design, web\r\nsite promotion marketing, graphic art, management consulting, coaching,\r\njournalism or programming.\r\n

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\r\nThe virtual professional is no longer restricted to working\r\nfrom home - with smaller, more powerful laptops, better Internet connectivity\r\nworldwide and a host of cellular and web services to select from you can work\r\nfrom almost anywhere. This opens up new possibilities:\r\n

\r\n§        \r\nYou can keep working as you travel the world\r\n

\r\n§        \r\nYou can live almost anywhere on the planet\r\n

\r\n§        \r\nYou don't have to lose touch with your current work\r\nor clients if you travel to attend seminars, visit clients or look for new\r\ncustomers\r\n

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\r\nMany large firms are seeing the benefits of outsourcing work\r\nto virtual professionals, and these firms are reinventing themselves by\r\nadopting e-mail, intranets, extranets, customer-relationship management and\r\nenterprise resource planning systems. With the advent of hand held computers\r\nand PDA's, firms are seeing that going wireless is not a huge investment; it\r\nimproves productivity and saves on support costs.\r\n

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\r\nWhether you're part of a firm looking for virtual\r\nprofessionals, or you're a virtual professional yourself, a PDA can be an\r\nimportant investment. How can you compare PDA's? Start by formulating a list of\r\nthe features you require in a PDA. You may also need a pocket PC, a handheld\r\ndevice that enables users to store and retrieve e-mail, contacts, appointments,\r\ntasks, play multimedia files, games, exchange text messages, browse the Web,\r\nand more.\r\n

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\r\nBeing a virtual professional brings with it multiple\r\nbenefits, but it has its own set of demands as well. The more disciplined you\r\nare, the more successful and enjoyable your virtual career will be.\r\n