At Home With Technology:
Ask the CheqTel Crew

We asked some of our CheqTel employees to tell us about how they're using technology at home.

How does your family most use technology at home?

We may have up to three computers all Internet browsing or e-mailing at once. — Dave Olson

Everything we do in our home uses technology — remote control vacuum, iPod, voice mail, pager. — Ron Skoglund

What type of surface do you think is best to house technology and keep your materials organized?

I believe a desk is nice to keep business separate from personal space. — Lisa Schaffer

At this main desk, you keep everything clean and clear by creating a good connection to the mechanical room in your house. — Ron Skoglund

What is your favorite website or TV program?

Gaggle.net (not to be confused with google.com). This is a site designed so children can safely communicate with each other. — Lisa Schaffer

Food Network programs and foodnetwork.com – Molly Christensen

Grey's Anatomy — Cindy Fishero

CNN.com — Josie Lupa-Fleig

The Weather Channel — Sandy Pierce

Ed Line to check my children's progress in school — Jim Leahy

What is the most unique technology setup you have seen?

Viewing television on your computer! — Angie Skaj

Customers who use the computer for surveillance system viewing, softphone (using their computer as a phone), or listening to voicemail as .wav files. — Dave Olson

Recoding a program when you are not watching that channel or even home and being able to watch TV on your computer. — Molly Christensen

How do you recommend customers stay wired to technology without exposing all of the wires, to keep a clean work area?

Use cord keepers and cable bundlers. — Teresa Exum

Create a Comm Center with everything fed to the rest of the house from the Comm Center. — Ron Skoglund

Use black tubing hose. — Lisa Levandoski

For confined spaces, use a desk that has a door that folds down to place a laptop on. If needed, you can unplug the computer and put the door back up and you can't even tell there is a computer ever there. — Deanna Peterson

Go wireless! — Judy Hinman