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Everyone knows that
traffic in Lagos is becoming more and more of a serious problem. I
learnt that it is also a problem in Abuja as well. This brings to
question the point of having to go to the office each day, especially
on days when you do not have any meetings scheduled.

In Western
societies, a whole lot of people opt to work from home. Working from
home on days when your presence at the office is not essential is very
easy using a variety of remote access software, one of which is LogMeIn.

LogMeIn uses their
website as a bridge between two computers, which may be on opposite
sides of the planet. Simply go to their website (www.logmein.com) and
create an account, then download the client software onto the computer
that you want to connect to. It is very easy to install on either
Windows or Mac platforms, and it is light on system resources. (In my
Windows XP virtual machine, it uses just 8MB of memory).

Once you have the
client software installed, using the computer from another location is
a breeze. Simply go to the website, log into your account, and you will
see the names of all the computers on which you have installed the
client software. Simply click on the name of the computer you want to
connect to, and you will be taken to that computer’s desktop. Change to
full screen mode, and it would be like you are right in front of that
computer.

Because LogMeIn
connects to your remote computer over the Internet, there’s no need to
change the firewall settings on any of your computers.

LogMeIn works with
Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari. It has Windows and Mac
OS clients available for download, and there is a free version which
allows you do everything you need to do while working away from the
office, except to print. It is also very secure.

If your boss is one
of those who insists on productivity over eye-service, and you have a
reliable Internet connection at home (or in a cafe near you), then
forget about killing four to six hours a day in Lagos traffic. Just
LogMeIn.