As technology advances, we have seen more people working away from their desks.  Cell phones and laptops now allow us to work from home, in the car or even on a plane.

Cutting-edge technologies, particularly those enabled by broadband, have become such a fundamental part of everyday life.

A recent Bloomberg Businessweek article highlights the newest location that business men and women are flocking to do their work – the beach.

Among the beach workers highlighted in the story is Eric Poses.  At 36, he owns a one-man company that makes board games.  Although he has an office five blocks from the ocean in Miami Beach, he prefers to spend his time on the sand.  Poses spends time working from a beach chair, BlackBerry in hand, for about three hours each week.

Some people complain about modern technology and its tendency to tie everyone to their work.  Cell phones and e-mail give us constant access to work, but Alan Laubsch of RiskMetrics group, who was quoted in the article, says that is not such a bad thing.

“That’s the shadow side of technology, that it can enslave you.  But it can liberate you to work from where you want to work.”

As technology becomes more accessible to people around the world, one can only speculate where we might start working next.

As tech continues to play a more significant role in the way we live and work, we need to ensure our policies are kept up-to-date and accurately reflect today’s modern technology landscape.  Stay tuned, we will keep you up-to-date on tech advancements and the latest state policy developments.

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