How Home-Office Workers Manage Their Tech Devices
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How Home-Office Workers Manage Their Tech Devices
Remote and telecommuting professionals are constantly switching between their smartphones, laptops and other computing devices, and that can impact productivity. -
Self-Directed
76% of the home-office employees surveyed said they do not use any external resources, such as the IT help desk at work, to deal with their tech support needs. -
Busy Signal
42% pick up their smartphone at least 25 times during the workday. -
Internal Exchange
47% send files and/or photos between their smartphone and computer every week, and 16% do this every day. -
Seamless Transfer
86% of the respondents rely on email to transfer files, and 45% depend on texting to do so. -
Smartphone Types Used
iOS: 68%, Android: 31%, Windows: 9% -
In-Demand Smartphone Services
Calls, emails and texts: 90%, Calendar: 79%, Maps/GPS: 70%, Photos: 67% -
Something Extra
79% said that their keyboard-mouse combination is a strong productivity driver for their PC. While 48% use a single monitor, 36% said multiple monitors increase PC productivity. -
Crowded Space
74% of the respondents said their desk space is limited, and 27% said they have no extra desk space at all.
The vast majority of home-office workers provide support for their own technology, rather than asking their employer's help desk for assistance, and, as a result, their working environment can be chaotic, according to a recent survey from Kensington. The resulting report, "Desktop Productivity and the Home Office Professional," reveals that remote and telecommuting professionals are constantly switching between their smartphones, laptops, tablets and other computing devices. To make this work, they frequently need to send files from one computing gadget to another via email or texts. These workers also resort to an array of tech accessories—including multiple monitors, smartphone stands and smartphone keyboards—to increase their productivity. So it should come as no surprise that most of these employees said their home desk space is pretty cramped. "While the mobile experience is enriched, and users gain more freedom in how they interact and do business," according to the report, "they often struggle with how to work efficiently with multiple computing devices and components to manage—particularly home-office professionals who tend to act as their own IT director." More than 230 employees who work at home took part in the research.