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Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors

St James's Park - welcome to the open air office

Tags: wi-fi, laptop

By Natasha Lomas

Published: 8 July 2008 11:00 GMT


The sun is shining: It's a perfect day to be in the park: sunny with plenty of fluffy clouds and a pleasant breeze. However conditions are not quite so perfect for mobile working as the glare makes it very tricky to see what's on my laptop screen - apart from the dust that is.

After squinting and peering hopelessly through years of screen grime, and finally resorting to moving desks to gain shade from a nearby tree, I'm eventually up and running, and connected to the wi-fi.

However, it still takes me a good half an hour to get settled in the outdoor office as unfamiliar surroundings are inevitably distracting. And while I did remember my sunglasses, I start to wish I'd brought some sun cream or at least a hat...

Photo credit: Natasha Lomas


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