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Get out of the office and get to work
If you're like most people, you spend at least part of your time in an office of some kind. But the technology and services developed to accommodate the modern professional allow you to write an email, access your home or office computer or hold a video conference with colleagues from around the world from just about anywhere.

The right tools
If you want your office to go wherever you do, you need the right tools. Pocket-sized mobile devices like the iPhone, Blackberry, HTC and others have advanced to the point where you can be sure you're never far away from what's happening at the office (whether you want to be or not). Diminutive new "subnotebooks" like the super-cute low-cost Asus EeePC and the sleek MacBook Air let you set up a comfy desktop anywhere. Wireless internet cards and plans offered by major mobile phone companies like Verizon and AT&T let you connect to the internet without needing a location-based Wi-Fi connection. And Web-based services like GoToMyPC.com let you access your home or office computer from wherever you're able to get online. If you want to get really literal about your mobile desktop, you can even get one of these.

Location, location
You've got the gear, now get to the office. Café chains like Starbucks offer free and paid Wi-Fi options as well as plenty of outlets to plug into. In most New York City neighborhoods you can find a small café or two that offers free Wi-Fi like Pecan (130 Franklin Street between Hudson and Varick Streets in Tribeca), Grounded (Jane Street between Greenwich Avenue and 4th Street in Greenwich Village), and 88 Orchard (88 Orchard Street at Broome Street in the Lower East Side). Another favorite: The Bowery Whole Foods Market (95 East Houston Street) provides a huge upstairs café with free Wi-Fi, panoramic views of the city and plenty of table and seat space to work.

If you've got someplace to go, airports are well-equipped for business, including faxing, A/V rental, package delivery, meeting rooms, printer hookups and more. New York's JFK Airport recently installed 50 eight foot poles with four outlets each all over the airport to provide free electricity. Airlines like JetBlue offer free Wi-Fi in their terminals and the airline's BetaBlue program even lets you send in-flight email from your Wi-Fi enabled device free on some of their flights.

If the weather's nice, bring your office outside. Many city parks offer free Wi-Fi access to park visitors. So sunbathe away—your boss thinks you're hard at work.