Technology has changed the long commute for a lot of people. In the past, it was essential to go to an office or a job site in order to have all of the information available to you to get that particular job completed. Now, with so many things from computers, iPhone screen, iPod parts, mobile phones, and office equipment being so portable, many jobs can be done from home or from just about anywhere. Some jobs have also become just about extinct due to the technology advances as well, allowing people to perform the task on their own. This article discusses a few of the careers which you can do from anywhere and also about jobs that have been eliminated as the technology advanced.

Anyone that does freelance type of work can do get that job done from most places and live wherever they wish to reside. This would apply to freelance writers who may be able to live way out in the country and communicate with their publishers by fax, phone and email and do their jobs sitting on in a barn if they choose. Other freelance kind of careers would include: photography where they can send their digital prints online or even independent consultants of some sort.

Many real estate agents now only have a home office to do the majority of their work and when it is time to handle a closing they use the head office or the title company to have it in their conference room. Having to commute to an office, for many seems silly especially when they are usually out and about showing properties to clients. With the assistance of a laptop and a blackberry phone they will be easily accessible and available whether they are at home or out showing properties. This saves the real estate company money because they don’t require as large of an office space for their realtors and it saves the realtors from having to commute too.

Many people in sales also don’t feel the need to have a separate office to perform their job and can do it from the comfort of their home. This is especially true for those people that handle all of their marketing and selling of items online or through their own website. As long as they have internet access, they are available to communicate with customers and can get orders and answer questions. In fact, some people have a difficult time stepping away from their jobs because it has become so accessible to do them from everywhere. This can usually be seen on vacations where a person is lounging by a resort pool typing away on their laptop or on their blackberry.

One example of a job that has been significantly reduced by technology is a travel agent. Now, many people choose to research and book their own travel reservations online without any help of a travel agent. The easy access to do this on websites as well as the fees being charged by travel consultants has almost wiped out that profession entirely.