Omar Abdel-Wahab

Having to make your living as a software developer from home with a remote team/individuals could be a very tedious job. This post is a draft for what I believe could create you a virtual office where you and your team-mates could get things done. All the following hosted services are either free or come at a low price. Feel free to add your own: E-Mails: GMail. Documents & Spreadsheets: Google Docs. IM: Google Talk. Conference Calls: Skype. Source Code & Bug Tracking: GitHub or Gitorious. Accounting: FreshBooks. Demo/Staging Server: Linode. File Sharing: DropBox. Planning and Brainstorming: XMind. Project Management: BaseCamp or Project2Manage.