Seth Godin on the Evolution of the Office  Now that the office
has gone mobile, there are some things we won't miss at all.
Oh, I forgot, you're never out. You've got your cell phone in
your pocket all the time, and wherever that is, you're on duty.
And the rare exceptional moment when you are out, a computer
plays tag for you.  Wait. I was wrong. Never mind about the out
thing. You don't even have to be in, do you? What's the point of
paying money for a cubicle somewhere when your entire office
fits into your laptop? There is no in. You say you miss the
receptionist? She works at Starbucks now, you can visit her
there.  Say goodbye to carbon paper, rubber stamps, a fax
machine, the storage cabinet, the coffee cart guy, the office
librarian, the secretary who sat in front of your door and
guarded it, the guy who used to make announcements over the
office call speaker to find someone when a delivery came, slide
carousels for presentations, the team that made the slides, the
woman who carried the slide project