Believe it or not, this was one of the questions I asked myself for quite a while especially when I was formally employed. I had a lot of work to do that I really had little to no time to check my personal emails (and I get a lot). Although this might seem obvious to many, there are still others who may not know where to start.
Things to you need:
- So what you do (this should have been the first thing actually) is to discuss with your house mate the importance of you to be able to check your email from home. You will need to establish the benefits, even financially, for you to do that. Once that is settled, you need to discuss the when you should be doing that.
- Your own computer, blackberry or some smart phone like that. One you can use to read email. I prefer the good old laptop or desktop. Loads of stuff I can do there compared to the smartphones. Make sure you have a regularly update anti-virus software.
- Internet connection. There are a lot of ISP's (Internet service providers) itching to give you the service…for a fee of course. There are many options if you are in Malawi: TNM, Zain, MTL and Globemax.
- An web based email address. I use Google's Gmail for a whole host of reasons you can read here. I have been with msn and yahoo and have reached a conclusion that for now let's just say you need a web based email address.
Get connected. If you do not know how, get some techie person to help. They are usually happy to show off what they can do for you. Play to their ego!
- Discipline. Yep, you read that right. Home is a place where you reconnect with the people that matter in your life (hopefully). When you get home, the last thing they may want to see you do is to get yourself engaged in front of some gadget.
You are good to go.
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