With the ever-increasing demand to "have it all"--to perform at work and to still make time for family and self--executives and businesspeople are finding themselves caught in a balancing act. In a technology-driven workplace, those devices designed to make life and work easier can both help and hinder the effort.

The wide availability of broadband Internet access, wireless technology, PDAs, smart phones and laptops allow employees to telework from virtually anywhere. On the plus side, this means that businesspeople who may have chosen to stay home or have been forced to leave the work force—such as new parents, those caring for an ailing relative or even people relocating to another location from their current job—can work remotely. It also means that there is even less of a separation between work and home life. Those executives and others already working long hours now find themselves available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, thanks to technology.