Bad news for Internet time-wasters

The Capital ^ | 9/27/06 | ANDREW CHLDERS

[sandbar]

>>>They are cool guys and are too busy to spend all day watching to see what we do but they do have sniffer and firewall programs installed to keep you from accessing porn sites and gambling sites. >>>

Now that is one thing I do agree with. I don't think company computers should be allowed to access those sites. It's not safe for the network.

But like when I'm on hold(30% of my day), I'm usually surfing.

[sandbar]

>>>If not, I'd say, it does not look all too good. With one exception, if it is something awesome enough for everyone to dump work and grab a bucket of microwave popcorn, then you be the office man in the know, especially if you have main server side personel support :-)!>>>

Do people usually set up popcorn for streaming AUDIO?

hehe

[poinq]

I am a president of a company with 120 workers who all have computers on their desk. If an employee can manage their home life and get all their work done, what do I care if they checked out the movie they wanted to see that night using the web.

Its all about getting the work done, not about working every second of eight hours. Frankly, I expect that I have people who can do a great job in 6 hours because they are efficient. And I expect people to work more than 8 hours if they can't get the job done in the 8 hours they have.
There are efficient and inefficient workers out there. Both types of people exist in abundance.

Monitoring peoples Internet use is measuring the wrong thing.

[AppyPappy]

They say they need it for loading programs remotely onto the machine when needed.

It is the greatest software ever created for clueless lusers who call the Help Desk and claim something doesn't exist. Instead of arguing whether there is a folder called "Program Files" in the Windows Explorer that doesn't exist, you can show them.

[EBH]

Actually, my last 'real job' had me in a cubical, no windows, in front of a computer monitor all day. No one in the office took their 15 minute breaks and they all at lunch at their desks! We were connected to the net and soon after I joined the office the boss thought too much 'surfing' was going on and started to monitor things. Sheesh, I even got dinged for looking up a few regulations and guidance letters....and it was work related.

I lasted about one month in that environment.

[Tall_Texan]

Sometimes they are required to add software to *all* users and this prevents them from having to go from desk to deak all over the building (plus our remote locations). Yes, it can also be used to demonstrate where to find or how to use a program the user thinks is not available. It also allows the user to demonstrate how some software is screwed up.

[GOP Poet]

Do people usually set up popcorn for streaming AUDIO?

hehe

Haha. I suppose if they were desperate/bored enough at work (which I truly have been before!) or like me who would microwave a bag of popcorn to watch the mail slip through the mail slot.

Okay, you caught me. I'm embarrassed. I got it in my head skeeter had asked about streaming VIDEO. Plus, I'm a big ole' food addict, when I am bored and someone offers a momentary reprieve. I'd microwave a bag if a fellow employee asked me to come watch the second hand on the clock move. :-)

[skeeter]

Thank goodness. I was afraid to ask about the popcorn for fear of looking like the luddite I am...

[dljordan]

"Do we self-employed folks have to install it, too?"

I work from home on a company PC but my own PC is on the desk nect to it. HA! Take that forces of oppression!

[sandbar]

>>> I'd microwave a bag if a fellow employee asked me to come watch the second hand on the clock move. :-)>>>

Me too!! Especially movie theatre butter popcorn.

hhhmmmmm butterrrrrr

[GOP Poet]

Oh yeah. I hear ya . . . MMMM BUTTTTER. And that movie theatre butter popcorn . . . well let's just say . . . between the two of us there would be no sharing :-). I am delving this very moment into a bowl of large 'homemade' with real butter. One of the benefits of working from home. Did I just say working? :-)

[ELS]

Mojopack

Fascinating. Thanks for the link.

[Constantine XIII]

D*mn Small Linux for the win. :D

[kingu]

I've seen dongle based Linux before, but one that can operate without rebooting the computer? That would be rather nifty.

[sandbar]

>>>Oh yeah. I hear ya . . . MMMM BUTTTTER. And that movie theatre butter popcorn . . . well let's just say . . . between the two of us there would be no sharing :-). I am delving this very moment into a bowl of large 'homemade' with real butter. One of the benefits of working from home. Did I just say working? :-)>>>

There is NOTHING like good old fashioned shook on the stove popcorn with drizzled melted REAL butter. Probably alot better for you, no matter what the fat police say. REAL fat is always better than synthetic fat.

[Constantine XIII]

You have to reboot, but it will fit on a USB memstick. It comes with all of the essentials.

It does require the ability to change the boot order or make a boot floppy, though. :)