'Out Of Gas'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I just convinced work to buy us a $400 netbook to replace the extremely old Dell laptop we have, that the 6 of us share for any time we need a computer remotely (office visits, office hours in departments, classrooms without computers, etc.)
Yes, I work for a public university, in the library. Laptops? Hah.
Only attorneys and managers here get laptops--the rest of us have desktops. I have a blackberry, but technically I'm not supposed to.
You're in the 20th century, is what you are. What happens if there's a disaster and you can't get into the office? What then?
Remote Desktop Connection!
I now have a 15" macbook pro and the 24" display. It's very shiny. They're moving most people to laptops, though some people still need a tower for various purposes. t eta: though usually as a second or third system on their desk.
I really hate the weather coming at us. Have I mentioned that?
I figure if there's a disaster I have more important things to worry about.
So far, during the fires and mudslides here, I haven't. They have been travel/accessibility issues only.
I also use two external monitors (one of which is as big as my TV)
This new monitor is decently TV-sized. It's very exciting.
Remote Desktop Connection!
We were allowed to do that at my last job, but it's not okay here. I can't even remote log in from my home PC because I don't have the right anti-virus software. We have a funky RSA key keychain we need to use to log in. Very security-conscious.
We can remote in or use VPN.
We have a funky RSA key keychain we need to use to log in. Very security-conscious.
Ooh, yeah, we had one of those for eRoom, except then we never used eRoom.
I now have a 15" macbook pro and the 24" display.
That's the setup I have at home now.
I have an older edition of the laptop at home, but no point in having a monitor at home. Don't much like the chiclet keyboard on the new ones, but oh well. I really need to have them get me bluetooth keyboard and mouse at work, cause the wires make me crazy.
[link] cries and cries and cries.
I may see about getting an emergency property form and telework agreement tomorrow and bring the laptop home for Friday.
SNOW BAD