Bummed

[sqwelch]

I try and keep my surfing time to my lunch hour, at least then they've got nuffin to moan about, I THINK !!! and luckily I've got a PC at home but I have to through my boyfriend off when I want to use it as he's constantly playing daft PC games !!!

[mruffruff]

The programmer/repairman here at work tried that without authorization from any supervisor. For two weeks all of our favorite websites were blocked completely. When the VP came back from a visit to China, we convinced him that it wasn't reasonable. He agreed and now we are supposed to be limited to 2 hours a day (8-9AM, 12-1PM).

There are only 5 people who use it and we only have dial-up------really! I finally called some people to get us on a DSL line. It should be up in about 3 weeks.

Some days the internet and PetTalk are the only reasons to come to work.


Mary

[K & L]

We definitely need to update our system here. One thing we're still on dial up...now wouldn't you think when your husband works in IT Support we'd have the best...but NO!

I heard today 6 people got fired. They had to have been on some pretty bad sites for this to happen. I took a couple sneak peeks at the site today. It's driving me crazy. This was my enjoyment to an otherwise hectic yucky day. *sigh* I'm sure this will die down and get back to normal. When I first started posting here I was chancing getting on the site, but after the addiction I didn't care. Now I'm addicted and afraid to get on until I get home. Oh well I'll just have to get up earlier and go to bed later. Gosh I get up at 4:00 a.m. now *whew* don't know if I can make it much earlier.

[slick]

I do consider myself lucky because I can multi-task. In the morning I check Pet Talk before my email. I can then minimize the PT page all day and continue working on other stuff and keep checking back. If the higher-ups were to impose something like that on us, I'm afraid I would just have to break down and buy a PC for home, or do some digging and find out how to "unmonitor" my internet traffic.

Mruffruff: I agree. If it weren't for Pet Talk I'd have really bad days.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by K & L
We definitely need to update our system here. One thing we're still on dial up...now wouldn't you think when your husband works in IT Support we'd have the best...but NO!

Updating is the answer. When I first got my laptop, we only had dial-up at home. It was like I was torturing Terry to have him get off for 5 minutes so I could send email or something. But now...I'm in heaven! We got cable internet which is unbelievably fast and both our computers are wireless. I can even take the laptop out in the back yard on nice summer afternoon/evenings.

My suggestion is if the home computer is desk top, get a laptop and go wireless. Trust me, you will not regret it, and the money will be well spent!

[Randy_K]

We are sharing a DSL line with a neighbor on a wireless network - it can be done with a cable modem too. Even with four computers online we can't overrun the line's capacity. I like being able to sit with the laptop on the couch or wander from room to room and still be online. Kensington makes a small USB-powered gooseneck light for the keyboard (FlyLight) so it has it's own lighting system.

[K & L]

OK, you guys got me going. I told my husband all about this thread and that I want a wireless laptop, speed network, and multi-line use. He told me to stay off of pet talk! haha Just kidding. At work we can get a loan for computer equipment at interest free. We're basically borrowing out of our savings and paying ourselves back....SO...it won't be long!!!