Comments on: End of Day/Week: January 25th http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/25/end-of-dayweek-january-25th/ News and Updates on the Community. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:08:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: BobMilton http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/25/end-of-dayweek-january-25th/#comment-519 BobMilton Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:49:02 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/25/end-of-dayweek-january-25th/#comment-519 I have looked at the new speed tester linked from the webteam's EOD. It looks interesting, I particularly liked the different approach to information via the links from the Help tag. It is redreshing to see a different presentation. Are we likely to see this soon on the website? I have looked at the new speed tester linked from the webteam's EOD. It looks interesting, I particularly liked the different approach to information via the links from the Help tag. It is redreshing to see a different presentation.
Are we likely to see this soon on the website?

]]> By: James http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/25/end-of-dayweek-january-25th/#comment-508 James Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:15:41 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/25/end-of-dayweek-january-25th/#comment-508 I can't even lock the darn thing. I had to get Mark to do it. His eyes work properly :) I can't even lock the darn thing. I had to get Mark to do it. His eyes work properly :)

]]> By: petejackson http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/25/end-of-dayweek-january-25th/#comment-505 petejackson Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:25:20 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/25/end-of-dayweek-january-25th/#comment-505 I think you'd have a job trying to unlock the things we've got with a bit of toilet roll tube. I can barely manage with the blooming key. I think you'd have a job trying to unlock the things we've got with a bit of toilet roll tube. I can barely manage with the blooming key.

]]> By: Be3G http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/25/end-of-dayweek-january-25th/#comment-504 Be3G Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:09:11 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/25/end-of-dayweek-january-25th/#comment-504 lol. Those laptop locks are useless anyway - a friend of mine unlocked hers with a bit of (IIRC) toilet roll tube after the lock broke. lol. Those laptop locks are useless anyway - a friend of mine unlocked hers with a bit of (IIRC) toilet roll tube after the lock broke.

]]> By: James http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/25/end-of-dayweek-january-25th/#comment-503 James Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:00:41 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/01/25/end-of-dayweek-january-25th/#comment-503 So, onto the story I promised. I would have put this on the EoD, but it's a bit long for that. It's both a valuable lesson learnt by me, but also in my mind, rather funny :) When I came into the office on Thursday, I was shocked to see that my laptop had vanished. We're meant to lock our laptops to our desks but my laptop locking thing had recently stopped working. So, I went down to Security to see if they had confiscated it, which they hadn't so I had to fill in a quick report and then went on the hunt for some fiendish laptop stealing people. When I got back to my desk Colin suggested that I pulled out Dave's chair and there it was. Transpires that Ian had wanted to teach me a lesson for not following company procedure and moved it. So I sent him a text message saying "Hi mate, I've just come out of a Security disciplinary, you wouldn't have seen anyone move my laptop last night?" Within an hour I got a phonecall from Ian in Berlin sounding rather sheepish. "Hi mate. I moved your laptop last night". "Oh", I said. "I've just been issued with a final written warning not not following Security Best Practices". "I'm so sorry! What can I do to help?" "If you could call Mark [my boss], he might be able to smooth something over, but I'm not holding out much hope." So Ian hung up, about to call Mark when I quickly phoned him back to let him know that I'd found my laptop at about 9:02am and that I was just winding him up. Afterwhich followed quite a few expletives. So, my laptop dissapeared today again, on top of a vending machine (thanks Chris). Needless to say it's now well and truly locked to my desk and there's no way I'm forgetting to do it again! So, onto the story I promised. I would have put this on the EoD, but it's a bit long for that. It's both a valuable lesson learnt by me, but also in my mind, rather funny :)

When I came into the office on Thursday, I was shocked to see that my laptop had vanished. We're meant to lock our laptops to our desks but my laptop locking thing had recently stopped working.

So, I went down to Security to see if they had confiscated it, which they hadn't so I had to fill in a quick report and then went on the hunt for some fiendish laptop stealing people. When I got back to my desk Colin suggested that I pulled out Dave's chair and there it was.

Transpires that Ian had wanted to teach me a lesson for not following company procedure and moved it. So I sent him a text message saying "Hi mate, I've just come out of a Security disciplinary, you wouldn't have seen anyone move my laptop last night?"

Within an hour I got a phonecall from Ian in Berlin sounding rather sheepish.

"Hi mate. I moved your laptop last night".
"Oh", I said. "I've just been issued with a final written warning not not following Security Best Practices".
"I'm so sorry! What can I do to help?"
"If you could call Mark [my boss], he might be able to smooth something over, but I'm not holding out much hope."

So Ian hung up, about to call Mark when I quickly phoned him back to let him know that I'd found my laptop at about 9:02am and that I was just winding him up. Afterwhich followed quite a few expletives.

So, my laptop dissapeared today again, on top of a vending machine (thanks Chris). Needless to say it's now well and truly locked to my desk and there's no way I'm forgetting to do it again!

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