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Old May 11, 2007 | 12:16 PM
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How do the working men and women of SL view SL at work and still "look" perfessional? What are your sneaky little plans to get your fix of SL?

I prefer making the browers small placing it at the bottom right corner and having my Auto CAD up and running to make it look like it's just a tool box. It works.
Old May 11, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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Thats "easy" its Blocked on my work computer!....haha..Blahhhhhh
Old May 11, 2007 | 01:53 PM
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Thats "easy" its Blocked on my work computer!....haha..Blahhhhhh
those a$$ holes don't they know we need our SL!
Old May 11, 2007 | 02:09 PM
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Thank God for Firefox and its tabs goodness.
Old May 11, 2007 | 02:20 PM
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I work for social services and have a lot of down time without people looking over my shoulders
Old May 11, 2007 | 02:24 PM
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I don't hide it, I have 2 monitors, I keep work on the left and e-mail, internet, and a few applications that I use on the right. I work in a NOC so there's a lot of down time and nobody really cares if I'm surfing the internet. Hell, we're watching Martha Steward cooking with Lindsay Lohan right now on the plasma lol.
Old May 11, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by salteen
I don't hide it, I have 2 monitors, I keep work on the left and e-mail, internet, and a few applications that I use on the right. I work in a NOC so there's a lot of down time and nobody really cares if I'm surfing the internet. Hell, we're watching Martha Steward cooking with Lindsay Lohan right now on the plasma lol.
That's a nice little setup there. Don't make fun but what's NOC?

Yeah where I work I've developed bat like hearing where I can hear footsteps on carpet comming near my desk (from behind) and I use a semi-spider sense to alt tab asap.
Old May 11, 2007 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BigMURR
That's a nice little setup there. Don't make fun but what's NOC?
network operations center. The best way I can describe it is a call/network monitoring center. We monitor the Homeland Security network and take calls from users out in the field when they have network related issues.


Originally Posted by BigMURR
Yeah where I work I've developed bat like hearing where I can hear footsteps on carpet comming near my desk (from behind) and I use a semi-spider sense to alt tab asap.
nice!
Old May 11, 2007 | 03:18 PM
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My Spidey Sense just saved me about a minute ago!
Old May 11, 2007 | 03:24 PM
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I have my PC set up so that you have to get in my cube to see the screen and even then I have it in the corner and it looks like the preview pane of outlook. (and tabed browsing rules)
Old May 11, 2007 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by krustytheclown
My Spidey Sense just saved me about a minute ago!
I'm just glad its not abnormal. haha.
Old May 11, 2007 | 04:01 PM
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I don't generally hide it, but I do have a rear view mirror on my monitor, and I run in tabs, so if need be, it's a quick switch.
Old May 11, 2007 | 04:05 PM
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in the butt.

i mean i got 2 computers at work(a mac and pc), and just alternate one surfing and one pretending to be doing work.
Old May 11, 2007 | 04:09 PM
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I just close my office door....also a very good way to take a nap after lunch
Old May 11, 2007 | 04:09 PM
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Look proffesional??? Somebody is going to have to explain this concept to me...
Old May 11, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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If anyone's interested: http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/2940/
My back faces the door to my office, so it's come in handy. Mostly so I can start talking to people by name without turning around. It freaks some people out.
Old May 11, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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i also hear footsteps coming towards or away from my desk/cubicle and can tell who it and if i should get ready to altTab.

the loudest walkers, the "i walk sexy but determined and professional" women who need to swing their hip and slam down each heel as they walk, are louder than most guys twice their weight.
Old May 11, 2007 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by seattledave
the loudest walkers, the "i walk sexy but determined and professional" women who need to swing their hip and slam down each heel as they walk, are louder than most guys twice their weight.
they sound like a horse doing the hokey pokey
Old May 11, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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IE7 ....thank god they jacked firefox's idea of tabs ....cause that was the only feature I wanted added.

Or

you want to Alt+Tab or Windows_key+D
Old May 11, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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I've become obscenely proficient in ALT+TAB-ing back to a spreadsheet.



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