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>>> That's why I use Ad Block Plus :)
>>
>> And part of the reason why I lock my machine (Windows key + L)
>> whenever I leave my desk.
>>
>
> Yeah, after the first time your desktop is screwed with, and hundreds of
> files are copied to your (once carefully arranged) desktop, most people
> will lock their machines.
Where I work, locking your PC when you walk away is A LEGAL REQUIREMENT.
As in, not doing this is grounds for dismissal.
Also, the screensaver is set to kick in after 15 minutes and require a
password. And you cannot turn this off. (To me, 15 minutes seems like
rather a long time... but then, any time limit would be kinda arbitrary
I guess.)
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From: scott
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 6 Mar 2009 10:39:22
Message: <49b143aa@news.povray.org>
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> Also, the screensaver is set to kick in after 15 minutes and require a
> password. And you cannot turn this off. (To me, 15 minutes seems like
> rather a long time... but then, any time limit would be kinda arbitrary I
> guess.)
Yeh we have that too, ok most of the time but sometimes annoying when you
are using the computer but not moving the mouse or keyboard (like in a
presentation or to demo some equipment). Worst is when the owner wanders
off somewhere, the computer locks, and then you have to wait for them to
come back...
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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 6 Mar 2009 11:57:36
Message: <49b15600$1@news.povray.org>
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Invisible wrote:
> Also, the screensaver is set to kick in after 15 minutes and require a
> password. And you cannot turn this off. (To me, 15 minutes seems like
> rather a long time... but then, any time limit would be kinda arbitrary
> I guess.)
According to our IT manager that's the way it's supposed to work here.
We don't get a choice of screen saver, though. It's alwasys "Blank Screen"
--
~Mike
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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 6 Mar 2009 12:15:56
Message: <49b15a4c@news.povray.org>
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scott wrote:
> Worst is when the owner
> wanders off somewhere, the computer locks, and then you have to wait for
> them to come back...
Why would you need to wait for them to come back? All the OSes out there
support multiple concurrent logins.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
My fortune cookie said, "You will soon be
unable to read this, even at arm's length."
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scott wrote:
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> And part of the reason why I lock my machine (Windows key + L) whenever
> I leave my desk.
>
I'm so old that I'm stuck with ctrl+alt+del - enter (and xlock -mode
bouboule to the Linux box beside me). :)
-Aero
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From: John VanSickle
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 6 Mar 2009 15:32:01
Message: <49b18841@news.povray.org>
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Warp wrote:
> Fortunately embarrassing situations were avoided this time, but it
> certainly tells something about the possible embarrassing effects of
> banner blindness.
Was your perusal of the forum work-related?
Regards,
John
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From: Nicolas Alvarez
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 6 Mar 2009 17:37:26
Message: <49b1a5a6@news.povray.org>
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John VanSickle wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>> Fortunately embarrassing situations were avoided this time, but it
>> certainly tells something about the possible embarrassing effects of
>> banner blindness.
>
> Was your perusal of the forum work-related?
Yes, he said "So I was at work browsing an unofficial developer forum
related to the job I was working with."
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> Why would you need to wait for them to come back? All the OSes out there
> support multiple concurrent logins.
I get this on XP:
"This computer is in use and has been locked. Only <blah blah> or an
administrator can unlock this computer."
If you don't know the admin password you are stuck.
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scott wrote:
> "This computer is in use and has been locked. Only <blah blah> or an
> administrator can unlock this computer."
Oh, I guess if you're on a domain, that happens. You can still log in
remotely, tho. And using the admin password logs off the user, so you
really don't want to do that in the normal case. I wonder why they allow it
with local logins but not domain logins? That's kind of dumb.
Has Vista improved this? I haven't used Vista on a domain.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
My fortune cookie said, "You will soon be
unable to read this, even at arm's length."
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From: Nicolas Alvarez
Subject: Re: Sometimes ad banner blindness can be harmful
Date: 9 Mar 2009 15:52:56
Message: <49b57397@news.povray.org>
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scott wrote:
>> Why would you need to wait for them to come back? All the OSes out there
>> support multiple concurrent logins.
>
> I get this on XP:
>
> "This computer is in use and has been locked. Only <blah blah> or an
> administrator can unlock this computer."
>
> If you don't know the admin password you are stuck.
"Fast user switching" isn't supported on Windows XP if your computer is part
of a domain. Vista supports it.
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