On 1/31/07, Lisa M. Bronson (TCP) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That makes me wonder, how many of you have less-than-adequate > equipment for your jobs? I have everything I need here, but on my > first tech writing job, I continually had to wait for the computer to > catch up with what I'd typed or clicked.
I can't complain about my setup---I've got a Dell tower with a P4, a gig of RAM, and many gigs of HD space (and two hard drives, too). DVD burner, 19-inch flat panel monitor, wireless mouse and keyboard (those are mine, though, not company issue). I'm trying to get another monitor so I can have a dual-monitor setup, but so far, no luck. Another thing I'd like is a laptop instead of a tower, so I could easily work from home and take a laptop to meetings. No luck on that one, either. Having a laptop would solve the dual-monitor problem, but that argument hasn't flown. So far. > What kind of process do you have to go through to get what you need? > Any other creative workarounds? I got the 19-inch monitor by wandering into the IT dept one morning to ask a question and spotting a pile of boxes. "Hey, can I have one of those? How about one for the other tech writer?" The IT guy said, sure, no problem. I grabbed the monitors and hauled them upstairs right away---you can't depend on that sort of thing happening too often! I was just in the right place at the right time for a change. I tried the same thing to get that second monitor and was told to go get my manager to submit papers. Darn! My company is overall good on the equipment front, but at this time of year budgets are a bit thin. I'll see if things change next quarter. Nancy Kaminski ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of "TECHCOMMPROS" to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
