On 2010-02-11 3:57 PM, McLauchlan, Kevin wrote: >> Also, in a corporate environment, you're generally not >> *supposed* to be >> installing s/w that isn't approved/installed by the I.T. dept. >> >> I know *I* don't allow it... it is in fact a fireable offense >> in some cases.
> Yeah, right. Tell that to all the engineers, techwriters, > testers, etc. That's what user *groups* are for - to differentiate the users who have different needs. Here's a link to describe how user groups can be used, since you obviously have never heard of the concept: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738858%28WS.10%29.aspx I did say 'generally'... maybe you should learn to read and not make ass-u-me-tions. > I'd smile and say "sure thing". Then I'd use my non-standard > Help-Authoring software (that nobody else in the company has, Not without my permission on a company PC you wouldn't. I have them locked down - you wouldn't be *able* to install anything. :) > "Dear IT Guy, > > Please test these docs/this Help system in all the other > major browsers that I'm not allowed to install. More silliness that ignores the fact that a reasonable IT policy will have different restrictions for different groups. That said - you would *still* have to get formal permission to install your 'non-standard Help-Authopring s/w' on my network - but if you needed it to get your work done, and it passed the sniff test (for malicious software/malware), that wouldn't be a problem. I did say 'generally'... maybe you should learn to read and not make ass-u-me-tions. > Anyway, restrictive IT policies are not always bad. They are always good, as long as they are reasonable, and allow for exceptions. > I'm not elligible to connect to our corporate network (no security > profiles have been approved for any non-standard platforms). Well that's just plain incompetence on the part of your IT staff there. > But seriously, what do you do in your strict IT environment, when 93% > of your people use MS Office, Only 5 people in our office use MSO - the rest use OOo. > but you have a couple of marketing types who need (or say they need) > Adobe Creative Suite, They'll get it if they can prove they need it. > Do you tell the respective managers to fire the two marketing > kids and the techwriter because they're demanding to install > non-standard applications No, we add the 'non-standard' s/w to the list of 'standard (approved) apps for the people who need them. Any more silliness to throw my way? -- Best regards, Charles --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
