My work has blocked the B&B forum. Now what am I gonna do all day!? 
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My work has blocked the B&B forum. Now what am I gonna do all day!?
Work?
That's horrible, I would get buddy-buddy with IT and get some type of loophole.
My work has blocked the B&B forum. Now what am I gonna do all day!?
As I am my own man/boss, that will not happen to me, so I am sorry to hear it has happened to you
My work has blocked the B&B forum. Now what am I gonna do all day!?
Did they specifically block this forum because of you or was it included in a wider block?
you may want to try something along these lines:
www.freeproxyserver.net
Google: proxy server and you will find more
www.freeproxyserver.net
Google: proxy server and you will find more
Time to get a web capable phone!
you may want to try something along these lines:
www.freeproxyserver.net
Google: proxy server and you will find more
+1
That's what I use at work when I need to access youtube and sites like that...
That stinks, man.
I had that same problem last year. It took a couple of months, but our Tech department finally blocked it and practically everything else worth going to.
I did find a solution, though. I changed jobs.
I did find a solution, though. I changed jobs.
Will they let you shave at work? 
I'm old fashioned. I work at work, and browse the web at home.
garyg
B&B membership has its percs
I'm old fashioned. I work at work, and browse the web at home.
Jeez, who a thunk of that? Blocking a hobby site from a work computer? Sorry, but complaining about not having web access at work just sets the American work ethic right up there, eh?
& One wonders when one gets escorted out with a box why??
Get thee firefox on a flashdrive. Plug in said flashdrive to computer's usb port. As long as your computer isn't being looked over no one will ever know.
A while back another forum was having problems with explorer and they recommened firefox until they fixed the problem. It works good and it is free (except for the flashdrive)
A while back another forum was having problems with explorer and they recommened firefox until they fixed the problem. It works good and it is free (except for the flashdrive)
Bloody imperialist employers...does their gall know no bounds?!
garyg
B&B membership has its percs
Nah, apparently not, they are demanding the lad works & without Web Access, Capitalist Dogs they are
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Well, this thread got quite a few responses. I would have posted a reply earlier, but you know the rest...
I know that there are some professions where number hours worked = productivity.
My situation is slightly different in that I have considerable downtime between projects. When things gear up, I have had whole days pass and not realized it because I have been completely entrenched in my work, and therefore am being productive. I have also had weeks at a time where I have had exactly nothing to do... to make matters worse, being proactive and improving or modifying existing projects is very much looked down upon due to budgeting and project management, as well as the pervasive mentality of "it ain't broke don't fix it"... so, don't be so quick to blame the worker for workforce inefficiencies.
During my down time I very much like to head to the B&B and participate.
To all those who offered suggestions, thank you. However, our network management is fairly sophisticated and using a web based proxy does not work... they are blocked!! I do have a web enabled phone, however it is excruciatingly slow and painful to use.
Also, the post was originally meant to be a little tongue-in-cheek.
Edit: The filters are all automated, and it's not clear as to why or when something gets blocked. However, the reason for it being blocked was listed as "community forum/message boards".
I know that there are some professions where number hours worked = productivity.
My situation is slightly different in that I have considerable downtime between projects. When things gear up, I have had whole days pass and not realized it because I have been completely entrenched in my work, and therefore am being productive. I have also had weeks at a time where I have had exactly nothing to do... to make matters worse, being proactive and improving or modifying existing projects is very much looked down upon due to budgeting and project management, as well as the pervasive mentality of "it ain't broke don't fix it"... so, don't be so quick to blame the worker for workforce inefficiencies.
During my down time I very much like to head to the B&B and participate.
To all those who offered suggestions, thank you. However, our network management is fairly sophisticated and using a web based proxy does not work... they are blocked!! I do have a web enabled phone, however it is excruciatingly slow and painful to use.
Also, the post was originally meant to be a little tongue-in-cheek.
Edit: The filters are all automated, and it's not clear as to why or when something gets blocked. However, the reason for it being blocked was listed as "community forum/message boards".
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It's actually not too hard to bypass all the blocks. Just set up a Linux box at your home, install SSH server and squid proxy. Get a free DNS address at dyndns.com and use that for your router set up. Now at work use a SSH client (putty) and SSH into your LInux machine configuing your SSH tunnel as a loopback. Set your browser to localhost and use your squid proxy port, also make sure your browser is forwarding your DNS requests to the proxy instead of your local connection.
If you did all that right your IT dept. can't block you, they will only see an encrypted connection between your work machine and your home machine. Unless of course they block SSH...
I just read all that and I gues sit might be a little complex...
If you did all that right your IT dept. can't block you, they will only see an encrypted connection between your work machine and your home machine. Unless of course they block SSH...
I just read all that and I gues sit might be a little complex...
My work has blocked the B&B forum. Now what am I gonna do all day!?
Be careful you dont get fired, dream of B&B all day and post like mad at night!
It is interesting how employers seem to view their employees. I have worked as a software developer, systems programmer, DBA, and basically every job in computer science. I have also been a consultant for most of my working life, which kinda explains why I've held so many types of positions. Big companies, small companies, all types.
Most companies (yes, even software companies) view the software professionals as a "cost center" employee. It doesn't matter that the training and skill required for that profession is MUCH higher than any other profession in most companies -- they are viewed with a jaundiced eye. Maybe it's because "everyone" know what the accountant does, the upper management, sales, etc. But the workload of the IT guys is kind of a mystery, OR, the fools think it is trivial. I have to admit, there are a GREAT number of "pointy haired ones" out there who know nothing of the technology they supposedly manage (ala Dilbert).
As a result of this mistrust, and possibly envy, sometimes clueless management assumes that the software guy is not working when he is on the web, or just staring into space. This problem occurs just as much in EVERY engineering position, not just software. The REALLY good engineers think many times before writing anything. IBM once rated programmers by "lines of debugged code per day". This is along those same brain damaged clueless lines of thought. Ever wonder why a word processor can take up to a Gig of memory? Unfortunately, the management and decision makers have no idea of the PROFOUND implications of the complete incompetence that must be rampant. When you rate people on "lines of code per day", or, "percentage of time looking busy" as the only real metric, you get just what you asked for. The great programmer who writes a system in three weeks and 2000 lines of code is rated MUCH lower than the hackney who writes a similar system over 4 months with a million lines of code (it also takes up more resources, and is less efficient, so must be better).
Maybe I'm ranting If you are a professional, and are expected to produce, then limiting HOW you produce is just ignorant and counterproductive. Are you allowed to browse the trade rags? Are you allowed to review reference material? Are you allowed to go
to the bathroom during the working day? It is also a clue that you have got some pointy haired ones somewhere in your management structure who have NO idea how to rate performance. I have found it is frequently about to get worse when this kind of thing happens. Sorry for the rant.......I think a sensitive nerve got sproinged
Most companies (yes, even software companies) view the software professionals as a "cost center" employee. It doesn't matter that the training and skill required for that profession is MUCH higher than any other profession in most companies -- they are viewed with a jaundiced eye. Maybe it's because "everyone" know what the accountant does, the upper management, sales, etc. But the workload of the IT guys is kind of a mystery, OR, the fools think it is trivial. I have to admit, there are a GREAT number of "pointy haired ones" out there who know nothing of the technology they supposedly manage (ala Dilbert).
As a result of this mistrust, and possibly envy, sometimes clueless management assumes that the software guy is not working when he is on the web, or just staring into space. This problem occurs just as much in EVERY engineering position, not just software. The REALLY good engineers think many times before writing anything. IBM once rated programmers by "lines of debugged code per day". This is along those same brain damaged clueless lines of thought. Ever wonder why a word processor can take up to a Gig of memory? Unfortunately, the management and decision makers have no idea of the PROFOUND implications of the complete incompetence that must be rampant. When you rate people on "lines of code per day", or, "percentage of time looking busy" as the only real metric, you get just what you asked for. The great programmer who writes a system in three weeks and 2000 lines of code is rated MUCH lower than the hackney who writes a similar system over 4 months with a million lines of code (it also takes up more resources, and is less efficient, so must be better).
Maybe I'm ranting
If you are a professional, and are expected to produce, then limiting HOW you produce is just ignorant and counterproductive. Are you allowed to browse the trade rags? Are you allowed to review reference material? Are you allowed to goto the bathroom during the working day? It is also a clue that you have got some pointy haired ones somewhere in your management structure who have NO idea how to rate performance. I have found it is frequently about to get worse when this kind of thing happens. Sorry for the rant.......I think a sensitive nerve got sproinged
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