Reply to: Posting Strategy

[TimberWolf]

Just started a new contract last week. At my old desk I backed onto a wall meaning that, whenever there was a dull moment during the day it was no problem logging onto CUK to have a browse and even post.

Now however I have my back to the rest of the office and what's more, I have a person sitting next to me who can clearly see my monitor whereas before I had my own desk. She's a permie and a true company type who never uses the computer for personal reasons (I've had a nosey at her monitor).

Anyone got any good strategies for browsing and posting to CUK under such circumstances?

Write a web app that will post the contents of each thread on the first page to an email to you titled "urgent user request".

[BoredBloke]

Shout stop copying in a childs voice and put your arm up to block her view.

She will soon stop. If she doesn't piss your pants and start to cry. She will move soon enough

[DiscoStu]

Would like to see her do the double-take on DiscoStu's avatar

Don't know what you mean, it's just someone using a mouse... *looks for innocently whistling smiley*

[TheFaQQer]

Use speech recognition and speak your posts and use speech synthesis to read them.

If asked, pretend you are on the speakerphone to a cretin.

HTH

The image of having to explain why you are shouting "spank" at the PC though...

[suityou01]

Just started a new contract last week. At my old desk I backed onto a wall meaning that, whenever there was a dull moment during the day it was no problem logging onto CUK to have a browse and even post.

Now however I have my back to the rest of the office and what's more, I have a person sitting next to me who can clearly see my monitor whereas before I had my own desk. She's a permie and a true company type who never uses the computer for personal reasons (I've had a nosey at her monitor).

Anyone got any good strategies for browsing and posting to CUK under such circumstances?

Wear a big overcoat. When you want to post, stand up in your cubicle and open your coat so as to obscure the view of the monitor, and sing a song "la la la, nothing to see here, soooo very busy, la la la".

It is hot today so I would suggest going au natural under the coat, and at least then you would have something to type with.

HTH

[fckvwls]

Every time you want to post, drag her into the sationary cupboard and shag her senceless, then post while she sleeps it off.

That could turn out expensive. Ask Boris Becker.

[DaveB]

Just started a new contract last week. At my old desk I backed onto a wall meaning that, whenever there was a dull moment during the day it was no problem logging onto CUK to have a browse and even post.

Now however I have my back to the rest of the office and what's more, I have a person sitting next to me who can clearly see my monitor whereas before I had my own desk. She's a permie and a true company type who never uses the computer for personal reasons (I've had a nosey at her monitor).

Anyone got any good strategies for browsing and posting to CUK under such circumstances?

Every time you want to post, drag her into the sationary cupboard and shag her senceless, then post while she sleeps it off.

[Alf W]

Use speech recognition and speak your posts and use speech synthesis to read them.

If asked, pretend you are on the speakerphone to a cretin.

HTH

Wouldn't be too far from the truth!

[suityou01]

Best only to post at lunchtimes : possibly not even then.

I know how you feel : this week I am sitting on the trading floor so will not be posting......

Do the traders not mind? Has anyone tripped over you yet?

Arf arf

[sweetandsour]

Just started a new contract last week. At my old desk I backed onto a wall meaning that, whenever there was a dull moment during the day it was no problem logging onto CUK to have a browse and even post.

Now however I have my back to the rest of the office and what's more, I have a person sitting next to me who can clearly see my monitor whereas before I had my own desk. She's a permie and a true company type who never uses the computer for personal reasons (I've had a nosey at her monitor).

Anyone got any good strategies for browsing and posting to CUK under such circumstances?

You need to take one of those "privacy screens" into the office with you. They are supposed to be to stop prying eyes from seeing what is on your screen. If anyone asks you can just say it is to protect your eyesight from screen glare.

Like these http://www.dabs.com/products/3m-19--...T.html?q=glare

All the permies at one of my gigs had these. I wonder why?

[DimPrawn]

Use speech recognition and speak your posts and use speech synthesis to read them.

If asked, pretend you are on the speakerphone to a cretin.

HTH

[Fred Bloggs]

It only passes a cursory glance, but in the past, I have sized my browser window to look exactly the same size as the preview pane in MS Outlook. When filling about 30% of the screen above the task bar it passes as an HTML email, kind of.......... at a brief cursory glance..........

[BrilloPad]

Best only to post at lunchtimes : possibly not even then.

I know how you feel : this week I am sitting on the trading floor so will not be posting......

[theraven]

Would like to see her do the double-take on DiscoStu's avatar

[PRC1964]

Just started a new contract last week. At my old desk I backed onto a wall meaning that, whenever there was a dull moment during the day it was no problem logging onto CUK to have a browse and even post.

Now however I have my back to the rest of the office and what's more, I have a person sitting next to me who can clearly see my monitor whereas before I had my own desk. She's a permie and a true company type who never uses the computer for personal reasons (I've had a nosey at her monitor).

Anyone got any good strategies for browsing and posting to CUK under such circumstances?

Complain that the sun is getting in your eyes/reflecting off your screen and you need to turn the desk around.