Crappity crap crap crap crap crap.

[thatvoiceguy.livejournal.com]

Computer at work re-imaged. Can't install anything. Not even QuickTime.

Which means that watching (most) movie trailers is a thing of the past. So much for http://apple.com/trailers being of any use.

Reason for the re-image? To prevent spyware. All well and good, but...presumably, one reason I'm working there is because I already *&^%ing know how to keep spyware off my ^%#$ing machine. I'm a &^$%ing computer geek.

This means there are "support technicians" working there who, apparently, don't have this knowledge. *heavy sigh...*

Comments

[thatvoiceguy.livejournal.com]

No need to duck, just getting it off my chest. Believe me, I understand the need to lock down system access, to varying degrees, in a large user environment. (Most the users we support don't even have the "Run" command available on the Start Menu.)

And, the more I think about it, several of our techs aren't really 'techs' so much as they are 'customer service' reps with a bit of tech training.

Still, things like Shockwave are allowed, specifically to offset 'all work and no play' syndrome. (QT isn't specifically blocked; it's just a consequence of the installer looking for the section of the drive that's outlawed.)

Agreed that techs (or any other users) who install junk like Comet Cursor, etc., should be beaten with a bag of oranges.

[taleya.livejournal.com]

I prefer cement filled milk jugs

:D

Ask the next level techs nicely? Sorry, unsure what they call them where you work, where I work we're just NSR's (we do everything from RAM upgrades on helpdesk machines and re-RISing to supporting the Radius servers for the company) If the network is worth its salt, there'll be a domain password they can log in as admin on and install it for you