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The good news: I have bought a CD writer.

The bad news: only an administrator can give permission to install the CD writing software onto my company laptop (no problem on home PC)

The request: convincing reasons as to why I'd need this blatant security-risk software, ideally not involving the 4 Gb of MP3s that are the *actual* reason.

― Tom, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I also bought Civ III (more bad news for my productivity) and a new mouse (a blessing as anyone who knew my old one will know!)

― Tom, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

In order transfer all my stuff from my old computer to my new one I'm prolly gunna hafta use the work-system and a CD-burner (incompatibility of cables etc); i need the new one partly for working-at-home reasons, therefore i am *entitled* to use work system for this transfer... ?

(In my case admittedly there are no security implications and no problem w.CD burner as it is already hooked up on my desk: as regards IT i am mr big in with the warders...)

― mark s, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i got one on saturday too!

― gareth, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Why is CD writing software a security risk? If you need a reason, can't you just say you need it to back up your files?

― N., Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Installing anything is a security risk if you're a sysadmin.

― RickyT, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Tom, you need to crack the Administrator password on your laptop. Then you can install whatever you like.

― DV, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

CD writing software is a security risk cos I can write all the confidential stuff we have onto CDs, or steal our proprietary software etc. etc. Ive not gone into work yet today (Isabel is poorly so I'm working from home looking after her) so have yet to try any brilliant excuses.

― Tom, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

But surely you could copy all that confidential stuff anyway (via cables, email etc.?)

― N., Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yeah but if I do it via that they can see what I'm doing via their managerial spying software. If I do it at home on my own hardware they can't check up.

― Tom, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I still don't understand, but never mind.

― N., Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Tell them you want to create a distributable archive of your work. You might end up looking self-important, but you also might get brownie points for being eager to share the fruits of your labor with everyone in the company.

― Dan Perry, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

yopu need to update virus protection, install new software etc

― goeff, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Why don't you just threaten them?

― N., Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hmmm that might work Dan. Mind you an archive of the work I've actually done since joining would fit on the back of an envelope.

― Tom, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

mentalist worst case scenario answer = emailing zip archives of all files to yrself. probably what i shall haf to do this week, as i am (odd!) experiencing the EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS TOM, albeit because i am leaving job forevah!

― jess, Monday, 28 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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