[quote]admbaum wrote:
try tight VNC or look around for other VNC clients to connect to a different machine. When I was in college, I had a very similar job. We had this wonderful app called deep freeze. When you restart the machine, poof all traces of previous activity are gone. But there are many ways, a bunch are free, to connect and control another computer. In fact, the PC I’m using to type out this post is connected to 3 term servers and I’m VNC’ed to my home network doing all kinds of fun stuff. But do get the usage policy and read it carefully. At my job, anything I do on the corporate networks is owned by the company so any side jobs I do on their network is owned by them, not me. If you work on websites to be published on the net, protect yourself by getting off their networks and onto another. VNC clients allow you to view and control other computers so you arent really working on the network you are using to connect to another network. If that makes any sense.[/quote]
I would not advise installing any software that removes traces of your activity on a college owned computer. If we find evidence of this, we will assume you are hiding more than just web development tools and would have the student fired immediately. With so many students doing stupid shit on the network, we can’t tolerate our student employees covering shit up on college owned computers.
VNC client and microsoft terminal services client is a different ball game. You’re not installing any software on the college computer and are not tampering with it in anyway. All of your actual work is being done on a remote private owned computer so it’s fair game.
[quote]buffalokilla wrote:
[quote]the_raw wrote:
Could be a policy that you can’t use their assets to create your own.[/quote]
Most likely. Schools can get in trouble for using academically licensed software for commercial purposes.[/quote]
So who’s the real ‘hater’ here? The school, the software companies or the student?
Morale of the story. Never tell or elude to people your true motives, or intentions.
I think that was in Machiavelli’s The Prince. Had I not ran my mouth and gabbed like we were buddies, I’d never have encountered this issue.
Like I said, I’ll just put my study time into the computer lab time, and web design at home on my own time.
I can use my study times, to roll over brick walls I hit on a project or learn new elements of coding and design, so it is not a problem.
In fact, having a set study time to do that will help me build my foundation anyways, so its not a big deal. Actually, a good thing.
And once again, whoever thinks being a smart ass to your boss and asking for ‘written’ rules is a somehow defensible position, pffff, quit dreaming.
I’ve been there, done that. See how quick people get sideways and dirty, and fuck you out of your jobs with the technical expertise of a master ninja. Ever had someone give you a wrong schedule before? Ya, they’ll do it. Try it and watch.
[quote]Fuzzyapple wrote:
I told many people if I was a boss and had workers working under ,e I could give two shits what they did on shift AS LONG as they got their work done properly. Who wants to come work for me? lol
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Exactly what I always told my employees. It was to the point where they would very often call a friend who was working to find out if me or another manager was working that shift. If it was someone else they would call out sick haha.