Forum Addiction (U Know You're Addicted When...)

Gryphin · #1 May 12th, 2003, 04:33 PM

"Alt Tab" is faster but the hallways are carpeted and I don't always get a chance.

Slynky · #2 May 12th, 2003, 04:48 PM

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Originally posted by Gryphin:
"Alt Tab" is faster but the hallways are carpeted and I don't always get a chance.

I HEAR that! When I sneak a turn in (only the ones that don't take a lot of thought), I have to be wary of every sound coming down the cubicles to my "cul de sac".

dogscoff · #3 May 12th, 2003, 06:01 PM

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"Alt Tab" is faster but the hallways are carpeted and I don't always get a chance.

Hint: use the shiny side of a CD as a rear-view mirror. positioned correctly, no-one will ever sneak up on you again. Failing that, opening a small black window (MSpaint will do) in the corner of your screen reflects quite nicely...

Slynky · #4 May 12th, 2003, 06:11 PM

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Originally posted by dogscoff:

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"Alt Tab" is faster but the hallways are carpeted and I don't always get a chance.

Hint: use the shiny side of a CD as a rear-view mirror. positioned correctly, no-one will ever sneak up on you again. Failing that, opening a small black window (MSpaint will do) in the corner of your screen reflects quite nicely...

Seems this is turning out to be a "how to avoid the tiresome boss" thread. All tactics appreciated, however...

Gryphin · #5 May 12th, 2003, 06:12 PM

Thanks for the idea dogscoff, I'll put it right beside the P II processor. They will never suspect a thing.

I have SE installed but I only asccess it before 9am. I may be IS but I'll be on thin ISE if I get caught with that open.

Erax · #6 May 13th, 2003, 12:15 AM

I have a nice rearview mirror on my monitor at home. It even comes with a sticker that says, "Caution: bosses in mirror may be nearer than they appear".

But I work in a room, not a cubicle, so I only have to worry when someone shows up to get something from the closets behind me.

Kamog · #7 May 13th, 2003, 06:31 AM

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Originally posted by dogscoff:
Hint: use the shiny side of a CD as a rear-view mirror. positioned correctly, no-one will ever sneak up on you again. Failing that, opening a small black window (MSpaint will do) in the corner of your screen reflects quite nicely...

If you work on a program that has a changeable background color, you can turn it black. I use Microsoft Visual Studio so I changed the source windows to have a black background and the text to white. So I have the Visual Studio maximized, and the forum window as a small window on top. I scroll down a bit to hide the bullet logo. It also helps to have other windows on the screen like Notepad, DOS prompt, etc to make the screen look busy. When I see the reflection of the boss on the black background, or if I hear his footsteps I quickly click on the Visual Studio window to bring it to the foreground, so the forum window gets hidden behind it. Also, I set the task bar to auto-hide.

Unfortunately, I'm very busy at work so I rarely get to use this trick.

Or maybe you can use some non-graphical, text-based internet browser program to read and post to the forum. When there are no graphics and it's just text, anything looks like work.

[ May 13, 2003, 05:32: Message edited by: Kamog ]