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Posted by: duddy

Why do they block every website except the few ones they allow?

Posted by: MrAlifEkin

Corporate's answer to this would probably be, "To increase productivity at work", is my guess. They probably don't want you surfing the internet when you can be doing work related tasks.

Posted by: duddy

We'll, when someone asks how to export Palm Desktop contacts to Outlook and Cingular support is useless, access to Google to help the customer would have been good.

I chose to make a house call after work to help this guy.

Posted by: DonaldMick

I'd post a possible workaround, but the last time I did it DIED a week later...

Posted by: irockash

Our company does the same... but our IT department is fairly easily swayed when it comes to unblocking. For instance, HoFo, engadgetmobile, and phonescoop are all unblocked, along with most manufacturer and competitor sites. Those make sense... but someone also managed to get Engadget.com unblocked.

Google is kind of a mixed bag though... Its great to look up answers, but they're still links to other sites. So its either block them all or allow them all.

Posted by: CA

Errr! I wish more companies would block sites at work, it's getting worse than voice mail...the licence to stray from a desk! Just seeing people gathering to watch the {sic} TV sends me up a wall!

If anyone knows who those reps that work(

) at the Arundel Mills corp store show them this thread please(manager will do too)!

Posted by: duddy

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Originally Posted by Sonix

Errr! I wish more companies would block sites at work, it's getting worse than voice mail...the licence to stray from a desk! Just seeing people gathering to watch the {sic} TV sends me up a wall!

If anyone knows who those reps that work(

) at the Arundel Mills corp store show them this thread please(manager will do too)!

I ran this through Babelfish in spanish and russian but still can't read it. Can someone translate?

My job has MobileBurn and Phonescoop unblocked. You think if I call IT and ask them, they will unblock HoFo?

Posted by: irockash

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Originally Posted by duddy

Just tell them its industry related and has stuff you need to know. I'm at work now and thankfully i have something to read... it gets boring on weeknights! Especially when this mall is open till 9:30.