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I have more personally owned computers than is reasonable, but I can understand people who get issued a company laptop and use it for everything. It’s a couple
by sokoloff 1mo ago
I have more personally owned computers than is reasonable, but I can understand people who get issued a company laptop and use it for everything.
It’s a couple hundred bucks a year to keep a personal laptop and if you’re mostly accessing cloud services, I can easily understand the temptation to use a company laptop for it all.
- sixsevenrot 1mo agoAlso, when you travel or even commute using public transport, you don't always want to carry two laptops around.
- Gud 1mo agoI fly around the world for work. I have two laptops, plus a triple screen setup. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTQZWG77/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8&th=1 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTQZWG77/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb... 1. You leave the company laptop at work(in my case, at site). 2. Get a lightweight laptop for yourself. 3. Get a proper travel laptop bag. I have this one from Brics https://www.bricsmilano.com/en-gb/products/underseat-backpack-in-recycled-fabric-bxl45061?variant=51322858766683 https://www.bricsmilano.com/en-gb/products/underseat-backpac...
- pjmlp 1mo agoA tablet with Samsung Dex has replaced my travel netbook.
- pjmlp 1mo agoI never worked on a job that company policy allowed for personal use. Naturally there are enough to try to flex the rules, while hoping not to get caught.
- brokenmachine 1mo agoLots of workplaces allow reasonable personal use.
- pjmlp 1mo agoThe problem from IT security point of view is what is "reasonable" and how it impacts internal systems if the laptop gets used as attack vector.