"Even more galling, especially to tech-savvy workers, is the nanny-state attitude of employers who block access to Web sites, lock down PCs so users can't install software and force employees to use clunky programs. Sure, IT departments had legitimate concerns in the past. Employees would blindly open emails from persons unknown or visit shady Web sites, bringing in malicious software that could crash the network. "
<sarcasm> When did this change??? Nobody told me.... </sarcasm> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com>wrote: > Discuss: > > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703567204574499032945309844.html > > I believe this is more an indictment of the low quality of journalism > nowadays. It's little more than a rant on his employer's IT policies. In > no instance does he discuss the measured effect of IT policies might have > within an organization. He makes vague allusions to the productivity gains > users could acheive if allowed to use any software they felt necessary to do > their job. Near the end of the article he does finally discuss some of the > valid reasons for constraining users ability to install shiny new software > in order to be more "productive." > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
