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Why does "not safe for work" only mean "mature" or pornographic? One would think that surfing work-unrelated sites in general would be frowned upon, playing games, chatting online, doodling in MS Paint, updating your blog, all of those would be considered unsafe to pursue at your workplace, if not downright
hazardous to your employement. Yet teh NSFW acronym usually indicates mature content.
That being said, there are many things, including but not limited to porn, that people will do on their computers that they shouldn't be doing at the moment (like browsing the Halfbakery), on a constant lookout for random inspections by bosses, parents, teachers, whoever. The common practice is jumping nervously and slamming the Boss Button, Alt+Tab or even Alt+F4, or the equivalent combination for other operating systems, to switch to something inconspicuous. Advanced users have an external key, button, lever, pedal, connected the PC, programmed to minimise or hide what they were doing. But all of those rely on the reflexes of the user, their constant vigilance, and their ability to hear anyone sneaking down the hall and reaching for the door handle.
The Remote Alt-Tab is a laser tripwire that connects to the PC via Bluetooth, and closes or minimizes any application from the "risky" list that's currently running, when someone approaches the door to your room/office, or breaches a perimeter you set up.
The laser, sensor and the little mirrors that create the laser tripwire grid could be camouflaged to avoid suspicion. Maybe disguised as flowerpots, pictures or tiny plastic flies. Or maybe not. If anyone asks you could say it's to stop people from stealing your pencils.
I am not encouraging procrastination, wasting company time and resources, or NSFW content, in any way or form. This idea is presented as-is, and should not be taken as a suggestion of any kind.
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Nice idea. Although, rather than a laser trip wire, how about a PIR sensor. Many offices have these all over the place, sometimes for security systems, sometimes for saving energy (switching off lights in unused rooms) so another one will not attract any attention. |
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Your summary is the title of one of my ideas. The problem with this idea is that, unless you have your own office, you'll get a false alarm every time some low-level flunky walks by. In a cubicle maze, you need a way to distinguish bosses from mere coworkers who couldn't care less about what you're doing. |
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Even if you have an enclosed cubicle or office, you'd have to make sure your monitor isn't visible from the entryway, which is nigh impossible, or a passing boss would see what you're doing without ever crossing the beam. |
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That being the case, if your monitor isn't visible from the entryway, and you can position yourself with it between you and the entryway, you can see them coming and take appropriate action long before they can see the monitor. |
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just cowboy up and do your procrastination...if you still get your work done, your boss probably won't care too much. |
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