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Thread Author: WillDeBeest Replies: 14
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New Wed 14 Mar 12 15:30 
 Laptop safety - WillDeBeest
I've facetiously tagged this one 'Computing issues'. I've just had to sign and return a sheet left on my desk to indicate that I've read the corporate guidelines for safe use of laptops.
Amongst other, familiar advice, it says:

The use of laptops in stationary cars is actively discouraged.


You know what I'm going to say next. In future I will wait till the car is moving before firing up the HP.
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New Wed 14 Mar 12 15:36 
 Laptop safety - Meldrew
And the use of proof readers in the corporate offices is obviously optional!
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New Wed 14 Mar 12 16:21 
 Laptop safety - Zero
>> And the use of proof readers in the corporate offices is obviously optional!

Fortunately most companies have sacked or pensioned off their pedants so it doesn't matter.
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New Wed 14 Mar 12 16:26 
 Laptop safety - Crankcase
Must be too late in the day for my feeble brain. What's wrong with it? "actively"?
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New Wed 14 Mar 12 16:33 
 Laptop safety - Clk Sec
I'm scratching my head, too. Where's Roger when you need him?
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New Wed 14 Mar 12 16:38 
 Laptop safety - Zero
There must be an outbreak of Lice in the C4P classroom, someone call for the nit nurse.
Last edited by: Zero on Wed 14 Mar 12 at 16:39
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New Wed 14 Mar 12 16:43 
 Laptop safety - Crankcase
Come along, Meldrew, put us out of our misery or there'll be a pedants' revolt.

And don't start your sentences with a conjunction.

:)
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New Wed 14 Mar 12 16:47 
 Laptop safety - Pat
A proof read would have produced this

>>The use of laptops in cars is discouraged<<

Simple;)

Pat
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New Wed 14 Mar 12 17:42 
 Laptop safety - BiggerBadderDave
"The use of laptops in cars is discouraged"

I misread that. I thought it read "The use of lapdancers in cars are encouraged"
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New Wed 14 Mar 12 21:26 
 Laptop safety - Runfer D'Hills
I suppose yours would have "pole" dancers Dave?
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New Wed 14 Mar 12 21:47 
 Laptop safety - Bromptonaut
Is the problem:-

(a) use of laptops while in 'stopped' traffic.

(b) Heath and Safety (DSE) issues using laptops in confined space of a car.
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New Wed 14 Mar 12 21:53 
 Laptop safety - Runfer D'Hills
Neither, the main problem is getting a decent WiFi signal. Dongle's no use, it gets knocked out of the USB port when you go round corners.
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New Thu 15 Mar 12 05:51 
 Laptop safety - Meldrew
If it is good enough for William Blake (Jerusalem) it will have to do for the pedants/peasants here!
"And did those feet, in ancient time" etc! >:) !
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New Wed 14 Mar 12 22:34 
 Laptop safety - Roger.
Watching a downloaded video on the laptop.
("Body of Proof": episode 17 of season two, in fact.)
At least the the correct "stationary" was used rather than "stationery"!
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New Thu 15 Mar 12 09:26 
 Laptop safety - L'escargot
>>
The use of laptops in stationary cars is actively discouraged.


The author probably meant to put "The use of laptops in stationery cupboards is actively discouraged."
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