The computers in this lab are secured in many ways, most typical like no Control Pannel. Here’s one I’ve never seen before: I tried to right-click on a button in the Windows toolbar to close a program and I can’t. The right-clicking anywhere on the desktop has been disabled. If I every find out why I’ll let you know. Suggestions as to why this might be policy are welcome in comments.
04.27.04 Update:
Seems that the answer to this is that “it’s a Gates thing.” i.e. The Gates computers come set up that way and the folks here don’t understand it either.
Michael Sauers is currently the Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. Michael has been training librarians in technology for the past twenty years and has also been a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, serials cataloger, technology consultant, and bookseller since earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany’s School of Information Science and Policy. Michael has also written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and his fourteenth book, Emerging Technologies: A Primer for Librarians (w/ Jennifer Koerber) was published in May 2015 and more books are on the way. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.info, runs The Collector’s Guide to Dean Koontz Web site, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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