Trivial things you don't understand/mildly annoy you

[Arriba]

I'd say it's safer now more than ever. That said my kids were and are not given the same freedom I had. Last year of primary-first year of secondary school is when I think it's ok to have a phone. This goes hand in hand with a bit more freedom going out etc. Security knowing you can call them and vice versa.

[Dozno9]

I remember in the good 'ol days the newly released 'mobile' phone could be used as a weapon against any phone thiefs.

[Freddies Ferret]

Doing a Troy Archibald Henville during the 2nd half of my game today

[Notts red]

I'd say it's safer now more than ever. That said my kids were and are not given the same freedom I had. Last year of primary-first year of secondary school is when I think it's ok to have a phone. This goes hand in hand with a bit more freedom going out etc. Security knowing you can call them and vice versa.

That's when we bought our daughter her first phone, nothing special but enough to call and txt us. Like aribba says its around that time when she was allowed to go just that bit further away from our house with her mates. To be honest I don't like the thought of her going anywhere without her mobile but having said that I don't see the need for a 11/12 year old to constantly be on twitter, Facebook etc on their phones so a basic one works good for us.

[Leggett]

The Royal Mail-provided torch stops the Royal Mail-provided PDA from scanning the barcodes in the post boxes. This is a minor issue, but still fucks me off all the same!

[pumbaa]

Sharepoint.

Maybe its just me, but my organisations implementation of it is awful. Unpredictable, unreliable and slow.

I absolutely see the benefit of it, but to be efficient, I have to leave a multitude of docs checked out permanently to counteract its poor performance.

What are others experiences?

[grubby]

In theory....Just what we need.
In practice....

[joteddyred]

I feel like utter crap.  Sore throat, runny nose etc.  I'm going to be spending the day dosing myself up, hoping I feel well enough to go tonight.  If not, my husband will have to have my ticket and go with our son.   

[joteddyred]

Sharepoint.

Maybe its just me, but my organisations implementation of it is awful. Unpredictable, unreliable and slow.

I absolutely see the benefit of it, but to be efficient, I have to leave a multitude of docs checked out permanently to counteract its poor performance.

What are others experiences?

The same.  We have monthly reports that are uploaded to SharePoint.  Of course everybody has the same deadline, so you're constantly waiting for someone to check back in before you can update.  The larger the project team the more of an issue it becomes with all sorts of documentation. 

We've had instances of idiots forcing check ins, therefore losing changes that have been made by someone else.

[wiggy]

There is a learning disabled lad who comes through Devizes market on Thursdays and Saturdays with a carer. I always talk with him, and he likes to give me a big greeting, either shaking my hand or hugging me (or if he can get away from his carer he will try to give me a kiss on the cheek).

On the pre-trial footage of the Winterbourne View abuse case, I had thought that one of the residents being beaten up sounded like him. Seeing the full footage last night I realise I was right - he was the lad shouting "ding ding" to try to end the "game" of boxing.

He is a really big young man, and incredibly strong, but is really like an oversize 5 year old who just wants a bit of attention and affection.

The whole thing has left me feeling a bit strange - a mix of anger towards the people who were beating him up and guilt that as a community we couldn't find a way of caring for him locally as we seem to be doing successfully now.

[Batch]

Sharepoint.

Maybe its just me, but my organisations implementation of it is awful. Unpredictable, unreliable and slow.

I absolutely see the benefit of it, but to be efficient, I have to leave a multitude of docs checked out permanently to counteract its poor performance.

What are others experiences?

Affectionately known as "hidepoint" at our place. Finding historical documents is a bit of a git to say the least.

Thankfully we don't use it too extensively in day-to-day work so its not so bad for me.

[jayohaitchenn]

SharePoint is a pretty good product if configured and administered correctly.

[pumbaa]

SharePoint is a pretty good product if configured and administered correctly.

And I think this is the problem, because it isn't here. But then, it is government, nothing fucking works.

On a sidenote, and I'm not sure whether it annoys or irritates me, but eating alone in public. I've just been to my works canteen to devour a healthy carvery lunch (rather than rely on a shit greasy takeaway before the game tonight) and I felt incredibly self consious sat there, billy-no-mates, scoffing my lunch. Its not a new thing, as I've noticed it when I stay in hotels when away on business.

[jayohaitchenn]

If you work for the government you really have no choice. You have a have a document management system. SharePoint is bar far the best I've used.

PS, I also work for central government, and our SharePoint is fine

[Samdy Gray]

But you are a techie, pumbaa is not...