So it happened. I've actually been officially asked to *stop* using Mozilla as my (work) mail client. Of course they want me to use Outlook because then I can be sent all those appointment/meeting/reminders that automatically get imported into the "scheduler".
And true to form, I've officially decided *not* to touch Outlook with a 5ft pole.
Go me :-)
Re:Compromise?
vek on 2002-05-29T12:50:17
I haven't used Evolution since I removed linux from my corporate laptop (long story - I think I wrote a journal entry about it). I could switch to using my linux desktop to read mail but I work from home sometimes and therefore like to keep all my mail on my laptop - so I'm stuck with windows.
This is the second time Outlook has been pushed on me. Well, the first time it was "suggested", yesterday I was "asked". I've still got a couple of lives left so I'll just use Mozilla until the big boys with baseball bats come to visit:-)
To be honest I don't know what the big deal is.
Do I answer all my corporate e-mail? - when required, yep.
Do I forget about meetings? - nope.
Am I late to meetings? - nope.
People can function perfectly well without Outlook holding their hand - I don't know why Management think we're all lost without it...Re:Compromise?
djberg96 on 2002-05-29T14:20:45
People can function perfectly well without Outlook holding their hand - I don't know why Management think we're all lost without it...I know that here they like us to use Outlook so that they can look at our calendar and schedule around us if necessary. As a result, I have a permanent appointment for "lunch" every day at 11 so that people won't schedule meetings during my preferred lunch time. >:)
To be honest, I like Outlook. I know it's virus friendly, but quite frankly if my Windows box gets a virus I really don't care because, hey, it's not my computer. All of my *real* work is on a Linux box anyway.
:)
Re:Scheduling
vek on 2002-05-29T12:51:07
LOL:-)
I get all my email on my sparc and never go to meetings anymore
