I'm beginning to get a little frustrated... I will try to keep calm, but wanted to know if others are really experiencing the problems I'm experiencing with this now. Any suggestions would be helpful!
I started CPD23 in all good faith, trying to do this during work hours to improve my professional knowledge of web 2.0 and library 2.0. Trying to network online with like minded people, and pass on what I learn to my colleagues (many of whom aren't aware of this, even though I've talked about it until I'm hoarse!) and to use what I've learnt in my day to day work.
The problem I'm experiencing is that many of these fantastic tools just don't work on our PCs at work. I cannot log into personal webmail, I can't install additional software or Internet add-ons, and many sites come up with an error message in the HTML in Internet Explorer. The latest issue I'm finding is that I can't even comment on others blogs because my account details won't carry over on the work network and I end up being Annoymous. That's fine, but in many circumstances, I'd rather be a person. Anon is so common, even more so than Trad, I believe. :-)
Consequently I'm reluctant to share much of what I'm learning with work because I'm now doing much of this at home. I'm happy to do these things at home, because I'm so determined to come out with something positive when there's such little staff development available (I also hate failing).
What I'd like to know, is there anyone else who experiences these problems? Are there others who are getting more frustrated because of these great tools which we can't use in our work? Have you get any unblocked or working correctly? How have you gone about this? Can anyone help?
That's my rant over with for now, but I'm certainly intrigued how others networks and Internet access are configuered. I'll try not to get too techy, but do others log into PCs or do you have a virtual machine which you log into? How often is the software updated and do you run the latest? I realise now I've opened a whole new subject and possibly a very large can of worms!!
PS I've managed to write this at work, but I won't be able to see any comments until I get home!!
