Also known as the return to modified duty.
My first day back to work was not exactly uneventful. The first thing I did was forget to take my security badge so I had to get a visitor pass from the front security desk. I can't believe I forgot my access badge since it was sitting right next to my purse. And I left my snack food sitting on the kitchen counter...
Second thing was finding a note taped to my phone letting me know that my PC was infected with a virus (one they have apparently been battling for the last week or so) and that my PC was removed from the network. No one bothered to clean it for me. So I spent the first 4 hours back to work resolving a virus issue. Not a problem really since I was able to sort through emails on my Mac (I managed to get through around 200 before I had to go home).
Third thing...two of my passwords that I use for certain systems and servers were expired. My regular password expires in a week and a half. Now I have to come up with new passwords...ugh!
I am freaking sore. I moused with my left hand on my Mac (not the best plan) while I moused with the right on my PC. And I have PT tonight so I expect to be even more sore tomorrow. Thankfully we have a potluck (yummy!) tomorrow so I should be able to take longer breaks.
I installed McAfee on my home PC since I get it for free with my ISP and I got tired of AVG and when it ran a scan last night it found trojans in Peggy zips that were stored on my backup drive. Let this be a lesson to always scan zips before extracting files to your hard drive. Not sure how harmful they were but they're gone now!
I'm tired so I am cutting this short and leaving out the Lessons Learned. Hope you all have a great holiday this week (for those of you in the US). Not sure if I will get to a holiday post prior to Thursday.
Leaving you with a blogthing!
What Your Thanksgiving Meal Says About You |
 When it comes to the holidays, you follow and love the big traditions. You look forward to them every year. You see the holidays as a time to be close to loved ones. It's a good time to reconnect and make memories. You like the aspects of the holiday that remind you of your childhood - opening presents, treats, and old favorite foods. During the holidays, you are likely to feel comforted. At your worst, you feel a bit over-indulgent. You consider yourself to be a bit of a purist, and you're proud of it. You tend to spend your holidays sharing and pitching in. You'll do whatever needs to be done. |
I hope you will take it easy over the next couple of days. Come home and eat and crash; maybe get some extra help.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the description about what your Thanksgiving meals says about you and I think it's spot on! I had a hard time choosing 'favorite' foods in the quiz because I really didn't like any of the choices LOL. So when the result said I generally like the parties more than the food, I wasn't surprised.
Take care of yourself....
I am sure going to try and take it easy. Thankfully I have the 4 day weekend!
ReplyDeleteLOL you party girl you!
Soo sorry to be to random on your personal blog...buttt I'm considering getting a macbook next year but I havent used a mac in the last two years so I'm not sure what things have changed since I was last on one. Since you use both whats your opinion on which is better? It would be used mainly for iTunes and browsing stuff online with a little gaming every now and then. Games like Sims and maybe Spore. That kind of thing. Any suggestion would be appreciated :)
ReplyDeleteI love my Mac but I never used one for gaming. Of course iTunes, anything creative is awesome on the Mac (and they don't get viruses). I used to make movies with iMovie and iDVD which is part of the iLife suite of software. And GarageBand! And...what is the name of the other music software...ugh I can't think of it. Browsing is a breeze.
ReplyDeleteI have never played Spore but I do know that Sims is made for Mac, Sims 2 at least. You should at least check out what people who have Macs have encountered with Sims if that is a primary concern.
And there is software you can buy so you can actually run Windows on a Mac.
I use both at work. I have only PCs at home. I couldn't afford a Mac if I wanted one but I considered one for my boys who are musicians.
Anyway hope that helps and no worries about posting the question here. I'm happy to help.
i like this pic of your self-sim :) it's very professional!
ReplyDeleteThanks xtina! My workspace looks almost exactly like that although I usually have a coffee cup there somewhere. And I will confess I don't dress that nicely for work...
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