I Didn’t Even Know I Could Shut Off Our Firewall From Here
The office I’m in right now would probably have me shipped to shipped to Siberia for even reading an article like this… oh well, sometimes one has to be a little flexible in their interpretations of corporate policy in order to properly execute one’s priorities.
That sounds nice and defensible, doesn’t it?
The Wall Street Journal talks to 3 IT experts to find out what risky computing they try to keep you from engaging in, then asks 3 productivity mavens (including our very own Gina Trapani) how to get around the blocks. The list offers a nice point-counterpoint of why your IT department considers something a risk, how you can bypass their roadblocks and do it anyway, and–perhaps more importantly–how to get around it in a manner that won't completely freak out your IT department. (I'm not saying it won't just a little.) For more, see how else you can survive IT lockdown.
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