Re^5: dmake installation

Actually if you run the portable version of Strawberry Perl with minicpan, say on a USB drive, you could always ensure that you sync your minicpan whilst connected to a computer which allows you to connect without going through a proxy

I have been successfully doing this in a fully locked down corporate environment and it works a treat!!!

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Re^6: dmake installation by roboticus (Chancellor) on Jun 22, 2013 at 03:09 UTC
ricDeez: If it was fully locked down, then your USB drive wouldn't be very useful. Unfortunately, I work at such a place. I can't even use the DVD player to play audio CDs. It's bad enough that I don't use my work laptop at work for doing anything but EMail and accessing the corporate net. For real work, I use my pre-merger laptop. What makes it worse is that I'm always having to switch between the machines, and the screen timeout on the useless (corporate) laptop is painfully short, and unchangeable, so I'm always having to re-enter my password to get back into the thing. ...roboticus When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.	[reply]
Re^7: dmake installation by Anonymous Monk on Jun 22, 2013 at 08:43 UTC
What makes it worse is that I'm always having to switch between the machines, and the screen timeout on the useless (corporate) laptop is painfully short, and unchangeable, so I'm always having to re-enter my password to get back into the thing. Just curious, what is that? Some folks I knew though 15minutes was too short	[reply]
Re^8: dmake installation by roboticus (Chancellor) on Jun 22, 2013 at 13:00 UTC
15 minutes would be nice. The screen locks in five minutes of inactivity. If I'm on an online meeting and someone is screen-sharing and I'm watching along, if i don't remember to wiggle the mouse every couple of minutes, the screen locks again. Or if someone stops by my desk to ask a question, I swivel back to my monitor and have to unlock it. Five minutes is ridiculously short. ...roboticus When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.	[reply]