So here’s a way to long story that is barley relevant but I’m sharing it anyway.
Our office has a bring your own device policy. Great, I have a phone, I can buy the laptop I want, cool.
Now on my laptop I run Linux, have been using it as my only OS for about 15 years now. On windows you can read your email with outlook, you just have to login once and use that authenticator once. On Linux they blocked Thunderbird, because somehow in their logic window is more secure!? Now until today I would just use my phone to get emails and I also had teams on it for basic questions (like when I’m not working but a simple answer can help a coworker out).
Literally today they blocked both email and teams on android (not iPhone) and you can only use it when you install some MS company portal app, where my office gets remote access to my personal phone.
I did not install this (they can’t make you) but now the only way to read email is logging in via web outlook that sucks in Firefox.
So I just set a auto response to all incoming emails, that from now on if you need me you can reach me on teams during work hours or call me.
Not really sure how they (management) are going to respond. I hate email, especially when you have so many obstacles to even receive it.
My work only allows Windows (gov’t), but they allow me to install Vmware Workstation. I have linux running in a VM in fullscreen mode on one monitor, and vanilla windows running Teams/Outlook on another monitor. I do all my real work in Linux (I’ve been a full-time Linux guy for over 20 years now). Since most of my linux work is on a terminal, the performance is acceptable on that front.
So here’s a way to long story that is barley relevant but I’m sharing it anyway.
Our office has a bring your own device policy. Great, I have a phone, I can buy the laptop I want, cool.
Now on my laptop I run Linux, have been using it as my only OS for about 15 years now. On windows you can read your email with outlook, you just have to login once and use that authenticator once. On Linux they blocked Thunderbird, because somehow in their logic window is more secure!? Now until today I would just use my phone to get emails and I also had teams on it for basic questions (like when I’m not working but a simple answer can help a coworker out).
Literally today they blocked both email and teams on android (not iPhone) and you can only use it when you install some MS company portal app, where my office gets remote access to my personal phone.
I did not install this (they can’t make you) but now the only way to read email is logging in via web outlook that sucks in Firefox.
So I just set a auto response to all incoming emails, that from now on if you need me you can reach me on teams during work hours or call me.
Not really sure how they (management) are going to respond. I hate email, especially when you have so many obstacles to even receive it.
My work only allows Windows (gov’t), but they allow me to install Vmware Workstation. I have linux running in a VM in fullscreen mode on one monitor, and vanilla windows running Teams/Outlook on another monitor. I do all my real work in Linux (I’ve been a full-time Linux guy for over 20 years now). Since most of my linux work is on a terminal, the performance is acceptable on that front.