Poll: Are other people allowed to use your (main) work computer when you are not on it? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Are other people allowed to use your (main) work computer when you are not on it?".
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 16:42
Spanish to English
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However, I have a backup PC which people are welcome to use.
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Allowed is not the word I’d use as they are all grownups and they have their own phones and Ipads. I live alone, they might use it very, very occasionally when on visit, but that’s all. I’m the main and only regular user.
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John Silva
Brazil
Local time: 11:42
English to Portuguese
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My computer is only for my work.
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Alex Lichanow
Germany
Local time: 16:42
Member (2020)
English to German
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Then again, the only other person permanently living in our house is my wife, who has her own computer, so she has no need to use mine. Guess I would let her use my PC if she ever actually wants to play any of the games in my Steam library.
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Lieven Malaise
Belgium
Local time: 16:42
Member (2020)
French to Dutch
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That computer is so important that I want to be the only one to blame when anything goes completely wrong with it.
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My children are allowed to use my spare computer, though; with their own logins.
[Edited at 2022-11-25 10:04 GMT]
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:42
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| This machine kills | Nov 26, 2022 |
My computer is surrounded by an invisible force field that will instantly kill any unauthorised person who comes within its range (approx, 1.5m).
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That's why it is called personal computer, for any misunderstanding, or any problem concerning my computer, I will be the one answerable. Whence none is allowed to use it except me.
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Nobody is explicitly alowed, and if they did try to use it in my absence, they would have to know the full disk encryption passcode, without which you can't go past the bootloader.
This is a standard feature in Linux computers, very easy to set up.
A guest user could be added if need be.
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Kay Denney 
France
Local time: 16:42
French to English
My session is fully password-protected, and there's a guest session for others to use. When I worked on the kitchen island, people would often ask to use it if I hadn't put it away. Now that I have a desk in the far corner, they no longer ask. My partner might just use it, but he's usually content with his phone and tablet.
It goes without saying that anyone who breaks it has to replace it, and pay for lost revenue and general hassle. Nobody ever has, so I'm willing to trust them.
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Kevin Fulton
United States
Local time: 10:42
German to English
I live alone, and my guests – even the few who are computer-literate – visit to see me, not access my computer which is in a separate room in my condo.
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| Exactly the same here! | Nov 28, 2022 |
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida wrote:
Allowed is not the word I’d use as they are all grownups and they have their own phones and Ipads. I live alone, they might use it very, very occasionally when on visit, but that’s all. I’m the main and only regular user.
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Muy pc is only mine. I live with my partner, and he has his own, so no need to use mine.
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William Hepner
United States
Local time: 10:42
Member (2022)
Spanish to English
Like many others here, I have my own personal computer that I don't share with anyone else. In my case, sharing is neither needed nor desired, but there are obviously circumstances in which that could change.
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