Apologies to the client with whom I was working the other day, for any embarrassment I may inadvertently have caused. My lack of knowledge of Microsoft Word means that when I clicked on “File”, ready to “Save” the document we’d been working on together, the menu displayed my four most recent files.
I don’t think she blushed because of “C:\…\Actions”.
“C:\…\The Girl from the Choir” doubtless hinted at my deep-seated interest in Gregorian chant.
She’d have to be one of us to have understood the reference in “C:\…\Rev Jenkins – Lowewood Post 3”.
But I doubt “C:\..\Whippings in the eighteenth century” left much to the imagination.
And why, oh why, had I chosen to plug my laptop into the lovely projector in their Board Room whilst we were editing the document, thus making sure it was displayed on the big screen in the largest letters imaginable?
LOL – too funny!
Also beware of what desktop icons you choose to have. You don’t want the clients to see your shortcuts to Canes R Us or Spanking Blog or My Bottom Smarts. (I have the last as an icon, but changed the icon label to ‘Smart’)
Browsers can expose your predilections too. If your browser is smart enough to try and finish your thoughts for you, you can type in http://www.s and before you can finish, the browser will cleverly display all your recent URLs such as http://www.spanking…..
Hugs to you both
Gosh, those moments, I can understand how you feel! The worst one for me was when the UPS guy comes up and shows me some piece of paper “This here says you did not receive the cane”. I am like “Yes I did.” He: “You didn’t get the cane?” (He couldn’t hear me well). I by then was ready to die : “No, I did,” I said instead, and smiled broadly. What else are you gonna do?
By the way, Abel and Haron, I have a different blog at http://www.niputenisoumise.blogspot.com.
By the way, I just remembered Abel saying that if did get to use the lexan cane, I should share what it feels like, and here it is.
I am sorry, it looks like I got the link wrong. It’s http://niputenisoumise.blogspot.com. It’s less spanking now and more BDSM-y, I don’t know if that fits your preferences.
Hi, Hermione – thanks for the tips. I’m pretty good at clearing histories, and use Netscape on my laptop for kinky stuff and IE for work. But the Word recent files list really caught me out!
Amber – delighted to see that your blog’s back: I missed it! And I do rather enjoy your BDSM explorations, you know, even though our main kink is more specifically around spanking
And lo! You’ve just made me realise that when I become self-employed from April, I *will* need a work laptop.
Far too much on this one that could incriminate me.
Abel – I know exactly how you feel…
I once made the mistake of putting a university presentation onto a floppy disk (remember them?) which also contained some spanking pictures, when opening it on the laptop (with projector) in front of a lecture hall full of students the A:drive list contained cane pic 1, cane pic 2, cane pic 3… up to about 8! tawse for Naomi, otk, severe strapping and others… as well as Shopping Centre Regeneration presentation. I was as quick as could be double clicking on the presentation and no-one ever said anything but I’ve always wondered what people saw, thought and wondered!
Presentation went well btw, despite a few bursts of embarrassed giggles from yours truly.
It is all too easy to fall into the trap and display your kink to all and sundry.
I have had recent lists turned off for quite a while now. I use Firefox for personal stuff and Safari for business so that sorts that out.
I also clear the history every day.
However I did notice that my partner had the list of RSS feeds open on her iMac while a client was in the office, (which I not so subtly closed), so I don’t know if the client got an eyefull of the list of spanking blogs!
You have to be so careful.
You can clear your history?? I live in fear of my laptop breaking and having to take it back to the shop, my internet history would make some very interesting reading!
I want a work laptop too.
What do you mean – I don’t have any clients? Does that even matter?
Christmas is only 12 weekw away Haron!
“And why, oh why, had I chosen to plug my laptop into the lovely projector in their Board Room whilst we were editing the document, thus making sure it was displayed on the big screen in the largest letters imaginable?”
Because, at the heart of it all, you’re a Very Bad Man? (in the nicest sort of way, of course.)
I was so worried about making a mistake along those lines that I created a profile on my mac powerbook just for academic presentations and switch to it whenever I’m going to give talks.
It’s my fear of my own bookmarks and pictures. 😀
Embarrassment. It seems to go with the territory. As far as history goes my husband keeps wiping the history on my laptop. Seems to think people might think I’m a pervert. Go figure.
Thanks Abel!
The way I clear my history, and I think someone was asking, is I use firefox which I set in such a way that private date is cleared each time I close it (in preferences or settings something like that), so I close it every time after I am done smut-hunting. Right now J and I share a laptop cause his died and he’s using mine, and you know, he’s a high school principle!!! He’d better not get in trouble! I also delete all the pron pics if I download any and clear trash right after. You learn how to be paranoid in our day and age of technology!
You lot are all waaaaay too clever with your different profiles and your turning off histories!
Loving the thought of Sarah’s Uni presentation.
Grimacing at Evie’s Christmas-present suggestion. You know, the sort of grimace that’s usually accompanied by me reaching for a cane…
😉
Years ago I used to teach a free course in HTML/CSS at the local University. I can’t count the number of times, when meaning to type “span” (a quite common occurrence in CSS) I accidentally typed “spank.” And of course everything I typed was displayed on a huge projector so that my students could follow along.
I got VERY fast at hitting the backspace key.
Kate: that’s so funny
For me, it’s typing ‘Spanish’: I always inadvertently insert the missing ‘k’.
Mija, that is the best idea I have ever heard.
I must do that!
I still fear the computer break-down thing. However, I have a feeling that a few bits of spanking porn is not the weirdest thing the techy guys have found on computers.
This is not exactly on the subject, cause it’s about reading instead of typing, but sometimes I would look at such an innocent American last name as “Culver” and actually see/read “Cane.” Excited, I look at it again, and oh, no, it’s only Culver. (Yes, I was always intrigued by the title Citizen Cane).