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Columbo yesterday

Remote access!  VPN!  Not to be confused with VPL.  It's wacky!  It's horrible!

Our recruitment software went on the blink, so I phoned the support line and Mr Support kept me on the phone while he logged onto the virtual server (?) and commandeered my PC.  Don't know if you've ever had experience of your computer being manhandled remotely - it's like some sort of demonic possession.  Anyway, I didn't know that Mr Support was going to take control of my PC, and I happened to have been writing the previous post at the time, and had been searching for a good picture of Columbo that Jack Yan hadn't already used, preferably one of him turning back from a doorway, and I had about fifty Columbo fan sites open, some of which were really fanny, if I'm allowed to say that.  You know, Columbo's face superimposed on Fabio's body, that sort of thing; I hadn't started the selection process yet  And there was this aching silence from the phone receiver as Mr Support patiently minimised all these freakish Columbo sites one by one.  Occasionally he'd clear his throat, possibly to cover a gasp of horror.

'It's for my blog,' I said eventually, as he lingered for an astonished moment on ColumboNudeScreensavers.com.  He was wondering whether to report me to my boss.

He didn't answer.  Eventually he managed to find my home screen, which was covered with shortcuts to good Columbo pages.  'I think perhaps I should be working directly with the server,' Mr Support said softly.

'That's probably best,' I squeaked.  I almost said, 'Just one more thing-'

The software is still on the blink, by the way.  Either Mr Support is assuming I don't do any work anyway, or he's looking for a reason to possess my computer again, and this time bring some incredulous colleagues along to watch.