Typhoon Season 2013

[TheBrit]

I suspect it is a cost issue for most businesses that could have staff operating from home - someone has to buy, set up and crucially - maintain all those laptops. Software updates, patches, passwords... Probably not worth the hassle for 1 or 2 days lost each year.

[pin]

I suspect it is a cost issue for most businesses that could have staff operating from home - someone has to buy, set up and crucially - maintain all those laptops. Software updates, patches, passwords... Probably not worth the hassle for 1 or 2 days lost each year.

Remote access using something like Citrix?

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[TheBrit]

Remote access using something like Citrix?

Sent from my Nexus 4 using GeoClicks mobile app

Then you pay for and maintain your Citrix servers too

[Azuremain]

Good Morning Ladies, what's the likelyhood of having T8 past noon?

[virago]

Lamest T8 ever. Waste of time.

Sent from somewhere....

[braddles]

Forgive my ignorance, this is my first t8.. Er, where's the thunderbolts and lightning? It's perfectly fine out there

[blueagles]

Forgive my ignorance, this is my first t8.. Er, where's the thunderbolts and lightning? It's perfectly fine out there

Its a gale storm warning. Wind speed

From HKO

"The No. 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal is in force. This means that winds with mean speeds of 63 kilometres per hour or more are expected from the southeast quarter."

[dengxi]

It's completely still outside here in Olympic. What a joke... better weather than we've had for a while.

[Beanieskis]

They have to issue a signal that covers the whole territory, not just built up areas. From teh HKO website:



Tropical Cyclone Warnings

Bulletin issued at 07:45 HKT 14/Aug/2013
Tropical Cyclone Bulletin

Here is the latest Tropical Cyclone Bulletin issued by the Hong Kong Observatory.

The No. 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal is in force.

This means that winds with mean speeds of 63 kilometres per hour or more are expected from the southeast quarter.

At 8 a.m., Severe Typhoon Utor was centred about 270 kilometres southwest of Hong Kong (near 20.5 degrees north 112.4 degrees east) and is forecast to move northwest at about 16 kilometres per hour towards the western coast of Guangdong.

Utor continued to move steadily towards the western coast of Guangdong in the morning. According to the present forecast track, Utor will be closest to Hong Kong during the day, skirting around 250 kilometres to the southwest of Hong Kong. Gales are still affecting the territory. The Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 will remain in force this morning.

"In the past hour, the maximum sustained winds recorded at Ngong Ping, Cheung Chau and Kai Tak were 110, 77 and 42 kilometres per hour with maximum gusts 139, 105 and 66 kilometres per hour respectively."

[braddles]

Well I'm in wan chai and its perfectly calm. Yet I've had an email from work advising me to stay in a safe place... Lol