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How to run programs sandboxed on a work pc (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 months ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Not totally sure if this is the right spot to post but here goes,

SO wants to get rid of spotify. I am looking for alternatives. I did find Spotube which seems awesome on android, however they need to be able to run it on their work PC and our IT dept has to approve the program etc its stupid.

Is it possible to run something like spotube sandboxed off a flash drive? I doubt it. Or, we have a Synology nas, can we run something like spotube off that because we can access the nas from our work pc via browsers (wfh)

Only issue when is when they travel they wouldnt have access to it on their laptop, but could use their phone instead.

I was also wondering if there is such a thing as a discovery plugin for spotube, because SO enjoys that feature of spotify.

What have you guys found? Also, yes I have a large physical media collection already, but SO wants this for work listening and to find new music, so that doesnt really work for them. Otherwise I guess quobuz or tidal it is...

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[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Only do work on work devices.

Flashback to when I worked as a Mech Eng, I also 'ran' (term used loosely) the IT dept as well. Small fledgling company and I had the most experience. We would issue our service techs a laptop and a camera (back before phone cameras were popular) to use in the field to document. I've had to have a few conversations with individuals about non-work content on work computers. Some conversations were awkward as it dealt with porn. I'm not a prude, but I care none about your sexual proclivities. I had mentioned this to one of the principals who had told me to just issue the laptops without any lock features, but he later rescinded that and allowed me to lock down everything.

But yeah, non-work on work devices is a foul.