We have a new internet phone system at work – the Microsoft Lync system. When a call comes it is your PC, rather than a phone, that rings, and to receive or make calls we need to use a headset. When we were first told that we were going to be using Lync there was uproar because everyone thought that we would be permanently tied to our PCs by the headset. In fact since the “call notification” is via the PC speakers, headphones are only used when on a call. I think that most people are now quite happy with the system – I certainly am. Although there was one thing that threw everyone for the first few days. Without a telephone hand piece to hold, what do you do with your hands? There was a lot a lot of flapping of idle hands for a few days, although we are slowly getting the hang of multitasking – using a keyboard while on a call.
Technically we live in Oaktree House, but sadly the tree had to go.
We now have a thriving Oakstump at the front of the house.
