Finding the right sources has been really difficult for me. I guess I need a class in how to surf the internet because apparantly I have not been very successful in this endeavor. I will keep trying though.
March 13, 2009
February 23, 2009
Topic # 1 – The transformation of cell phones into portable business tools
What I am referring to is that the cell phone is not going to be just a cell phone anymore, it will become an instrument that a person can do their work on while out in the field. It will have apps that can look up documents from the person’s own pc.
What this means for IT Technicians is that they are going to have to learn how to use all of these new apps on the cell phone devices and then be able to train the end-users how to use them and how not to damage or lose the devices. It will also mean that the IT Techs will have to learn how to troubleshoot the applications that are on those devices as well. The IT Techs will almost have to be Specialized in the Devices themselves.
Topic # 2 – The change in the size capabilities for portable storage devices
What I am referring to on this one is that pretty soon there might be triple-digit GB thumb drives in the near future in the same size that currently house 1, 2, or 4 GB’s.
What this means for the IT Technicians is that they might have to do more restores for individuals that strictly use the jump drives as their portable backups and they lose the jump drives. It also will require the IT Techs to install security encryption on these jump drives to protect valuable and sensitive data. It would save the user time, but could actually cause more work for the IT Tech. It would also require the IT Techs to train the user on what and what not to back up to the jump drive.
November 12, 2008
Independent Project Update for November 2nd through November 8th
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On Monday November 3rd, I went through more web sites trying to find some pictures of the items. I may have to actually go into the Warehouse with an actual camera and take come pictures of the actual items. I relaxed the rest of the week doing stuff around the house and then watched football the whole weekend. It is time to finish this up.
November 2, 2008
Independent Project Update for Week of October 26th thru November 1st
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On Monday October 27th I finished up the actual Inventory. Now there are a couple of items that I just need to go back and double-check because those came back as errors when I imported the spreadsheet into the Access Database.
Then I spent Tuesday evening October 28th I worked at trying to get pictures of the items so that I could get them on the database. Every single item I tried to look up had no image available. I spent about 3 to 3 1/2 hours trying to find pictures of the Fiber Inventory items.
I will stay after work for a little bit tomorrow, November 3rd, to see if I can clear up the 5 error items for the database.
October 27, 2008
Independent Project Update for Week of Oct 19th through Oct 25th
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Monday Oct 20th and Tuesday Oct 21st I did the Fiber Inventory for about 2 hours after work each night. On Wednesday Oct 22nd, I went home after work to shovel the driveway before the City came through with the Scrapers. There was about 4 inches of snow on my driveway. On Thursday Oct 23rd I stayed for about 1 1/2 hours and did the Fiber Inventory. Friday is Bowling Night so I don’t stay after work that night.
I am in the pit of the warehouse now and have reached the items that are basically stacked up on pallets and shrink-wrapped. These pallets are sitting on the floor in the very back of the warehouse where the big machines usually park in the garage. These pallets are taking up one of the 2 doors of that garage.
These pallets have been there for a long, long, long time and they have that mildew smell to them and the warehouse dust also. So on Thursday after I got done I definitely had to take a shower when I got home. I hadn’t felt that way since I worked with old member files when I was doing Capital Credits for GVEA. The old member files were stored out in the old PCB Building. I had to take a shower everytime I came home when I spent any length of time out in that building.
There is a light at the end of this tunnel though, as this is the last of my Inventory and then just a little tweeking to the Database and I can probably call it good.
October 22, 2008
Independent Project Update for Week of October 12 through October 18
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It was another fun-filled week of doing Inventory after working all day. On Monday the 13th through Thursday the 16th, I worked for 2 hours each night after work doing the Inventory. It is coming along very nicely.
On Saturday the 18th, I thought of something I could add to the description for the Fiber Optic Cable itself. On the Fiber Optic Cable it has stamped on the outer sheath, the Month and Year that the Cable was created. So I figured that when I got started again on Monday the 20th, I would go through all the spools and get that information so I could input it into the database.
October 14, 2008
Independent Project Update – Week of Oct 5th through Oct 11th
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On Monday (Oct 6th) and Tuesday (Oct 7th) I worked for 2 hours after work both days to work on the Fiber Inventory. On Wednesday (Oct 8th) I was so hungry I just went home after work to eat dinner and spend some time with my wife. On Thursday (Oct 9th) I worked for 1 1/2 hours after work to do the Fiber Inventory.
On Saturday (Oct 11th) I worked on home projects so I didn’t come in to do the Fiber Inventory. I think it is still cruising. I will make an update this Saturday for this week, but I have reached the deep recesses of the warehouse.
October 8, 2008
Independent Project Week of Sep 28th through Oct 4th
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On Sunday Sep 28th, I stayed home working on Projects at home instead of going into work and working on the Independent Project. On Monday the 29th, I actually found a backup copy of my Access Database. I was very relieved.
I asked Pavat Komkai to help me with a few bugs in the Access Database, including after I imported the Excel Spreadsheet I wasn’t able to see the data in my Access Database. It had Pav stumped. We kind of did a work around and after that, the database worked like it was supposed to, so Pav still doesn’t know why it didn’t work in the first place. I have since used the Access Database to input my Inventory.
On Tuesday Sep 30th and Wednesday Oct 1st, I stayed for 2 hours after work to work on the Inventory. My inventory has really been cruising and I am actually a lot further than I had anticipated at this point. I feel good, but don’t want to get over confident that I will be done soon.
October 1, 2008
Well, I have managed to create frustration for myself concerning the Access Database I created for my Independent Project. I have messed it up bad enough that I had to totally delete it and I will have to recreate the Database itself.
I was in the process of trying to import the excel spreadsheet into the access database and got some errors. When I tried to fix the errors, it messed up the table so bad that it deleted portions of the table. I ended up having to delete the whole database.
I will spend the rest of this week trying to recreate the Access Database.
October 1, 2008
Independent Project Update for Week of Sep 21st through Sep 27th
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It was another great week for the Fiber Inventory. Sunday, September 21st I spent about 5 hours in the Warehouse doing the Inventory. Then on Tuesday, and Wednesday (September 23rd & September 24th) I spent about 2 hours each day doing the inventory.
I was too exhausted on Thursday to stay after work so I went home to rest up. Keith came by for a visit to check on my project and to discuss the project with me. The visit went well.
