Interesting Development

Ok, so pictures these days are not really developed, but I did have some fun with pictures today. I was given some software that hides files inside of another file. It's called stenography. Its pretty cool stuff. I took a picture of my old motorcycle and hid a word document in it. I was able to send it to a friend and have them open it with the same software and reveal the hidden doc. The down side of this software was that it trashed the resolution on my picture when I had to convert it to bitmap. But I did see a demonstration where there was no change in a high resolution photo. It just didn't work for me. Oh well, it is still cool technology.

Exploring a New Vektr

Today I looked into some workflow software called Vektr. It seemed to have everything needed for communicating the ongoing workload of a large company. I don't have any experience with other brands, but I thought the user interface could have been simplified slightly. For example, every time I clicked on the details of an item, it would bring up a new page showing a lot of the same information from the previous one. I think there was a way to edit that. I saw options that limited or expanded the types of information shown. I can definitely see the benefits of using a system like this for most larger companies. Besides the time savings, it communicates simply and clearly to each of the involved employees, provided they have convenient (possibly mobile) access to it. I would recommend this product to most mid to large companies.

In the Beginning

This is where it starts. This weeks assignment is to start a blog. In the next few weeks I will be reporting on technologies relating to the field of facility, property and operations management. The areas of possible study include different aspects of building automation. Windows/lighting, HVAC, or security systems will most likely be the topics for future research.