Access Project

I had never used Access before doing this project. I understand why Databases are more useful than just plain spreadsheets, but for this project I could have done it a lot easier in Microsoft Excel personally. The queries and reports gave me the most problems. Getting things to filter and sort properly took a lot of trial and error. Still not entirely sure I did that part correct actually. The form worked, but seemed to add the new members to the queries section, not the original table. I think that may be because I had selected the queries group when I made the form.

If you couldn't tell already, I do not have much of a knack for Access yet, and I'm still not sure of all its' functionality so my ability to upgrade this database would be limited. I guess the ability to auto-add the join date into the database, instead of manually typing it would be one improvement. Maybe you could hide non-essential information from the employees as to prevent abuse.

Week 12: Muddy

Two muddy posts in two weeks. I didn't quite understand all the different planning systems that Systems Analysts use. That would not be a good career for me if you have to do so much planning. Call it a personality flaw, but I've never been one for well-thought out planning.

The change management idea was kind of muddy as well. I understood that changes are difficult to make, one of the reasons why IE6 is still ~20% of internet users I've read is that companies have been too lazy to upgrade their intranets to work with anything but that. I can also understand that there can be a lot of 'noise' when the commands come down from the top, through middle management to the main workforce. Most of the time at my job, the only way I hear of rule changes is through other employees warning me. Sometimes they get things wrong and it just makes the situation worse. Properly informing people is definitely important when making major changes.

Avatar

This is an Avatar created for Xbox Live. The avatar creating tool started off with a randomized person that I thought looked a lot like Jack Lemmon from Grumpy Old Men. So it had a section for accessories and one was a fedora that I thought would accent the look. Along with a suit that I figured suitable for an old man, I completed the Avatar. The program allows for a lot of variety, and there are even animations. Recently I unlocked an ability to have my avatar barbequeing. Doesn't show up in the picture I could upload to here. I don't really understand the point of avatars, but they definitely have increased in popularity. Probably with the start of that 'Make your own Southpark Character' that I saw a long time ago.