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March 19, 2010 COVID-19 Telecommuting Day 2 Preliminaries for the day 6:30 am - Today I send my check-in email to my supervisor at 6:30 am, and signed-in to the Skype for Business app so that people can reach me if needed (can see my status as available). After preparing my first cup of coffee and taking my morning pills, my work day had started. Work tasks 7:00 am - The newer version 2.5 of ArcGIS Pro requires re-configuring and reinstalling the Python environment for the application, which means recreating a cloned AGP python environment, reinstalling all packages and extensions that I need for my code, re-configuring the Jupiter notebook and lab apps, etc. That process is quite lengthy, and I had to do it twice, for both my home desktop workstation, and my laptop. 7:45 am - I also had to download and install today all the ArcGIS Desktop 10.8 software. I do have access to the software downloads from ESRI, and about a month ago I had worked out with our software admin...

March 18, 2020 COVID-19 Telecommuting Day 1 Some initial thoughts and processes Today, Wednesday March 18 is my first telecommuting day due to the Covid-19 virus epidemic. On Monday, March 16, we had a big meeting with the County officials and was explained to all of us that the County decided to allow people to telecommute from home should either have children whose schools closed, or have health conditions or concerns. I had asked to be included due to recent health problems that render me vulnerable, and that I wanted to work from home. The county officials were very understanding and I was added to the initial list. The same day, everyone received an email with instructions on how this process needs to be done. On Tuesday, March 17, I did follow the process protocol. Specifically, I had to talk with my direct supervisor and explain the situation, as on Monday he was away for his flex time day off. I had to fill two forms: a memo which detailed the process, and an HR qu...

Today finally I have spent quite some time redesigning my new mindscribble.net web page. Although I have not finished all the pages, I have nevertheless migrated most of the content from the old web page. In the next few days and weeks, I am committed to upload new content. It turns out that it is easier to devote a certain amount of time, if not every day, at least a few times a week to the web content. I also now consolidated and listed most of my multiple accounts and profiles in the home page, including my personal profiles (e.g., facebook, twitter), as well as my professional ones (linkedin, OrchidID, ResearcherID, GitHub, etc.).