Collaboration with Microsoft OneNote

Collaboration tools are key to any workforce, it's a tool that keeps everybody in the loop while still moving forward.  I refer back to my deployment because that was the most exposure to computer applications I ever had other than emails and Microsoft Word. My officer in charge (OIC) had an obsession with OneNote and of course, it drove me mad however once you understand how to navigate the application it can be a beautiful thing. The basic routine was usually I make a document and send it to somebody above me while they make their edits they send it to their higher up then it will reach the OIC but this was all done individually there was no system to unite us all until my new OIC had us communicate only through OneNote for all correspondence and movement plans which were hard at first but it was cool seeing everything being updated live on my page I can make changes quickly and it would update everyone else and we can upload our files to one location so whoever needs to make changes they can without doing all the emails back and forth. Collaborative editing and calendaring are essential to any project or work that involves others.

Encryption and Authentication in the Military

Anybody who is military or worked with the military knows about encryption and authentication, being a 19-year-old Marine at the time I kept hearing those words but I never knew what they meant exactly I just did what I was told but fast forward to my deployment in Kuwait all emails had to be encrypted and when I would receive emails from the contractors they would always send it with some form of authentication being required to open the email and this would annoy me so much, however, like I said I had no idea what it was really doing just that it kept everything "secret." Once I started lesson 1.4.11 everything started to make sense, having our emails encrypted is essential and now I learned how it actually works with scrambling our data. I know we all use some form of authentication every day with signing into websites or even our phones, I consider learning about this topic has improved my skillset because of course I knew how to send an encrypted email but I never cared for how it worked or why we always had to do it.

First Impression

My first impression of IS101 was not a good one, my first take was that it can get overwhelming fast and most of it does seem easy but it can get challenging quickly if you don't pay attention to details especially in Excel. I know there is some features in Microsoft Word that I'm not proficient in but overall anyone can use the program unlike Excel, maybe the basics you can mange but the true potential of Excel is massive there's so many features that can make your life ten times easier.