2/03/2023

Challenges of Returning to the Office After Remote Work

Returning to Office

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses and employees to embrace remote work, but with vaccination rates increasing and restrictions easing, many companies are now making plans to return to the office. However, this transition back to a traditional work routine is not without its challenges, particularly in terms of travel stress and adjusting to new routines. Following is my opinion on the challenges of returning to office and how it impacts employees


Unwanted Travel Stress
For many employees, the transition back to the office means a return to their pre-pandemic commute. This can be a source of stress, particularly for those who have become accustomed to the flexibility and reduced travel time due to remote work.

Frustration in Adopting to a New Work Routine
Going from a flexible, remote work environment to a more structured, in-person office environment can be challenging for employees. Employees often find difficult to adjust to new routines, such as adhering to a strict schedule, dressing appropriately for the office, and travel routine to office.

Balancing Work and Personal Life
The transition back to the office also means a return to a traditional work-life balance, it is a radical shift for employees who have become accustomed to the flexibility of remote work and often find it difficult to spend time with family or children.

Maintaining the Benefits of Remote Work
While the return to the office offers many benefits, such as increased collaboration and face-to-face interaction, it is important to remember the benefits of remote work, such as reduced commute time and increased flexibility. Companies can maintain these benefits by allowing employees to continue to telecommute on a part-time basis, or by offering flexible scheduling options.

My final thoughts
The transition back to the office after remote work can be challenging, but by addressing the challenges of unwanted travel stress, frustration in adopting to a new work routine, and balancing work and personal life. By maintaining remote work for employees, such as flexibility and reduced commute time, businesses can ensure a happy and productive workforce. Check out "G R Team Sites" for more such articles.

12/21/2022

Sudden issue in my Ford EcoSport

Sudden Issue in my Ford Ecosport

I have been using Ford EcoSport as my primary car for past several years and have been meeting my daily commuting needs reliably. One fine day when I was about to take my car to drop my kid to her school, I was shell shocked as my car had flashed some serious error message in the infotainment screen and had engine light flashing in the dashboard. Initially I had assumed it as incorrect error message due to battery drain and had restarted my car to check if there was error message again. After restarting multiple times, I had found out following issues in my Ford EcoSport

  • ABS & power steering Failure Error message: Post restarting several times, I had to figure out the source error message and had carefully identified the message displayed in the infotainment screen. The message read “Repair immediately ABS failure and Repaid immediately Power Steering failure”. I was completely heartbroken after identifying the source error message notification and the light notification in the engine dashboard had confirmed the same.
  • Steering Wheel became hard to move: Post identification of the error message in the infotainment of the car, I wanted to move the car a little bit to identify any issues while driving or the notification was due to some battery drain issue. While moving the car a little bit, I was able to confirm the issue in my car even further, as the steering had become completely hard to move and the engine dashboard light was ON & alerting not to move the car with current failure messages.

Post confirming the above issues in my car, I was completely heartbroken and had to take few minutes off to get into terms of the situation about my car. To know more about what happened to my car and resolution of the issue, please feel free to check out the articles published in “G R Team Sites”

10/07/2022

Positive things to know while buying M1 Pro laptops in late 2022

Positive things to know while buying M1 Pro laptops in late 2022With the new M2 Pro chip announcement is round the corner, the M1 Pro chip is flooded with exciting offers of hefty discounts and immediate availability. All the offers and discounts make it even more exciting to get M1 Pro MacBook Pro over the latest version of M2 MacBook Air and hefty price tag has also made even more desirable. However, following are my reasons on why buying M1 pro is more perfect than ever before.

  • Affordability and superior performance: The hefty discounts of $400 on all versions of M1 Pro has made it more value for money than any other versions of MacBooks and with $1599 price tag the performance is also superior to upgraded version of M2 MacBook Air.
  • Excellent Mini LED display and higher configuration: In addition to affordability with hefty discounts, the other reason on why getting the M1 Pro version makes sense is that the M1 Pro MacBook comes with advanced Pro-Motion display of 120Hz and with 16GB RAM/512GB SSD configurations. The superior configuration with the latest mini-LED display ensures that you are covered on getting software updates and new features for next several years.

Hope the above reasons are helpful for your on deciding on why buying M1 Pro MacBook makes much sense than any other version of entry level M1 or M2 MacBooks. For more such information and articles, please feel free to check out the “G R Team Sites”

9/08/2022

Convincing reasons to buy memory foam tips for my AirPods Pro

 Convincing reasons to buy memory foam tips for my AirPods ProAs I had detailed in my earlier article about the ear tip issue in my right side AirPods pro and often had to re-align in my ear to get ‘Good Seal’ outcome during Apple’s in-built ear tip test. While I was checking out internet about the possible solution for my AirPods pro re-alignment issue, most experts were of opinion to try out for memory foam tips and few users noticed that memory foam tips solved their AirPods pro fitment issues. Following pointers were convincing enough for me to buy memory foam tips to resolve my AirPods pro issues.

  • Better fitment in the ears: Most users were suggesting that the memory foam ear tip had better fitment than the original Apple silicone ear tips and were also of opinion that, since memory foam would adjust itself based on the ear size. Since, the ear size varies from people to people, the memory foam ear tip option was convincing enough for me and I had opinion that my ear size was different, which impacted Apple’s silicone ear tip seal.
  • Enhanced Bass in memory foam ear tips: The users who bought memory foam ear tips were of opinion that the memory foam ear tip had better bass than the Apple’s silicon ear tip. Since, I was able to notice bass loss while watching Dolby Atmos supported movies in OTT platform, I was convinced that opting for memory foam ear tip would solve both bass loss issue and fitment or Good Seal issue in my ear.

The above listed pointers may be convincing enough for the readers to opt for the memory foam ear tips over Apple’s silicone ear tips, however opting for memory foam ear tips did not solve my issues and it got even worse. To know more about my experience with memory foam ear tip in AirPods Pro, please feel free to check out the articles published in “G R Team Sites.”

8/05/2022

Apple Pencil 1st Generation will be ceased in 2022

 Apple Pencil 1st Generation will be ceased in 2022

Apple Pencil 1st generation have been in the market for past few years and ever since it was launched, it has not been getting further enhancements or new features in the latest launch events. There are couple of reasons why the first-generation Apple pencil might be discontinued and may be moved into Apple’s obsolete products list. Here are my reasons on why Apple Pencil 1st generation might be discontinued:
  • Supported only by one Generation of iPad: As of now, the apple pencil 1st generation has been supported only by one generation of the iPad – the 9th Generation. Which means that, an iPad accessory is in the production only for the support for single product and the long-time production manufacturing with software updates will become more complicated than ever. So, apple might think of discontinuing the product, rather than spending millions in manufacturing and allocating their resources for compliant software updates.
  • Lack of new features: Apple Pencil 1st generation has not got any new features or software enhancement for a long time and with being idle for a long time directly means that the product might get killed sooner than later. With all the iPad models moving to USB-C connectivity, the next generation iPad might also move to USB-C connectivity.
Hope, Apple makes the announcement on the Apple 1st generation discontinuation sooner than later and launches more exciting new product that makes iPad more productive. For more such articles, please feel free to check out the “G R Team Sites”

11/13/2021

My comparison of M2 or M1 MacBook Air or expensive M1 pro


My comparison of M2 or M1 MacBook Air or expensive M1 pro
As I have detailed in my other articles published in "G R Team Sites", I have been using MAC operating system as my primary device for past few years and felt comfortable in using the MacBook. Being in Apple ecosystem for past few years, I have no intention of exiting the ecosystem and have plans to continue for few more years. However, recently my 2012 MacBook Pro had started to give few issues and I am planning to upgrade to the latest version of MacBook’s available. But, with the recent launch of M1 pro, the oscillation of selecting preferred MacBook's have grown higher and following are my observation on each version of MacBook
  • M1 Pro launched in 2021: M1 Pro was recently launched, and the processing speeds were exceeding the expectations based on technology experts. However, with new mini-LED screen, M1 processors & notch, the laptop would be future proof for next few years and the pricing was off my budget. 
  • M1 MacBook Pro 2020: MacBook Pro with M1 processor have set new benchmarks with its processing power and the pricing seems to a little way over my budget. However, with specifications seems to be on par with MacBook air and with speculations of touch bar being removed in upcoming versions, opting for the current version seems unpractical. 
  • M1 MacBook Air 2020: This laptop seemed like perfect match for my requirements and was well within my budget. However, with imminent launch of M2 processor and expectations on new benchmarks, investing on older version makes little sense. 
Will reveal further about my decision on MacBook in my upcoming articles.