Today was more of a low–key day. Jono, Felipe, Jack, and I all arrived at around 9:00am, give-or-take a few minutes. We all sat down and were logging onto the wifi when we were called into a meeting with Greyson. By the time we arrived at the conference room he was in, he had already started his conference call with his coworkers in China. The meeting was a Scrum meeting meaning Greyson and his colleagues were reviewing the backlog for all of the upcoming tasks and organizing them into sprints which are the tasks currently being worked on by the team in China. After the meeting, Greyson informed us about agile development and gave us two tasks. The first task was to do our own research on agile development, and the second task was to research how Apple’s new Sign-in with Apple software would work, a challenging task to say the least. Feeling a little humorous, Greyson jokingly said he wanted us to complete an actual working prototype of Sign-in With Apple by the end of the day knowing there would be little chance we would be able to fulfill his request. We all understood that he was joking, but we just couldn’t let the opportunity for a prank pass. We immediately started working on our tasks, and upon completion, we began to research how to write a program that would simulate the Sign-in With Apple software.
We started this work at 11:30am and completed it at 3:45pm. Jono, our team’s most knowledgeable computer programmer, successfully simulated theSign-in With Apple software code and even programmed the application to send emails, with attachments, using only the Python programming language. Once we told Greyson about what we had completed, he laughed it off thinking we were pulling his leg; however, once we showed him the code and had him run through the program himself, he realized that we were not joking. In the end, Greyson said how impressed he was with Jono’s programming skills. Even Greyson’s coworker from Germany, Nicholas, agreed with his assessment. While we all contributed to gathering the information for the two tasks, it was definitely Jono who received the gold medal today.
Today started out just like the last with everyone arriving at or a little after 9:00 while getting our devices connected to the internet and waiting for Greyson to give us our tasks for the day. Unlike yesterday which was relaxing due to the “Hardware Testing”, today we were given tasks left and right. Our first task included learning if two pairs of accessories, which consisted of a k500 keyboard and an m500 mouse, would use and connect to the same software as the beta version of Legion’s very own version of Vantage which, for the sake of avoiding a tongue twister, I will call Legion’s Vantage Beta. We all tested the accessories by plugging them into two different computers and checking Legion’s Vantage Beta to see if they were able to be manipulated through it. Upon discovering that the keyboard and mouse used different software than Legion’s Vantage Beta we began to dissect the different features of each software, all the while we created a powerpoint presentation which included screenshots of the differences, notes on any bugs or errors we found, and any personal suggestions of what we think would improve both pieces of software.
After completing our first task Greyson mentioned that there was a Lenovo Software Showcase that was going to be taking place at 2:00 which we would all have to leave at 1:30 for. On top of this news, Greyson also wanted us to prepare two top-of-the-line computers for the showcase meaning that not only would we have to work fast so we could get the updates done in time (it was 12:15 at this point) but we also had to budget in time for the best lunch so far… a not so sketchy Chipotle.
By the time we returned to the office we only had 20 minutes to finish any updates that we might have left and put the computers back into their original cases which we finished quickly enough so that we had a few minutes of free time playing VR. When 1:30 finally rolled around we all had our 2 computers set and ready to go and we had everything else packed up when Greyson informed us that the showcase was on Lenovo’s second campus 10 minutes away inside building 8! Not only did we have to find this other campus, park, and set up the table in 30 minutes, but we also had to decide who was driving with who and who would take the computers with them to the showcase as Greyson said that after 3:00 we were all free to leave for the day. I decided to go with Jono as Felipe and Jack both drove separately and my father needs to use the car for work so the obvious solution to the organizational issue was that I would carry the computers and carpool with Jono. This all seemed like a good plan however it went poorly fairly quickly. The first issue wasn’t so much an issue as it was an awkward situation as Jono and I, both obviously interns to anyone around us, had to walk by the front desk and out the main entrance carrying two state-of-the-art computers totaling probably over $1,000. Luckily for us, no one asked any specific questions as to why two high schoolers were leaving with such valuable equipment.
Me, not so stealthily, leaving Lenovo for the showcase with the very expensive equipment.
The second issue was that once we finally found parking at lot 8, we were able to find Jack Todd but Felipe and Greyson were nowhere in sight. After Jono gave Felipe a call, we soon learned that, apparently, the showcase was actually going on in building 6. At this point it was 1:53 and the three of us were panicking trying to return to our cars so we could drop off the computers in time and after a few wrong turns, we found Greyson waiting outside for us and Jono dropped me off so that I could run in and set everything up while he parked. By the time that we had finished setup, I looked at my watch and realized we had arrived with 1 minute to spare. The rest of the day’s events were relatively uneventful as we all went around to the different tables at the showcase learning about the various pieces of software being showcased. Jono, Felipe, and Jack left not long after 3:00 but my parents were running late so I ended up staying until the end, 4:00. Overall, we all had a fun and productive day with various ups and downs. I think we all are excited about what the days ahead will bring.
