#Manual to Automated Processes

[bhupendrasthings]

Digital Transformation in Facility Management: From Manual to Automated Processes

The process of managing and maintaining a company's physical assets and services, such as its buildings, machinery, utilities, security, cleaning, and catering, is known as facility management. The best performance, safety, and comfort of the facilities and their users depend on effective facility management.

However, a lot of facility management procedures are still done by hand and on paper, which can result in waste, mistakes, delays, and higher costs. The visibility and control of facility operations, as well as the capacity to adapt to shifting needs and demands, can all be hampered by manual processes.

The process of using digital technologies to develop new or modify already existing business processes, products, and services is known as "digital transformation." 

Facility managers can benefit from digital transformation by automating and streamlining their processes, increasing their productivity and accuracy, and sharpening their decision-making skills. 31% of businesses have fully automated at least one function, according to a NetSuite article.

In this blog post, we will explore how digital transformation can transform facility management from manual to automated processes. 

Assessing Current Facility Management Processes

Analyzing the current state of facility management processes and identifying the areas that require improvement is the first step in digital transformation. Gap analyses, a technique for comparing the present state with the ideal future state and identifying the gaps or discrepancies between them, can be used to accomplish this.

The following are a few examples of routine manual and paper-based facility management processes:

Work Order Management

Creating, assigning, tracking, and completing work orders for maintenance and repair tasks. Manual work order management can lead to miscommunication, duplication, loss of information, or delays.

Asset Tracking

Monitoring the location, condition, usage, and performance of physical assets. Manual asset tracking can lead to inaccurate data, missing or stolen assets, or poor asset utilization.

Maintenance Schedule

Planning and scheduling preventive and corrective maintenance activities for assets. Manual maintenance scheduling can lead to missed or overdue maintenance tasks, breakdowns, or unnecessary repairs.

Space Management

Managing the allocation and utilization of physical space within facilities. Manual space management can lead to underutilized or overcrowded spaces, inefficient space allocation, or poor space design.

Energy Management

Monitoring and optimizing the energy consumption and efficiency of facilities. Manual energy management can lead to high energy costs, wasteful energy usage, or environmental impacts.

Evaluating these processes enables facility managers to identify process bottlenecks, pain points, and opportunities for improvement. They can also prioritize the processes that impact their goals most, such as reducing costs, improving quality, or increasing customer satisfaction.

Implementing Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Implementing a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is one of the best ways to automate and improve facility management procedures. A CMMS is a piece of software that aids facility managers in keeping track of their work orders, assets, and maintenance tasks.

The following advantages of a CMMS for facility management include:

CMMS can electronically manage work orders and track assets, eliminating paper forms and manual communication.

CMMS can streamline maintenance requests and prioritize tasks based on urgency, importance, 

Utilizing Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies

Using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies is yet another method to automate and improve facility management procedures. IoT stands for the network of physical objects that are linked to the internet and are capable of contacting one another or a centralized system. Smart devices, cameras, actuators, and sensors are examples of IoT devices.

The following advantages of IoT technologies for facility management include:

Implementing Sensor Networks for Real-Time Monitoring: IoT sensors monitor facilities in real time for leaks, fires, mold, etc., helping managers detect and prevent issues.

Leveraging IoT Data for Predictive Maintenance and Energy Optimization: IoT data can help facility managers optimize maintenance, energy use, and efficiency. For example, it can predict asset needs and optimize energy use based on occupancy, weather, and time of day.

Application of IoT in facilities management is a must-read for anyone who wants to utilize the IoT properly. 

Adopting Facility Management Software Solutions

Adopting facility management software solutions is an additional method to automate and improve facility management procedures. Software programs that assist facility managers in managing different facets of their facilities, such as space, energy, or security, are known as facility management software solutions.

The top benefits of facilities management software are numerous. Some of these are as follows: 

Implementing Integrated Software for Space Management and Reservations: Facility management software can help facility managers manage space more effectively by creating floor plans, tracking occupancy, and enabling online reservations.

Utilizing Data Analytics and Reporting Tools for Decision-Making: Facility management software can help facility managers make better decisions by providing data analytics and reporting tools. It can generate reports on key performance indicators (KPIs), identify trends, and help managers take action based on the insights gained.

Implementing Mobile Applications for Facility Operations

Implementing mobile applications for facility operations is another way to automate and improve facility management processes. Software programs known as mobile applications are designed to run on portable electronic devices like smartphones and tablets. Facility managers can access and manage their facilities at any time, anywhere, with the aid of mobile applications.

Mobile applications can provide the following benefits for facility management:

Enabling Mobile Workforce and Remote Access to Information: Mobile apps can help facility managers enable a mobile workforce and access facility information from anywhere.

Improving Communication and Task Management Efficiency: Mobile apps can help facility managers communicate and manage tasks more efficiently with text, voice, video, and electronic tools.

Integrating Building Automation Systems

Building automation systems (BAS) can be integrated with other facility management systems to automate and optimize processes. BAS control and regulate mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems, such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), lighting, and security. This can help facility managers improve the comfort, safety, and efficiency of their facilities.

Building automation systems can provide the following benefits for facility management:

Implementing Centralized Control Systems for HVAC and Lighting

Building automation systems centralize HVAC and lighting control, helping facility managers optimize temperature, humidity, and lighting for occupants.

Automating Energy Management and Environmental Controls

Building automation systems automate energy management and environmental controls, such as turning off lights or adjusting HVAC settings, to save energy and money.

Ensuring Data Security and Privacy

Data security and privacy are one of the key challenges in the digital transformation of facility management. Facility management data can include sensitive information such as building plans, asset inventory, maintenance records, energy consumption, occupancy rates, and more. This data can be vulnerable to cyberattacks, data breaches, or unauthorized access if not properly protected.

To ensure data security and privacy, facility managers need to implement robust cybersecurity measures and access controls. These include:

Implementing Robust Cybersecurity Measures and Access Controls

Protect data with encryption, firewalls, antivirus software, and other tools.

Update software and hardware regularly.

Conduct regular audits and tests.

Create backup and recovery plans.

Complying with Data Protection Regulations and Standards

Follow data protection regulations and standards.

Obtain consent before collecting, processing, or sharing personal data.

Inform data subjects of their rights.

Minimize and retain data only as needed.

Training and Upskilling Facility Management Staff

One of the challenges of digital transformation in facility management is training and upskilling staff. Facility managers and their teams must adopt new digital tools and technologies, such as sensors, IoT devices, cloud computing, robotics, drones, augmented reality, virtual reality, and more, to keep up with digital transformation. 

These tools and technologies can improve a variety of facility management functions, including monitoring, maintenance, inspection, reporting, analysis, optimization, and automation.

However, facility management staff must also acquire new abilities and skills in order to use these tools and technologies. For their staff to use these tools and technologies effectively and efficiently, facility managers must train and upskill them. They should encourage their staff to learn new things constantly and to be flexible. You can achieve this by:

 Provide Training On Digital Tools And Technologies 

Conduct regular training sessions

Online courses, webinars, tutorials, manuals, or other resources

Encourage staff to share knowledge and experience

Encourage continuous learning and adaptability

Create a learning environment

Reward staff for learning and performance improvements

Provide opportunities to learn new skills or take on new roles

Digital transformation can provide many benefits for facility managers, such as improved productivity, accuracy, decision-making, customer satisfaction, cost-efficiency, sustainability, safety, and compliance. However, digital transformation also poses some challenges, such as ensuring data security and privacy and training and upskilling facility management staff.

To overcome these challenges, facility managers need to implement robust cybersecurity measures and access controls, comply with data protection regulations and standards, provide training on digital tools and technologies, and encourage continuous learning and adaptability among their staff.

By harnessing the power of digital transformation for efficient facility management software, facility managers can achieve better outcomes for their facilities, their clients, and themselves.

[lemememeringue]

unfair when I think automating a process should be very easy but it turns out to be very not

[chaotic-pulsar]

STRESSED STRESSED STRESSED

[chaosintheavenue]

I need to pluck Trin and Vari out from my brain and get them helping me with this analysis :(

[mentorshelly]

Signs You’re Overdue for a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Overhaul in Your Small Business

Let’s be real—when you first started your business, you were the CEO, HR, marketing, admin, and janitor all in one. You did what you had to do to get things off the ground.But now your business is growing. You’re hiring. Delegating. Scaling.And things are slipping through the cracks. If your small business is running on outdated instructions, word-of-mouth training, or “this is how we’ve always…

[monkeykilogram]

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[wseinfratech]

Unfolding the differences between manual and automated QA process

Quality Assurance (QA) testing is one of the foundation pillars in a software development lifecycle, determining the scope of a product. All businesses, from startups to leading MNCs, rely on strategic QA test modules to achieve higher customer satisfaction and growth expansion dynamics, regardless of the product domain. Today, two types of testing dominate the QA processes- Manual and Automation.

These two types are suggestive of their names- Manual, relying on human-driven planning and execution and automation testing, which involves scripts and technology to create and run tests. This blog reflects the fundamental differences between manual and automated QA, their purpose, usability, and critical pros and cons to the product development workflow.

[echoekhi]

I’m Declaring War Against “What If” Videos: Project Copy-Knight

What Are “What If” Videos?

These videos follow a common recipe: A narrator, given a fandom (usually anime ones like My Hero Academia and Naruto), explores an alternative timeline where something is different. Maybe the main character has extra powers, maybe a key plot point goes differently. They then go on and make up a whole new story, detailing the conflicts and romance between characters, much like an ordinary fanfic.

Except, they are fanfics. Actual fanfics, pulled off AO3, FFN and Wattpad, given a different title, with random thumbnail and background images added to them, narrated by computer text-to-speech synthesizers.

They are very easy to make: pick a fanfic, copy all the text into a text-to-speech generator, mix the resulting audio file with some generic art from the fandom as the background, give it a snappy title like “What if Deku had the Power of Ten Rings”, photoshop an attention-grabbing thumbnail, dump it onto YouTube and get thousands of views.

In fact, the process is so straightforward and requires so little effort, it’s pretty clear some of these channels have automated pipelines to pump these out en-masse. They don’t bother with asking the fic authors for permission. Sometimes they don’t even bother with putting the fic’s link in the description or crediting the author. These content-farms then monetise these videos, so they get a cut from YouTube’s ads.

In short, an industry has emerged from the systematic copyright theft of fanfiction, for profit.

Project Copy-Knight

Since the adversaries almost certainly have automated systems set up for this, the only realistic countermeasure is with another automated system. Identifying fanfics manually by listening to the videos and searching them up with tags is just too slow and impractical.

And so, I came up with a simple automated pipeline to identify the original authors of “What If” videos.

It would go download these videos, run speech recognition on it, search the text through a database full of AO3 fics, and identify which work it came from. After manual confirmation, the original authors will be notified that their works have been subject to copyright theft, and instructions provided on how to DMCA-strike the channel out of existence.

I built a prototype over the weekend, and it works surprisingly well:

On a randomly-selected YouTube channel (in this case Infinite Paradox Fanfic), the toolchain was able to identify the origin of half of the content. The raw output, after manual verification, turned out to be extremely accurate. The time taken to identify the source of a video was about 5 minutes, most of those were spent running Whisper, and the actual full-text-search query and Levenshtein analysis was less than 5 seconds.

The other videos probably came from fanfiction websites other than AO3, like fanfiction.net or Wattpad. As I do not have access to archives of those websites, I cannot identify the other ones, but they are almost certainly not original.

Armed with this fantastic proof-of-concept, I’m officially declaring war against “What If” videos. The mission statement of Project Copy-Knight will be the elimination of “What If” videos based on the theft of AO3 content on YouTube.

I Need Your Help

I am acutely aware that I cannot accomplish this on my own. There are many moving parts in this system that simply cannot be completely automated – like the selection of YouTube channels to feed into the toolchain, the manual verification step to prevent false-positives being sent to authors, the reaching-out to authors who have comments disabled, etc, etc.

So, if you are interested in helping to defend fanworks, or just want to have a chat or ask about the technical details of the toolchain, please consider joining my Discord server. I could really use your help.

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See full blog article and acknowledgements here: https://echoekhi.com/2023/11/25/project-copy-knight/

[scaviogifs]

Good news, everyone!

I've been working through a lot of blender python to see how much of the process I can start automating! After days of work, I was able to have this Lilligant be imported, setup, rendered, and cropped/resized to <10MB in one click:

But there's still manual work that's gotta be done, as poor Pignite and Samurott can attest to:

Still, the good news is that the steps needed to make these gifs has been significantly reduced, so you may see more frequent posting in the near future! :>

[catboybiologist]

So.

Re: tumblr bans of transfemmes.

Let's ignore PhotoMatt for a moment. Manbaby tech CEO doubling down on a stupid decision and making himself look like more of an ass doing so is not a new phenomena.

Tumblr has consistently said, in both public statements and leaked internal communication, that they're essentially running a skeleton crew.

They keep saying that they don't have the resources to moderate, manually review posts, have any kind of appeal process, or anything. So, as people have widely received communications about, they seemed to have automated a significant portion of the moderation to operate solely on the quantity of reports (probably with a basic filter, eg quantity of reports regarding a certain post, within a certain timeframe) to automatically ban or shadowban accounts.

And so, they wipe their hands, both to the users, the public, and their own consciousness, and go about their automated operations.

All of this is likely true. Tumblr, at this point, is essentially abandonware internally, a kind of weird vanity project/dumpster ground for server infrastructure for Automattic. Likely, they don't want the bad press of "shutting down" fully. Or maybe the trickle of revenue they get here just barely exceeds operating costs, so why not keep it around?

Whatever is the case, the bans are a result of an automated process working in the background. I'm giving them some benefit of the doubt here, of course, we can't know anything for certain- but it seems like the individual bans are not based on any specific, manual action.

And that doesn't fucking excuse anything.

Because at some point, multiple people sat down at tumblr, and decided how to cut costs.

And they decided that the bare minimum of report abuse prevention was one of the first things on the chopping block.

Before the boops. Before GUI reconfigures.

They decided to cut something that is necessary to manage online communities.

They decided to cut something that ensures any targeted group will have any kind of community online.

And then, after all of that, the only manual intervention is doubling down on the shitty decisions that the automated systems make, and plucking reasons out of their ass for why they were the right decisions all along.

It's pure silicon valley brain. Blame the computer often and always. Use it to shield the active decisions you made when designing the computer that way. Treat it as a fact of life as opposed to something they actively made decisions for.

Is tumblr staff hitting the banhammer on each transfemme one by one? No.

Is tumblr staff deliberately crafting a system that allows TERFs and other conservative bigots to get rid of the "undesirables" for them? Yup. But they sure as hell are trying to not say the quiet part out loud. If they can always point the finger somewhere else, to the advertisers, to the automated systems, to the TERFs, then they can always have juuusssttt enough plausible deniability.

But being the "queerest place on the internet" requires concious acknowledgement that queer people will be targets of harassment, and you will have to protect against that.

Side note, this is why I do try to keep my blog at least somewhat SFW. Its one of the main reasons why I choose not to reblog all of the posts I'm tagged in- if the post is overtly NSFW, I've probably seen it, appreciated it, and consciously decided my level of interaction with it mostly based on how "tumblr friendly" it is. Is that bowing down to them? A little. It's also my choice. I value the community I have here. The pushes that y'all have given me gave me the strength to transition, and honestly gives me a lot of motivation to research HRT biology as much as I can, among many other things.

Yeah, I post pictures that are clearly meant to be found attractive in ways that are generally not socially acceptable , but never actual NSFW. I would like to think that I'm pretty safe from bans, but hey. Who knows. I don't want to lose my follower base, and the community around it.

And yeah, I'm gonna annoyingly remind you of the other places to find me, make sure to check my pin. If you don't know where to go, just find me on reddit and go from there, I'll post about it if anything happens.

[zaruba-needslove]

Opening a new AO3 Account

Because I often see people saying how hard it is to open an AO3 account when actually... it's not THAT complicated.

Like yes, when you first entered the site you'll be greeted with this.

If you wanna create a new account, you'd think that the only way to do it is by clicking that [Get invited!] button... right?

Thus, you'll end up with this page ^.

But yanno, since this invite request system is AUTOMATED, it will take some time for your invite code to be sent to you. I mean, just take a look and that last line on the above picture! And frankly, 4500 codes every 12 hours was not that bad really... if you compare it to when Ao3 has just started.

Even then...

DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S EVEN FASTER WAY TO GET AN AO3 INVITATION CODE? *

HOW, you ask?

Well, you can just ask ANY existing AO3 users if they have any extra invitation codes and have them give it to you. And it's not a very complicated process.

If you already became an AO3 user (and have some extra invitation code) but don't know how to give out the codes to friends who wanted it as well, then follow these steps.

Open your profile page, and look at your profile name.

There should be some buttons under your profile name, one of it would be the [Invitations] button. Click that to see the codes,

You'll be seeing a list of codes that you should automatically receive from AO3. If not, you could always request for it.

Like yes, if you need more codes, you can just click on the [Request Invitation] button. And if you want to send someone an invite code, you just enter the email address of the person you want to give the code to... and click Send, as the green arrow indicates.

Alternatively, you can just manually send the invite codes. Just go to [Manage Invitations]

Copy the link marked as [Copy and Use] and give the link to the person you want to give the code to. Important note tho, you HAVE to copy the actual link and not JUST the random bunch of numbers.

Because the link you've copied should lead you to THIS page.

Once you reach this page, you can just start opening your brand new AO3 account.

Likewise, if you've sent the codes thru the email, ask the person you've sent the codes to to check their inbox for the new mail containing the code. And then just click on the link provided.

*I said that this was 'much' faster since some people claimed that they didn't get the codes 'fast' enough, despite how nowadays the amount the server gives out the codes was a lot more compared to back then (which was like a few hundreds per day). So, I offered another option.

Cos yes, I shouldn't be the only one who still has a lot of codes leftover.

[remotejoboffers]

How I Got Multiple Remote Job Offers Without Relying on Job Boards

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to share my experience in case anyone else is struggling with remote job hunting. A few months ago, I was frustrated. I kept applying, but nothing worked. No offers, barely any interviews.

So I changed my approach, and it actually worked.

A bit about me

I’m a software engineer. I’ve been working full-time for years, and a few months ago, I started looking for a part-time remote job. At first, it was casual, but due to personal stuff, it became more urgent.

Like many people, I started with LinkedIn and even paid for Premium. I applied to many jobs, got a few interviews, but no solid results. After five months, I felt stuck and knew I needed a different method.

Step 1: Europe - Google Maps + Manual Outreach

I searched for recruitment agencies in Europe using Google Maps. I zoomed into countries like the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands and typed "recruitment." Tons of agencies popped up, and many had websites with resume upload options.

I created an Excel list of over 450 agencies across Europe and sent my resume to each of them. It took two days, but it worked.

I also prepared two versions of my resume, one with a photo for Europe and one without for the US and Canada.

Step 2: US and Canada - Resume Tool

For companies in the US and Canada, I used this tool that helps you build a professional resume and send it to hundreds of companies at once. It targets both HR departments and recruitment firms.

I sent my no-photo resume to over 370 companies in a single click. The tool also gave me tips for writing each section, which made the whole process easier. Rabbit Resume Builder also includes an ATS-Hack feature. This tool embeds relevant but invisible keywords into your resume, helping it pass automated filters without affecting the layout or readability. The result is a resume optimized for both ATS systems and human reviewers.

The Results

Soon after, I started getting responses. I had interviews and received four job offers. I accepted two remote part-time jobs. One is three hours a day, the other is two.

I also kept my full-time job. At first, managing everything was tough, but I found a rhythm. Now, I have more income and more stability.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/RemoteJobseekers/comments/1fdpeg2/how_i_landed_multiple_remote_job_offers_my_remote/

[remotejobsearchtips]

Remote Jobs: The Remote Job Search Hack You’ve Never Heard Of

Remote Job Search Hacks: Ever since the pandemic, remote work has shifted from a niche perk to a global standard. Millions of professionals have either transitioned to working from home or started actively searching for remote opportunities. But here's the truth: finding a legitimate remote job isn't always easy. With endless applications, no responses, and intense competition, the process can quickly become overwhelming. So, is there a smarter and faster way to land a remote role?

In this article, we're sharing a powerful remote job search hack that most people have never heard of, and it's changing the game for job seekers around the world.

Get Hired Remotely Without Even Applying

A Reddit user recently shared a unique strategy that helped them receive multiple remote job offers, and it quickly gained traction across the platform. Instead of applying to individual job listings one by one, they sent their resume directly to hundreds of recruitment agencies and headhunting firms around the world. The idea was simple: let the recruiters come to you.

Soon after, recruiters began reaching out with roles that matched the user's skills and job title. By the end of the process, they had received several remote job offers without going through the usual grind of endless applications. After the post gained popularity, many others tried the same method and reported similar results over time. You can check the full Reddit post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/RemoteJobseekers/comments/1fdpeg2/how_i_landed_multiple_remote_job_offers_my_remote/

When using this strategy of sending your resume to recruitment firms, you have two options: do it manually or use an automated system. Some people prefer the manual approach, while others take advantage of the Rabbit Resume Builder's Boost feature, which automatically sends your resume to over 300 recruitment agencies with just one click. This feature makes it easy for recruiters to find and contact you quickly, helping you get your resume in front of the right people faster, so you can start receiving offers sooner.

That said, if you choose to send your resume manually, we strongly recommend ensuring it’s ATS-friendly. Automated systems will scan your resume before it reaches a recruiter’s database. Without this, your resume may not make it past the initial screening, and you could miss out on valuable opportunities.

If you’re using RabbitResume to create your resume, you won’t have to worry about ATS compatibility. That’s because not only will you be using ATS-friendly resume templates, but the platform also includes an ATS-Hack feature. This feature scans sections of your resume, like skills, work experience, and job titles, and, with the help of AI, generates relevant keywords. These keywords are then added invisibly to your resume. This ensures that your resume ranks higher in ATS scans, increasing your chances of being noticed by recruiters.

By embracing this innovative approach, you can streamline your remote job search, enhance your visibility, and accelerate your journey to landing the perfect remote role.

[thesimstree]

Lighting in The Sims 4: How to Improve Graphics in CAS and Live Mode

Author: @nulevhroma

You might think, "What difference can lighting really make in a game?" Yet it completely transforms the visuals: making light softer, colors more vibrant, and the overall image more striking.

What kinds of lighting overhauls exist, why do you need them, and where can you get them?

Why Lighting Matters in The Sims 4

Lighting in the game affects not just the atmosphere, but also how we perceive sims, interiors, and everything else in frame. With different lighting setups, the same character can look either dull or incredibly expressive.

Lighting overhauls let you customize the game to your taste – making light gentler, more realistic, cinematic, or, conversely, more fantastical. Some mods offer subtle tweaks, while others create an entirely new visual atmosphere.

CAS Lighting

When you enter CAS (Create-A-Sim), the game uses default lighting – fairly harsh, with a cool tint, which doesn’t always represent colors or facial features the way you’d like.

A CAS lighting replacement is a mod that swaps the default lighting for something softer and warmer, or alternatively, crisp and studio-cool, while refining light/color accents.

Why Do You Need This?

— To make clothing and skin tones appear more realistic

— To eliminate harsh shadows and glares

— To make sims look more expressive and photogenic

— And of course, to make your CAS screenshots go wow!

It’s also a great way to see your sim in a whole new light – especially if you love taking photos of them or sharing looks on social media!

Popular CAS Lighting Overhauls:

1. Mika CAS Lighting by @northernsiberiawinds

Bright, soft, and ultra-aesthetic.

2. Sims 4 cas lighting mods by @breezytrait

From harsh side lighting to soft ring lights with RGB backlighting: makes sims look photoshoot-ready.

3. CAS LIGHTING MOD V4 by @helgatisha

Replaces default CAS lighting with soft, even illumination in neutral tones, enhancing facial features without harsh shadows.

4. CAS LIGHTING MOD V7 by @helgatisha

Adds soft lighting with optional red, green, or blue tinting.

5. CAS Lighting Mod - 03 by @vyxated

Four lighting presets with colored backlighting.

6. The Moon CAS Lighting by @simplyanjuta

Soft lighting with a cool-toned hue.

7. Project CAS Light by @rebouks

Bluish and green lighting tints for striking CAS visuals.

Important: These mods replace default CAS lighting. Install them as regular .package files in your Mods folder. Only one lighting mod can be active at a time.

Lighting in Live Mode

In The Sims 4, lighting provides a solid foundation for creating unique looks for your sims. With mods, you can add even more depth and vibrancy, making your screenshots truly lively and atmospheric!

Must-have lighting overhauls to enhance your game's visuals:

1. NoGlo & NoBlu by @luumia 

The essential base mod everyone needs. Removes the blue filter and yellow tint for more natural-looking gameplay.

2. Sunblind or MilkThistle by @softerhaze  

These aren’t standard .package mods – they’re custom lighting setups that require manually replacing game files. While the process demands precision, the payoff is next-level lighting control, making The Sims 4 look absolutely stunning.

To simplify setup and avoid post-update confusion, use the Post Update Setup Script by @sonozakisisterssims4Sisters. This handy .exe tool automates lighting updates and removes excess EA plumbobs/shadows for seamless, gorgeous visuals.

3. BETTER IN-GAME LIGHTING MOD by @northernsiberiawinds

A complete overhaul of Live Mode lighting: cleaner, brighter, and more visually pleasing at any time of day or weather. Installs like a regular .package file.

These mods pair perfectly with GShade or ReShade presets – together, they work magic.

What's Important to Remember When Installing Lighting Mods?

Lighting mods often conflict with each other. Only install one CAS lighting mod, and always read the creators' instructions for Live Mode lighting overhauls.

Formats vary. Some mods are simple .package files (just drop them in your Mods folder), while others – like Sunblind or MilkThistle – require replacing game files manually.

After game updates, softerhaze's custom lighting resets. Here’s where the Post Update Setup Script by Sonozaki Sisters saves the day: it automatically restores your lighting, removes EA’s plumbob, and clears default shadows.

How to Choose the Right Lighting?

It depends on your goals:

For vibrant CAS screenshots, try face-highlight mods or colored accents (like those from breezytrait or vyxated).

Playing an atmospheric legacy? Darker, realistic lighting (e.g., Dark Rooms by Northern Siberia Winds or Putricide from Project CAS Light) might suit you.

Most importantly: don’t be afraid to experiment! Lighting is your subtle but powerful ally in creating beauty.

nulevhroma:

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[axolterp]

Axolt: Modern ERP and Inventory Software Built on Salesforce

Today’s businesses operate in a fast-paced, data-driven environment where efficiency, accuracy, and agility are key to staying competitive. Legacy systems and disconnected software tools can no longer meet the evolving demands of modern enterprises. That’s why companies across industries are turning to Axolt, a next-generation solution offering intelligent inventory software and a full-fledged ERP on Salesforce.

Axolt is a unified, cloud-based ERP system built natively on the Salesforce platform. It provides a modular, scalable framework that allows organizations to manage operations from inventory and logistics to finance, manufacturing, and compliance—all in one place.

Where most ERPs are either too rigid or require costly integrations, Axolt is designed for flexibility. It empowers teams with real-time data, reduces manual work, and improves cross-functional collaboration. With Salesforce as the foundation, users benefit from enterprise-grade security, automation, and mobile access without needing separate platforms for CRM and ERP.

Smarter Inventory Software Inventory is at the heart of operational performance. Poor inventory control can result in stockouts, over-purchasing, and missed opportunities. Axolt’s built-in inventory software addresses these issues by providing real-time visibility into stock levels, warehouse locations, and product movement.

Whether managing serialized products, batches, or kits, the system tracks every item with precision. It supports barcode scanning, lot and serial traceability, expiry tracking, and multi-warehouse inventory—all from a central dashboard.

Unlike traditional inventory tools, Axolt integrates directly with Salesforce CRM. This means your sales and service teams always have accurate availability information, enabling faster order processing and better customer communication.

A Complete Salesforce ERP Axolt isn’t just inventory software—it’s a full Salesforce ERP suite tailored for businesses that want more from their operations. Finance teams can automate billing cycles, reconcile payments, and manage cash flows with built-in modules for accounts receivable and payable. Manufacturing teams can plan production, allocate work orders, and track costs across every stage.