yep, I'm on vacation again!

I am heading out for vacation tomorrow morning, so I won't be posting much again for about a week. I have been a little scarce on here since I got back from my last one, I know, as I've been SWAMPED from the two-week backlog. In fact, I just got caught up from that this morning.Just in time, eh?I will be heading across the puddle and spending some time the uk/ireland. The trip promises to be a lot of fun, I haven't been to Europe since the early...

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Ergonomics / Writers Wanted

I was just working a cramp out of my shoulder, and recalled an article I'd written for the ICC newsletter last December about proper office ergonomics, which also came to mind as a portion of our safety training here last week. ErgonomicsDoes your back hurt at the end of the day?Do you get pain in your wrists and elbows from working at the computer?Here are some signs that your work space is not ergonomically sound:Shooting pain/tingling sensations...

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Hardware: MP3 Player and USB Hub

Ok, I’m pretty torqued off at myself right now. I was trying to copy my (very wordy) post to finish it offline, and accidentally hit paste instead of copy… ~argh!!! So, I am trying to keep up my rep as a tech fanatic, but, I have been doing rather poorly at that lately (I don’t even have a desktop pc at home, and my quest for a convertible tablet pc here at work isn’t going as quickly as I’d hoped), but, with a 12 or so hour flight coming up at the...

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CAD News and a couple handy tips!

I never did get a chance to post while I was on vacation. Yep, you guessed it. Too busy relaxing. Ah.I'll be taking another week off at the end of the month... in order to recover from coming back to work after having taken that two weeks off.Now, on to the CAD stuff... http://www.augi.com/autocad/ballot.asp One of the things we are working on is more than one Top 10 list per year! We are hoping that up to three times per year you will be able to...

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FM Classes at AU in Orlando this winter!

http://forums.augi.com/forumdisplay.php?f=519Alright, as promised, Autodesk is providing some more in-depth classes for the FM caddie this year at Autodesk University. Developing Facilities Plans with RevitChargeback Reports: From CAD Dwgs to Database ReportsEnterprise Integration with FM ProcessesTips and Tricks for FMDWF and Effective Facility Information MgmtHow to Win Executive Support for Facility AutomationReduce the Overall Costs of Managing...

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