Wake County, NC Utilizes FM:Systems Software to Help Victims of Hurricane Katrinaclick the above link to read the whole article, below is an excerpt:"In September 2005, Wake County and the City of Raleigh were notified by Federal and State authorities to prepare an evacuation shelter within 24 hours. In partnership with other county agencies, the GSA was able to find and lease an 180,000 square foot building and bring on line critical life safety, mechanical, security and cafeteria systems – all within one day.... ... ... “Within 36 hours we had...
Tuesday, 28 February 2006
Thursday, 23 February 2006
previously published in the December 2004 Edition of the ICC Newletter, reprinted with permission of the author.Off-The-Shelf Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) SolutionsIn a round-table discussion focused on off-the-shelf CAFM solutions, a group of facilities managers and CAFM system experts gathered to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of currently available CAFM solutions. The group was nearly equally comprised of facility managers, facility management consultants and CAFM vendors, all blending to provide a well-rounded discussion...
Wednesday, 22 February 2006
I was just looking up an old article from my LUG archives, and came across a Special Edition with speculations on the future (originally published to the Gateway AUG in September of 2004) and saw this article that I'd written about what I'd like to see happen in my field in the future. The Future from an FM Perspective - by Melanie StoneThe future can sometimes be a scary contemplation for a person working in a field whose every upgrade brings new headaches and a steep learning curve. Others prefer to romanticize the future, optimistic that at...
Tuesday, 21 February 2006
The Gateway AUG is meeting tonight... it starts at 6, but, usually we mingle first to allow everyone some travel time. we'll have pizza and snacks, some giveaways, maybe even some software. ;)I believe the two presenters tonight will focus on Civil 3d and Autocad, but, will also take questions on any other software.Meeting Begins at 6:00 - Food and Drink Provided!You don't need to be a member, everyone is welcome! The meeting is free!Vatterott College at Sunset Hills12970 Maurer Industrial DriveSt. Louis, MO 63127Directions:Take Interstate 270...
Friday, 17 February 2006
Wednesday, 15 February 2006
I’ve seen many posts on discussion forums where users ask about a ‘virus’ making a plotstamp saying that it was produced by autodesk educational software, and wondering where it came from, and how it got there.The answer to that is that this works exactly as it is supposed to. If someone uses a student software package to draw with, then opens that file in a full version, or copies/pastes blocks or other entities into another file, that plotstamp will come with it. This is to prevent the commerical usage of software that someone hasn’t paid full...
Monday, 13 February 2006
Well, it’s Valentine’s day… aka, Hallmark’s hypnotic recipe for market stimulation.But… I will happily take this day to talk about love, so, if you have a weak stomach, feel free to follow this link to tech news and skip the hoohah coming up… ;-)I’ll assume that anyone reading this blog knows that I am engaged to the most wonderful man.I ‘met’ Mike Perry shortly after joining AUGI (I signed up at AU 2001 and subscribed to the guilds for a while, and probably didn’t post very much until they switched to the forum system). He was always helping people,...
Shaan Hurley has posted another AU Video from a talented user. You'll also find a link to the one from last year.Ever wonder how they get that First Down line on TV during football games? Poke around the rest of the site too, there's really cool stuff on there.Just saw a really cool link on the AUGI forums by user mead1 about an Illustrated Architectural Dictiona...
Friday, 10 February 2006
Alright, this happened about two weeks ago, but, I'm going to use this public forum to rant because I was chatting about it with some friends of mine again today and they just didn't believe it.Some restaurants have come up with healthier options for their menus, which I think is fantastic. I don't always like to cook, and I don't want to sacrifice my diet for the opportunity to eat out.I like applebee's weight-watcher's section. I like their quesadilla or their steak and shrimp skewers the best. Well, iHop came out with a new low carb or low cal...
Wednesday, 8 February 2006
After doing more detailed results on the salary survey this year, I find myself writing an article in hotnews and saying, "here are some good fields to go into"… but, that made me think… a good job is much more than gender equality, job availability and salary I am thinking we should really consider adding some questions next year about perceived job security and overall satisfaction with one's current position. Those thoughts led me to analyze what...
Friday, 3 February 2006
Well... since I've got two links to throw in here, I'll go ahead and talk about the augi board (~sticks tongue out at those who might read this ;p ). I had the pleasure of taking a trip to SanFransisco/SanRafael last weekend. I arrived as the AUGI board was finishing up their meetings. I'd met all but one of the members of the board at Autodesk University, and I have to say that they are really a bunch of great guys. I've been friends with Mike Perry and Glenn Pope since about the time I first joined AUGI and have gotten to know the others since...
Thursday, 2 February 2006
PodcastRichard Binning creates a podcast of AUGI Hotnews January 2006 Edition. What easier way to get your CAD news than to upload it to your mp3 player. Sweet. AUGI Manufacturing Conference in St. Louisaugi member rate is $69, non-members pay $79Includes 2 classes, 2 presentations, breakfast & lunchI'm a keyboard junkie and I saw these tips on navigating on the AUGI and Autodesk forums:Managing Multiple drawings in a single session - Jay Hswitching between layoutsUse keyboard to jump within a selection l...
Wednesday, 1 February 2006
AUGI is autodesk's official user representative, and they compile wishes for future versions of autocad (and branching out into other products), which are submitted directly to the 'desk. Past AU's have shown that many of these wishes make it into Autocad, so go to http://www.augi.com/autocad/ballot.asp and rank the current wishes by what you think is most important.AUGI has just started making multiple submittals a year rather than just waiting for the annual meeting in the winter, so, if you don't see something up there that you'd like, submit...
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