Micro-Blogging with Twitter

For shorter more frequent posts I am now using Twitter.

If you have a twitter account you can also follow-me here.

This will automatically show in the twitter sidebar of the blog as well as on Facebook.

Motorola Updates

A quick note for any folks with the following hardware:
Motorola Q
Motorola S9

Lets start with the Q noted above, I have had this device for the past year and have been disappointed with one single item: Battery life (especially compared to having to move from my blackberry). Well a few weeks ago I had a friend mention there was a BIOS update for the device that may help. Well after a few tweaks, restarts and activation the Q was updated.... Final report it is finally usable and if you are having the same problem update your BIOS with info from here.

Now on to the S9. I have been wanting to get a wireless bluetooth stereo headset for a few months now and with my battery problems solved above I finally ended up buying one (ok truth be told I ended up with 2 but thats another story). After using this for 2 work days and a weekend at home I have to say I am impressed.

S9 Positives: no wires, decent distance for talking, light and easy to use
S9 Negatives: laying in bed there is no good way to use them (just be warned)

Last item to note if you are looking to buy a S9 make sure you do not get a knock off (especially if purchasing from E-bay sellers).

happy to be mobile and wireless...

Business of BIM - Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle Together part 4

For those in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia part 4 of the Business of BIM series is tonight at the Virgina Beach Convention Center:

6:00 - 7:00 - Networking and Drinks
7:00 - Intro by Beau Turner
7:15 - 7:45 - 3D Laser Scanning with Beau Turner & Joe Hedrick
8:00 - 8:30 - BIM for Construction with Patrick Burns from Mortenson
8:30 - Panel Discussion

We have postponed the BIM & Facilities Management portion of the presentation for a later date/time. If you are interested in this please drop me an e-mail.

Autodesk Labs - Content Search

Autodesk just released a new Labs product called Content Search, still listed as Alpha at this stage, entirely web based, searchable and available from the main page here.

Content Source quantities (as of 10/2/07):
Autodesk - AutoCAD Architecture 2008 (60)
Autodesk - AutoCAD MEP 2008 (3019)
Autodesk - Revit Architecture 2008 (2150)
Autodesk - Revit MEP 2008 (2312)
Autodesk - Revit Structure 2008 (1916)
McGraw Hill Sweets (9292)
Reed FirstSource (445)

Items with:
dwf (1583)
dwg (5192)
dxf (1570)
pdf (1991)
rfa (6378)

Item Type:
Generic (9457)
Manufactured (9737)


URL: http://cs.labs.autodesk.com
Added: October 1, 2007

Recommended Browsers:
Firefox 2.0 or higher (yeah!!!)
IE 7 or higher

Pictures of Dubai

Here are some good photos from Dubai including one from 1990 compared to 2003.