JLC-Online Forums - Business Technology http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/ Moderator: Joe Stoddard Software and hardware advice, separating the bytes from the B.S. en Wed, 16 May 2012 22:59:21 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png JLC-Online Forums - Business Technology http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/ Sage 100 http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60183-Sage-100&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 17:00:23 GMT Just saw demo of the Sage 100 software aka Sage Master Builder. From the demo it looked like Sage has put some effort into this. I especially liked the work flow charts for each part and/or phase of running a construction company. It looked like QB on steroids. Anyone else have any info or... Just saw demo of the Sage 100 software aka Sage Master Builder. From the demo it looked like Sage has put some effort into this. I especially liked the work flow charts for each part and/or phase of running a construction company. It looked like QB on steroids.

Anyone else have any info or opinion on this new release? ]]> Business Technology parkwest http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60183-Sage-100 Need to find a way to convert Softplan drawings to autocad. http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60174-Need-to-find-a-way-to-convert-Softplan-drawings-to-autocad.&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 18:10:48 GMT I have read there is no really clean way to convert them but at this point I need what ever I can get. We were part a group of companies that ran our purchasing, estimating and architecture through one company. That company as well as the majority of us went under in 2009. We are trying to start... I have read there is no really clean way to convert them but at this point I need what ever I can get. We were part a group of companies that ran our purchasing, estimating and architecture through one company. That company as well as the majority of us went under in 2009. We are trying to start back up but our plan are in Softplan. Can someone recommend a direction to go. Everyone involved and around us is using Autocad.
Thanks ]]> Business Technology ERHomes http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60174-Need-to-find-a-way-to-convert-Softplan-drawings-to-autocad. iPad App that works with Bluetooth Laser Measuring devices http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60171-iPad-App-that-works-with-Bluetooth-Laser-Measuring-devices&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 12:51:54 GMT Hi I have Leica Disto laser measuring device with Bluetooth and checked the app store for an app to sketch a building and then transfer measurements directly into the iPad. Unfortunately I did not find any. I know some on the forums use Android devices. Amazing that there is no app that... Hi
I have Leica Disto laser measuring device with Bluetooth and checked the app store for an app to sketch a building and then transfer measurements directly into the iPad.

Unfortunately I did not find any.

I know some on the forums use Android devices.

Amazing that there is no app that I could find for the iPad.

If anyone has the name of one, please let me know
Thanks
Rich ]]> Business Technology clydewater http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60171-iPad-App-that-works-with-Bluetooth-Laser-Measuring-devices I am experiencing some major headaches with this site since its recent update http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60162-I-am-experiencing-some-major-headaches-with-this-site-since-its-recent-update&goto=newpost Sun, 13 May 2012 01:54:54 GMT When the site was recently updated. The first thing i noticed was that the width of the screen was reversed The adverts were incresed from 1/3rd of screen width to 2/3rd screen width making the site content completly unreadable, what a pain. Somehow or another i managed to restore the... When the site was recently updated. The first thing i noticed was that the width of the screen was reversed

The adverts were incresed from 1/3rd of screen width to 2/3rd screen width making the site content completly unreadable, what a pain.

Somehow or another i managed to restore the original width balance but the tab boxes and buttons now are one on top of the other

As of today.............. the site is a DOZEN times worse

To post a new thread...................... I have to reboot the computer

To reply to a thread........................ I have to reboot the computer

Some times "Restart" is ok other times...... full shut down, then start is necessary. Less and less happy the more often I have to do this ]]> Business Technology Tom Bainbridge http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60162-I-am-experiencing-some-major-headaches-with-this-site-since-its-recent-update Is there an App for this? http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60153-Is-there-an-App-for-this&goto=newpost Fri, 11 May 2012 22:29:04 GMT This is what makes custom work so hard, dealing with the minutia and doing it with 6-8 people in the loop. In a house we are building, we roughed in for an in-wall valve at plumbing top out stage in anticipation of a cabinet being built for some type of undermount sink. Months later, the... This is what makes custom work so hard, dealing with the minutia and doing it with 6-8 people in the loop.

In a house we are building, we roughed in for an in-wall valve at plumbing top out stage in anticipation of a cabinet being built for some type of undermount sink. Months later, the client changes their mind and purchases antique stone lav’s (sight unseen) from distributor in Malibu Ca. who bought them from someone in France. They are very expensive.

I have to wire the money to the vendor, have 6-7 phone calls with distributor and shipping company just to get them here. Couple of months later they are shipped (each lav in 7 pieces) to job site, each one weighs 2500 lbs. We have to unload and move upstairs. Then a discussion starts regarding the faucets:

Architect Said:

I spoke to Jim at ABC Plumbing Fixtures regarding the wall valve height at the master vanities. The desired height of the spout, where the water comes out, not the location in the wall, is 4-6" above sink. He said 4" is really the minimum although code is 1 1/2", but to never exceed 6" because of splash. That being said, let me check the actual faucet spec. I believe the spout has a drop of about 2" from the valve location. If we allow 5" height +2" spout turn +37" vanity height that puts us at 44"H on the wall. We can lower even further to 43" and use the minimum of 4" between sink and faucet. Is anyone following me???

Allan replies:

Please see cut sheet for faucet, note the page says “not approved”, I assume that is incorrect. Based on this can you give us a measurement on how high you want faucet above the finished floor, or above the stone lav. We have plumbers scheduled to return to the job Monday.

Architect replies:

The stone counter is 37 1/2" but the actual sink is carved out lower, about 36" . The spout is 1 7/16" lower than the valve on the wall (not 2") like I was figuring. I think the lower the better- 43 1/2" - 44" works for me!

Owner chimes in:

Let's go with 6.5" above stone lav or 43.5" above floor assuming lav is 37". That will give us 5" on the faucet height and should be low enough to make the mirror work for two short and shrinking homeowners.

Architect replies:

Just to verify, pipe at wall plumbed at 44". Spout has just under a 1.5" drop which means water coming out at approx 42.5".


Allan replies:

Thanks, we are plumbing so that where the water comes out is 44”. The photos show the lavs being 37-1/2” high.


Architect replies:

Ok- to make everyone perfectly clear: the valve out of the wall needs to be at 44".

Allan replies:

Do want spout at 44" or the the turned down part of the spout at 44"


We actually had another 8-10 email and text exchanges, 2 meetings, and 5-6 phone calls regarding where the faucet is to be located and the stone backsplash they want. Of course all of this could be resolved with a drawing!

So for this one item, master bath lavs, I must have several hours invested. You just can't charge enough in this business!
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]]> Business Technology Allan Edwards http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60153-Is-there-an-App-for-this Video Cards http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60147-Video-Cards&goto=newpost Thu, 10 May 2012 18:27:46 GMT I found a video card, brand new in the box in my office supply cabinet.

It has dual VGA ports and an S video port. It's a GeForce FX 5500 AGP 8X. My current video card in my desktop is an ATI Radeon Express 200.

Question: Besides having two monitors, will this new card give me better graphics and computer function, as claimed by manufacturer, compared to the card currently in the computer?

Thank you! ]]> Business Technology parkwest http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60147-Video-Cards Instagram ? http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60143-Instagram&goto=newpost Wed, 09 May 2012 07:14:20 GMT Dick - this is for you... but anyone feel free to jump in.

I'm really NOT getting the valuation of Instagram. My daughter uses it and likes it .

So you can apply filters to your photos that make them look old or whatever... you can do that with 100,000 (literally) other picture apps out there... and so you can "share them with your friends". Ok - you can do that without Instagram about 1001 other ways as well. They claim to have 30,000,000 users. Nothing to sneeze at, but Yahoo's Flickr (for example) posts similar numbers and offers a lot more core USEFUL functionality. It was purchased for $35M not $1B

It seems to me the unique selling prop. of Instagram is user laziness - Instagram show up and combine two things that you can already do in any number of other ways - but they build a huge user-base on convenience. Users = potential ad or other data dollars, so they're suddenly worth a pile of money to Facebook. Or are they?

A company 2 years old with 13 employees, no real product roadmap, and no physical assets to speak of is worth $1B ??

There were some really really stupid acquisitions during the last dot-com bubble - but I thought everyone learned their lessons.

Or is Facebook nowhere near as bright as I've been giving them credit for being?

JLS ]]> Business Technology jstoddard http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60143-Instagram New virus or mallware? http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60128-New-virus-or-mallware&goto=newpost Mon, 07 May 2012 01:59:16 GMT I was looking at a site the other day when this popped up.

I was suspicious from my experience with the "your hard drive is failing" scam a few months ago so I shut everything down and went offline.

I then ran a full scan with Windows Security Essentials and everything came up clean.

Has anyone else seen anything like this or know what it is?

The site showing in the address bar was FirewallOptimizerGuarantor.info

A google search indicated mallware.
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]]> Business Technology Rick Hoge http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60128-New-virus-or-mallware Tried to post a new thread http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60112-Tried-to-post-a-new-thread&goto=newpost Thu, 03 May 2012 06:24:40 GMT It failed:

Said: The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least ten characters.

Anyone know why?

Also why can't I use the arrow keys? ]]> Business Technology Rick Hoge http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60112-Tried-to-post-a-new-thread Trimble buys Google Sketchup http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60073-Trimble-buys-Google-Sketchup&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:36:37 GMT Hope it is a good thing for SKP users. http://ww2.trimble.com/3d/ C Hope it is a good thing for SKP users.

http://ww2.trimble.com/3d/

C ]]> Business Technology Charlie__V http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60073-Trimble-buys-Google-Sketchup Smart Phone - Quick Question ? http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60062-Smart-Phone-Quick-Question&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:51:00 GMT I'm looking at a smart phone. Currently have an LG flip phone for the last 10 yrs - it does what I need mostly.....but ?

I may get a gen or two back....? Are slider keyboards out of the picture ? A couple of phones I'm looking at have them. Any pro's or con's - slide out vs touch pad keyboard ? Let's start there.

I'm looking at Android. ]]> Business Technology Happy Home http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60062-Smart-Phone-Quick-Question Text To Talk Apps, ie, Ones That Will Read An Email Or Text To You http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60053-Text-To-Talk-Apps-ie-Ones-That-Will-Read-An-Email-Or-Text-To-You&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:16:40 GMT For Android, what do you recommend I check out? Tom For Android, what do you recommend I check out?

Tom ]]> Business Technology TSJHD1 http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60053-Text-To-Talk-Apps-ie-Ones-That-Will-Read-An-Email-Or-Text-To-You Office 365 http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60011-Office-365&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:55:41 GMT Is anyone else using this? I just picked it up instead of hosting an exchange server and I'm impressed so far.

I'm going to try and set up Lync so we can do meetings right from our offices. We're now in 2 locations so this may work out nice.

I've never had Sharepoint so I'll be doing some reading up on that.

Those that have it, how have you integrated it into your office besides the exchange server?

Those that haven't seen it.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/offic...id=gmatMtxG6T4

I really wish I'd bought it years ago, 5 bucks a month for exchange is cheap. ]]> Business Technology WarriorWithWood http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60011-Office-365 Online Fax Software for Small Construction Business http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60005-Online-Fax-Software-for-Small-Construction-Business&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:31:00 GMT Hi! I am needing advice on some online fax software for small businesses. I would like to know what features to consider and are necessary when selecting a service as well as a service the provides the best service ti send faxes to your mobile phone. Thanks in advance! Hi! I am needing advice on some online fax software for small businesses. I would like to know what features to consider and are necessary when selecting a service as well as a service the provides the best service ti send faxes to your mobile phone. Thanks in advance! ]]> Business Technology BrittneyLee http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?60005-Online-Fax-Software-for-Small-Construction-Business music files? http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?59995-music-files&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:12:48 GMT I'm a little confused on something. As I finish a new computer build, I will be saving music in both mp3 and flac files.

So if I have an on board sound card, I can listen to those files and anthting else such as windows dings and online content by simply using the output from the sound card into an external amp, and play it thru my stereo equipment.

But, do I need another sound card to be able to play music ONLY in the background, and listen to you-tube and other online content? Can you dedicate a sound card strictly to the music files so as to have an office jukebox? ]]> Business Technology James Eggert http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?59995-music-files