Eric Colburn, PLS

Category: 4 RODS

  • Professional Land Surveyor Product Review of EcoStakes

    What value would you give to your survey monuments if they could provide longevity, be easily found and are environmentally friendly, too? One solution that provides all of these benefits is the EcoStake, available exclusively from Berntsen. Berntsen was kind enough to provide me with a small sample of the EcoStake in the different sizes,…

  • Staying Small Successfully: A Guide for Architects, Engineers, and Design Professionals

    “Many architects, landscape architects, and interior designers are self-employed or are partners in small firms. These professionals must understand the management, administrative, and planning skills that are critical to the success of a design firm–and apply them to a small business profile. The revision of this best-selling book addresses the latest changes that affect the…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Forum

    Announcing the Professional Land Surveyor Forum! The Professional Land Surveyor Forum is a FREE professional grade site that provides you with all the features you need and expect from a professional bulletin board. I think you’ll find it to be the best, feature rich, forum bulletin board in the industry. You can check out the Professional…

  • Business Video: Playing to Your Strengths – BusinessWeek

    Play to Your Strengths Senior BusinessWeek Editor Diane Brady talks to Marcus Buckingham about his new book, The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success. His message is to Play to your strengths instead of trying to manage your weaknesses

  • LivingRheum.com Goes Live

    My wife, Jo-Ann, has started her own website and blog at LivingRheum.com to write about her experience with having Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). She was diagnosed with RA at the age of 36 and has been courageously fighting this disease and finding ways to make her life better. Jo-Ann writes on her About Me page, “I wanted to…

  • Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty : The Only Networking Book You’ll Ever Need

    Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty by Harvey Mackay is a great book for everyone, with valuable networking information you can use in your personal and business life. In these difficult economic times, having the right contacts in the right place when you need them, will make the difference between survival and failure. As the…

  • Book Review: Mastering AutoCad Civil 3D

    Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 is a must read if you are using, or plan to implement, AutoCAD Civil 3D. I bought this book last year and I refer to it all the time. Written by Dana Probert, E.I.T., James Wedding, P.E., along with Mark Scacco, P.E., and Jason Hickey, this book gives comprehensive information,…