Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: Microsoft

  • Professional Land Surveyor News-Docupoint Releases DrawingSearcher Version 2011

    Docupoint Releases DrawingSearcher Version 2011 Las Vegas – Docupoint™ announced at Autodesk University in Vegas the availability of the NEWEST release of DrawingSearcher™ – Version 2011, the “Google®-like Search Engine for AutoCAD®”.   DrawingSearcher 2011 is compatible with AutoCAD 2011 and all prior versions of AutoCAD.  Also included in the new release are enhanced Administrator Tools, maintaining DrawingSearcher’s reputation as…

  • Microsoft Research Street Slide View Video

    Here’s a neat video I came across showing Microsoft Street Slide browsing of street-level imagery. The Microsoft Research YouTube Channel has this to say about this video: “Street Slide is a novel browsing interface for street-level imagery that combines the best aspects of the immersive nature of “bubbles” with the overview provided by multiperspective strip…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News: Trimble Introduces DPS Mobile Data Transfer for Digital Pen Solutions

    Trimble Introduces DPS Mobile Data Transfer for Digital Pen Solutions Trimble DPS Mobile Software for the BlackBerry Smartphone Streamlines the Transfer of Field Report Data to the Office; Accelerates Projects for the Construction Contractor ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 26, 2010 — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) today announced remote data transfer capabilities for its family of Trimble Digital Pen…

  • Google Apps and the iPhone 3GS for the Professional Land Surveyor

    Last week I started using a couple of new technologies and tools, Google Apps and the Apple iPhone, which I will be writing about in future posts after an evaluation period. I did, however, want to share with you a little about these new (to me) additions to my tool chest. Google Apps, Helping Businesses…

  • 5 Business Value Concepts for the Professional Land Surveyor

    Let’s start off with two sides of the value proposition, external and internal. External value is what you’re striving to provide your clients and the perceived value, in their minds, your clients receive from your services. Internal value is everything that improves and grows your professional land surveying company, which most of the time your…

  • NEWS RELEASE – Verizon Business Powers Spontaneous Collaboration

    BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Large businesses and government agencies will be able to immediately initiate conference calls from some of the most popular enterprise instant messaging (IM) applications, using new capabilities unveiled Wednesday (Feb. 4) by Verizon Business. The company is one of the first global service providers to integrate audio and Web conferencing services…