Comments for Engipreneur http://www.engipreneur.com A Blog for Entrepreneurial Engineers Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on The Bright Side of a Recession by A.J. Whitaker http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=229&cpage=1#comment-936 A.J. Whitaker Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:25:25 +0000 http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=229#comment-936 If you want to experience creativity overload, try surrounding yourself with a bunch of acrhitects! Great feedback, Bill. Thanks for sharing! If you want to experience creativity overload, try surrounding yourself with a bunch of acrhitects! Great feedback, Bill. Thanks for sharing!

]]> Comment on The Bright Side of a Recession by Bill Bohne http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=229&cpage=1#comment-935 Bill Bohne Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:35:50 +0000 http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=229#comment-935 A.J., My favorite benefit of this recession is some of the relationships that I have gained. I have several clients now that I probably would never have had if I did not get creative with my prospecting. The recession has also forced me to be creative in everything that I do from operations to production to marketing. As my wife tells me on a regular basis, she never knew an "enginerd" could be so creative! Bill A.J.,

My favorite benefit of this recession is some of the relationships that I have gained. I have several clients now that I probably would never have had if I did not get creative with my prospecting. The recession has also forced me to be creative in everything that I do from operations to production to marketing. As my wife tells me on a regular basis, she never knew an “enginerd” could be so creative!

Bill

]]> Comment on Monkeys and Typewriters by A.J. Whitaker http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=292&cpage=1#comment-508 A.J. Whitaker Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:43:21 +0000 http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=292#comment-508 The incorrect spelling and pronunciation of the term "moot point" is very common. I would say that the vast majority of people who use it, do so incorrectly. But, I suppose the point is mute...uh, I mean moot. The incorrect spelling and pronunciation of the term “moot point” is very common. I would say that the vast majority of people who use it, do so incorrectly. But, I suppose the point is mute…uh, I mean moot.

]]> Comment on Monkeys and Typewriters by Kris http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=292&cpage=1#comment-423 Kris Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:40:48 +0000 http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=292#comment-423 By the way, your friends and relatives ARE proud of your performance. -Kris By the way, your friends and relatives ARE proud of your performance.

-Kris

]]> Comment on Monkeys and Typewriters by Kris http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=292&cpage=1#comment-422 Kris Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:39:36 +0000 http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=292#comment-422 Hey I saw that report with the monkeys and typewriters comment in a file. Irregardless that's a mute point. Ever hear that?? -Kris Hey I saw that report with the monkeys and typewriters comment in a file. Irregardless that’s a mute point. Ever hear that??
-Kris

]]> Comment on The Noble Profession: Adding Value Through Innovation by David Neault http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=270&cpage=1#comment-196 David Neault Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:39:02 +0000 http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=270#comment-196 Lots of good thoughts here...if the salaries of our profession define who we are then we are probably in the wrong life pursuit anyway. More often then not money follows the person who LOVES what they do...and that person is innately innovative. Lots of good thoughts here…if the salaries of our profession define who we are then we are probably in the wrong life pursuit anyway. More often then not money follows the person who LOVES what they do…and that person is innately innovative.

]]> Comment on Back to the Drawing Board by A.J. Whitaker http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-159 A.J. Whitaker Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:33:12 +0000 http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=165#comment-159 Thanks for the comments! Fortunately (or unfortunately) you're not alone in your rebellion. Although, I must admit, I probably saved about 4 hours yesterday on a grading design scenario by using the dynamic object linking in Civil 3D. Maybe there is hope yet. Thanks for the comments! Fortunately (or unfortunately) you’re not alone in your rebellion. Although, I must admit, I probably saved about 4 hours yesterday on a grading design scenario by using the dynamic object linking in Civil 3D. Maybe there is hope yet.

]]> Comment on Back to the Drawing Board by Derrill Whitten http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-158 Derrill Whitten Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:10:00 +0000 http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=165#comment-158 This is why we are still in LDD 2006 and will be for years to come. I swear, Autocad is run by a bunch of pirates. The needs of the civil engineer have not changed much in the last 20 years but the software developer is not interested in what we need.....his interest is in the bottom line. They cannot generate the cash they need without figuring out ways to extort money out of their customers. I have bought a single license for Civil 3D 2009. I use it to convert my drawing files back and forth between versions. My staff is very productive in LDD'06 and I am going to camp out on this software until the hardware will not run it any more. Productivity is profit, not customized linetypes and fonts. Sincerely, Derrill This is why we are still in LDD 2006 and will be for years to come. I swear, Autocad is run by a bunch of pirates. The needs of the civil engineer have not changed much in the last 20 years but the software developer is not interested in what we need…..his interest is in the bottom line. They cannot generate the cash they need without figuring out ways to extort money out of their customers. I have bought a single license for Civil 3D 2009. I use it to convert my drawing files back and forth between versions. My staff is very productive in LDD’06 and I am going to camp out on this software until the hardware will not run it any more.

Productivity is profit, not customized linetypes and fonts.

Sincerely, Derrill

]]> Comment on Online Social Networking: Good Business or a Waste of Time? by Online Social Networking: Good Business Or a Waste of Time? « Make Your Life Easier http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=252&cpage=1#comment-157 Online Social Networking: Good Business Or a Waste of Time? « Make Your Life Easier Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:21:05 +0000 http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=252#comment-157 [...] View original here:  Online Social Networking: Good Business Or a Waste of Time? [...] [...] View original here:  Online Social Networking: Good Business Or a Waste of Time? [...]

]]> Comment on Back to the Drawing Board by John http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-43 John Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:10:30 +0000 http://www.engipreneur.com/?p=165#comment-43 Good afternoon A.J. I wanted to thank you for sharing your experience....both positive and not-so positive! It is very emparative to get an honest assessment from my perspective. To speak in terms of grading I would say it has been historically the more "iffy" capability of many design software tools. I would encourage trying to learn more about the specifics on your project data and project approach to see if we can identify some areas of concern. regards, john Good afternoon A.J.
I wanted to thank you for sharing your experience….both positive and not-so positive! It is very emparative to get an honest assessment from my perspective. To speak in terms of grading I would say it has been historically the more “iffy” capability of many design software tools. I would encourage trying to learn more about the specifics on your project data and project approach to see if we can identify some areas of concern.

regards, john

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