IMAGINiT Building Solutions Blog

Well, ummm... We're Hiring!

A bit of self promotion here, but since I saw a multitude of posts on LinkedIn about the positions we have open here at IMAGINiT, I thought I should do the same in this blog. Most of the positions are sales related, but if you or someone you know might be interested, tell us 'Joe sent me'. :)

Take a look at what we have here:
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA11/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp?org=RAND&cws=1

Have fun!

Joe

8 Habits of Successful Learners

Keeping with the theme of "8" (see previous post re: Windows 8), and also taking the easy way out, my colleague Ken Flannigan had a good post on his blog about common habits he sees among those who tend to learn new software quickly and successfully. In short he sees the following (and I agree):

1. Click every button
2. Follow exercises in class and practice outside examples
3. Come with curiosity and questions 
4. Not afraid to click their mouse 
5. Excited about the technology change and how it can effect their career 
6. Punctuality 
7. Understand standard Windows functionality 
8. Stay adequately caffeinated

Follow the link below for more details.

And don't forget to have fun!

http://biminprogress.blogspot.com/2012/05/habitually-successful.html

-joe

 

Windows 8 and Autodesk 2013 software

How many of you have already downloaded the Windows 8 Release Preview and made your computer screen look something like this?

Well, over the weekend I decided to spin up a virtual machine and see what would happen if I got the Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview installed with (hopefully) some Autodesk software. I have to say that the installation of Windows 8 went quite smoothly (I just had to avoid some auto-installer features of my VM system) and the installation of Revit 2013 and AutoCAD MEP 2013 along with some supporting applications (Sketchbook Designer, Inventor Fusion, etc) went without a hiccup as well.

I have my VM running with 2 processors / cores and only 2 Gig of memory, so I'm not going to test anything for speed, but from a general usability standpoint, it all looks positive so far. It takes a little to get used to the new Start screen, but that part went reasonably quick for me after a short perusal of the Microsoft Windows 8 FAQ.

I'll keep poking around at this from time to time, but if you have anything in particular that you'd like me to review, leave a comment and we'll see what we can do to help out!

Have fun!

joe