Tools of the Trade January 2010

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We thought we would try something a little different. Now you can follow CDS on Facebook for fun tips & tricks! As often as we can CDS will add random computer tips and tricks to our wall. You never know what you will find...

Traffic Accident

A man and his wife are in a terrible traffic accident. The husband is lying unconscious in the car while his wife frantically calls 911. After explaining she needs an ambulance the 911 operator asks the lady for her location.

"We are on Eucalyptus Road." She explained.

"Can you spell that for me?" Replies the operator.

The wife begins, "Eu. Euc. Can I drag him over to Oak and you pick him up there?"

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Tools of the Trade January 2010

Greetings!

Happy New Year! I hope you made it through the last few weeks safely and without adding too many inches to the waistband. I do hope the holidays were kind to you and you were able to spend time with the people most important to you. I made it a point to count each of the blessings I have and tried not to worry about the things I don't have. If I came out of 2009 with anything good it was the simple ability to appreciate what I have even more.

According to the network news 2010 is not looking so bright, but then again they also told us we were getting an inch of snow in Austin a few weeks ago. I went outside and followed the tips my uncle and others taught me when I was growing up and most importantly went with my gut and never went to the store to stock up on staples and buy firewood. Turns out my gut was right. My gut is telling me that 2010 is going to be better than 2009 was.

We live in a great state, in a great country with millions of great people. People who have succeeded for generations by sheer determination and strong work ethic. To me it really doesn't matter what is happening in Washington D.C. or on Wall Street, the people of this great nation are what is going to make 2010 a great year.

So to everyone who is struggling to get by, yet too determined to throw in the towel, I say thank you and wish you the best of luck. You will make it. And as one of the most brilliant writers once said; "And will you succeed? Yes, you will indeed! (98 3/4% guaranteed). Kid, You'll move mountains!"

CDS is here to help you move those mountains. We are here to help on training, support, software, new GPS systems, data prep and models, or in any other way we can. See our success depends on yours and that makes us committed to you 100%.

With that, I wish you all the best for 2010 and know that we are behind you 100% and here when you need us.

Sincerely,
Paul M. Carlson
CDS - President

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." ~ Winston Churchill

Tips & Tricks

How can you create good presentations for clients without buying more software for presentations?

Does that question look familiar? This month's Tech Tip is a continuation of creating presentations. This month we look at taking a file from AutoCAD and laying it in to Google Earth. Click here to watch the video.

To learn more about how CDS can work with you on this or other training/consulting projects call our office or email me directly at pmcarlson@carlsonds.com.

Email your questions to support@carlsonds.com and your question could be here next month!

Industry News

3rd Carlson Software user Conference, November 7-10 The date has been set for the 2010 Carlson Software User Conference. Offering a special hands-on day and new class options, the conference will be held Sunday through Wednesday, November 7-10, at the historic Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. More details coming soon.

Caterpillar ready to Staff Revamped North Little Rock Plant. Despite the economic turn down, Caterpillar Inc. is moving ahead with its plans to roll machines out of its North Little Rock plant next year. Read more.

Eagle Point Software begins transitioning users to Civil 3D software. Eagle Point is planning to retire its civil engineering and surveying products, but is planning to provide three additional releases through 2012 to provide customers ample time to plan for a transition and maintain active projects. Read more.

Topcon Introduces New CAD Software for Surveying LIVERMORE, Calif. - December 16, 2009 - Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has released a new CAD-based desktop application for surveying and job site information editing and plotting - SurveyMaster Lite. Read more.

Sokkia Introduces GRX1 GNSS System , New Post Processing Software, a New Data Collector and New Field Collection software Sokkia Corporation (Olathe, Kansas) announces the new GRX1 GNSS system that includes the new SHC250 data collector, as well as a new controller and post-processing software. Read more.

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the AgGPS® EZ-Office® 2010 software suite of products designed to help farmers easily map and manage field data, providing seamless field-to-office information management. EZ-View, EZ-Office and EZ-Office Pro focus on data management in the office while EZ-Office Mobile software runs on the Trimble® Nomad™ or Juno™ SB handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) computers in the field. Read more.

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