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Its called ‘ghost’ for PCs from Norton.

You do understand that computers, like a pencil and a drafting board with a parallel or drafting machine.. are just TOOLS. It is how you use them. They are just a different means to the same end. No different than a framer asking if a certain cordeless reciprocal saw is good or not…moving well on from a handsaw and making the job easier, f…[Read more]

thanks Henry, maybe I’ll get it finished one day. the website that is….
and most days I don’t wear a tie….

Stephen, if not too late in the process, you could still add up a few fruit/nuts trees. Teach the kids contact with nature, food does not come out in a box from a factory. Milk or cheese either.
You will help kids in many ways with those prefab playgrounds, but you wont get them attracted to nature.

I’m surprised everyone in this thread is…[Read more]

That’s funny, I was just now listening  to “Time Machine” by Grand Funk RailRoad….
Talk about a rockin album! I can’t believe those guys are not in the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame.
So, yes, I totally endorse Time Machine for all Ya’lls ills……
 

I have several pool details, and more to come, on my new website:
alanrayrla.com
go to page 2 and scroll down and you’ll see several pool details….
click on pic for larger view.

MUSC Urban Farm by Urban Edge Studio – Bill Eubanks, FASLA – Charleston, SC
http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/urbanfarm/
http://urban-edge-studio.com/home.html

I agree, go back to 7. As for a workstation, it isn’t all the necessary if you buy a high-end PC from the manufacturer. They tend to use better components in the better PCs. (HP has their Envy or Pavilion Elites – Dell has their Inspiron- the cheapest, the Optiplex – the middle of the road business machine, and the Precision-their workstation).…[Read more]

Some of what you seek can be found in your local pool codes as far as steps and such, and gunnite pools are pretty simple if done in one shot with no seams or gaps where you would need waterstops. They are pretty much a hole, rebar, and shooting the concrete to a specific depth. You can find some pretty good details in some pool books or just do a…[Read more]

I suppose the follow up to all the small firm owners is ‘is it worth it to hire an on-call IT consultant’?

Is there a PC version of ‘Time Machine’?  Apple has ‘Time Machine’ as a way to restore your set up from a backup.

I’ve used Dells a fair amount in various offices, but their lifespan seems to be 3~5yrs (they run too hot at the higher end machines, and end up frying one component or another).  One choice may be is to get a Mac machine but run it o…[Read more]

Macbook Pro.
That way you are mobile, and can have both Mac and PC environments.

–J

Hi Deborah, You may have this info. already, but I highly recommend connecting with Sharon Gamson Danks, who is an  environmental planner and a Principal of Bay Tree Design, inc. in Berkeley, CA, and author of the recent book Asphalt to Ecosystems: Design Ideas for Schoolyard Transformation (New Village Press) – She is an expert on ecological…[Read more]

I had recently been asked to design a “natural playground” in a subdivision near Calgary, AB. After several hours of practically falling over myself with excitement designing this playgound i got a very sharp reality check from a member of the towns park’s department.
 
He was not interested in a park that was made from fallen down trees (that…[Read more]

Mac or PC, desktop or laptop is not all that relevant in my opinion : you employer is gonna provide you with something, and you’ll have to deal with it. In my experience, good agencies know the drill and will do things right.

If you expect to work alone, or freelance, and need to spec your own computer, remember you can get the same hardware with…[Read more]

Thank you both! I have mined the forum site and there is a lot of good stuff there that I have already put to use.
I am trying to combine my Landscape Architecure certificate and 38 years of teaching into something where I can help the local average SF Bay Area school district make better playgrounds for children. We can do so much better, but…[Read more]

You certainly have lots of options, I think you are going to have to lose Windows 8 from your computer.  Land FX recommends against Windows 8 and encourages the use of Windows 7. Given that you are running Autoca13 and LandFX you probably will need a pretty robust computer.  Our office has a central server located in another city and we are w…[Read more]

Thank you all for your input.  

I just went through the wordpress pack. Wonderful! I had seen several of the playground examples in LAM, but it is so nice to have it all in one place.  I can use some of it to inspire my colleagues and the head of grounds and facilities at my school district. Thank you. 

A lot of grade schools in Berkeley/Oakland (Rockridge) area are doing a lot of veggie gardens. Alice Waters (chef/Cal alum) has done a ton of work to initiate some fun stuff in the area.