I am one of those people who tend to have a better understanding of something when I can "see" it. So, when I came across this infographic by Rock & Dirt that highlights some of the top construction projects, I had to share it with you.
Question: Did they get it right? Anything missing you would put
It has been almost three years since the giant (…Google…) joined the legal research playing field with Westlaw, LEXIS, FindLaw and all the other law-related databases. Today’s post is about how a Google Scholar search can be used for legal research.
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A recent ENR headline caught my attention: “Structural Engineers Learn Lessons From Failures Through Digital Databases.” The article by Nadine Post discussed a new digital database—similar to YouTube, SharePoint and Wikipedia—being developed by structural engineers to “harness knowledge” to avoid future loses.
As noted in Post’s article, “[w]ith global engineering research, knowledge and failure
I know it is late notice, but if you get a chance tomorrow, Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at 12:00 noon (CST), please join me for a free webinar sponsored by the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry on “The Best Legal Apps for Construction Lawyers.”
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Since we live in world of mobile devices and technology, you have to assume that everyone else is on the same mobile playing field and are working on-the-go. Today’s post gives some tips when sending attachment in the mobile world
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You are giving a presentation. Your computer locks and you feel the sweat trickle on your brow as you hit, CTRL-ALT-DEL. Today’s post talks about how you can recover….
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You have probably already seen quick response (QR) codes appearing in magazines, newspapers, posters, business cards and in various other print sources. As smartphone technologies and uses become more prevalent, the use of QR codes is increasing … and expanding in scope. The construction industry is seeing some new and innovative uses, including the following:
Does your construction company, architectural firm or development group have a Facebook fan page? Are you worried about what advertising laws apply to a social media platforms?
The Federal Trade Commission has eliminated any question of whether liability can arise in connection with consumer endorsements for the obvious reason that consumers may rely on endorsements
The following headline caught my attention this past weekend as I was reading the April issue of the ABA Journal: "The Trouble with Terabytes: As Bulging Client Data Heads for the Cloud, Law Firms Ready for the Storm." It piqued my interest not only because I am a lawyer who follows technology, but
Last year around this time, I blogged about a new report indicating that half of the construction industry was using building information modeling (BIM) on their projects. Last week, the BIM community lit up in response to an article by Nadine Post, which was featured in both Engineering News-Record and Architectural Record.
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