On July 7th, Box.net and Snippies showed up in our office to begin the “program” that D 7 Consulting was selected for. As referenced in my previous blogs, we were selected out of approximately 700 entries to receive the new iPads and Box.net training and service. Snippies was on hand to video the [...]

Carmel, California is a beautiful part of the world.  Needless to say, the Monterey peninsula holds some of our country’s greatest sites.  Add to this the U.S. Open golf tournament and you cannot find a better place to be.  Thanks to my sister Joy and her friend Rebecca Costas, my wife and I were able [...]

Well they are here!  The Ipads have been delivered and we are anxiously waiting our meeting today with Box.Net and Snippies.  Over the past month, D 7 has been working feverously to get ready to participate in the program offered in the contest.  As you might recall, D 7 was the “winner” of over 700 [...]

As some of you may know, D 7 is always trying to better our company utilizing new hardware and software programs. Among other things, we have purchased large format scanners/plotters over the past couple of years and updated our AutoCad programs to keep pace with the large Architectural firms who we have been fortunate [...]

The Masters. Golf at its finest! Champions come from all places and win in all manners. The history of this tournament is phenomenal. Originally called the “Augusta National Invitation Tournament” it began on March 22, 1934. The late great Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts were the primary founders. Jones dominated golf like no other in [...]

As roofing systems come and go, there are a few that remain solid performers throughout the years. Based upon economics, building use and other factors, the type of roof systems can range drastically “simple” to “complex” or costly to inexpensive. Working on a wide range of projects from tilt up to high rise, etc., I [...]

Today is January 27, 2010.  My son is 14 today.  I asked him via text message “what does it feel like to be 14 today?”  His reply, “same as yesterday”.  You see my son, Jaren, has a keen eye for the obvious.  I am sure he knows that it is a special day for our family, but [...]

Imagine that you don’t sleep at night. Imagine that you haven’t felt well in quite some time. What if you are sore or tired or just plain over weight? Does any of this ring a bell? For me, it was a combination of things, the weight, my shoulders hurt and I knew I wasn’t in [...]

In the economy that we live in today, some of the simple things are taken for granted. St. Mary’s K-8 school in Aliso Viejo, CA, www.smaa.org was dealing with ongoing leaks into the classrooms. A typical day of reading, writing, etc. was interrupted when it rained. When contacted regarding the issue, D 7 reviewed the [...]

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