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…it really sucks! Oh well, what can ya do. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-02/cengage-learning-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy.html  

Organizing my research for the 7th edition of Today’s Military Wife. I’m so old school! Researching a book isn’t just done while actually writing it. Researching is a never-ending process. I always save anything I think will be remotely useful, Continue reading Organizing Research Materials→

Appropos of nothing, I love takeout. Especially after uploading 39 SketchUp tutorials. Especially from Applebee’s. I’m not fancy. 🙂

So, I bought a Blue Yeti microphone, installed Camtasia Studio and am in business. A bit of a learning curve, but am making some nice videos to compliment my SketchUp book. Short vids that give tips like how to use Continue reading Screencasting→

“How big is a window?” There are no standard window sizes. Check catalogs from different manufacturers. Each one makes their double-hung, casement, fixed, and every other type a different size. Here’s a page from Loewen’s for double-hung windows. Click for Continue reading Size Chart for Double Hung Windows→

This kitchen (photo by Bosche Home Appliances) is used in my Architectural Drafting for Interior Designers textbook to illustrate how all materials, fixtures and appliances need their own symbols. Poche (a line symbol that represents material) symbols are further divided Continue reading A Bosche Kitchen→

This is in the hallway that leads to the theater in the Venetian. A great drafting assignment for the end of the semester would be to draw a reflected ceiling plan of this. Everything would be included -the woodwork, hanging Continue reading Ceiling in a Las Vegas Hotel→

This photo is from Kohler and appears in my text Architectural Drafting for Interior Designers. Just love this shower. It makes a nice little project to draft up, too; its floor plan is more than a square with an “X.” Continue reading A Kohler shower→

I make great use out of the projector on the table. You put a photograph or drawing in it, and then enlarge or reduce it for tracing. Drafting tip: I keep a binder clip on the scale to easily find Continue reading My Home Office→