D-Tools Customers Declare “Plugged In” Training a Huge Success
01/05/2010 – 10:37 am | One Comment

CONCORD, CA, January 05, 2010 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced that their virtual training event, “Plugged In”, was a huge success with those who attended. 100% of System …

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Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for January 2010
01/27/2010 – 9:17 am | No Comment

D-Tools MVP manufacturers realize the importance of bringing you their product information and have chosen to support the D-Tools user community by joining the program and making their product data directly available through D-Tools SI software. Read on for the latest manufacturer news and product updates.

The Ultimate Experience in Home Theatre.

D-BOX Technologies designs and manufactures leading edge high-technology motion systems mainly suited to the needs of the entertainment industry. With its unique, patented technology, D-BOX Motion CodeTM uses motion effects specifically programmed for each film, TV program or video game, which are sent to a motion generating system integrated within either a platform or a seat. The resulting motion is perfectly synchronised with all onscreen action, creating an unmatched realistic, immersive experience. To date, D-BOX Motion CodeTM is available on more than 850 titles. Accordingly, many prominent Hollywood studios have started embedding D-BOX Motion CodeTM on selected high definition Blu-rayTM releases. By reaching agreements with the leaders of both the motion picture and gaming industries, D-BOX’s award-winning motion technology is gradually proving itself as a new global standard in the entertainment world.

D-Tools users can access D-BOX’s motion system samples directly in the library.

D-BOX. You’ll never want to watch movies without it.

For more information, please visit www.d-box.com

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Cable Construction 101
01/27/2010 – 9:12 am | No Comment
Cable Construction 101

We would like to welcome Kordz Director of US Operations, Michael Schaller to the D-Tools Newsletter Community! He will be contributing a series of articles, providing his insight about HDMI Cabling for D-Tools Newsletter subscribers.
Kordz Gen …

Cooling the (Almost) Impossible Enclosure
01/27/2010 – 9:11 am | No Comment
Cooling the (Almost) Impossible Enclosure

Cooling the (almost) impossible enclosure
A “how-to” Article from Active Thermal Management
The trusted name in thermal management…
By Frank Federman, CEO
The installer will, more often than he would like, run into a home theater installation in …

Business Planning and Success at CEDIA Management Conference 2010
01/27/2010 – 9:10 am | No Comment
Business Planning and Success at CEDIA Management Conference 2010

Getting a leg up on the competition can be a challenging task.  The best way to do it is to create a sound business plan, hire the right people to do the work, and follow …

D-Tools Support Chat Feature (Beta) Now Available
01/14/2010 – 10:59 am | One Comment
D-Tools Support Chat Feature (Beta) Now Available

As you may have noticed, D-Tools has recently released a new Beta Chat Feature. This feature is intended for individuals with Sales or Support questions and is now available via D-Tools website, blog and the …

Moving a Server is Easy in SI5.5
01/05/2010 – 3:42 pm | One Comment
Moving a Server is Easy in SI5.5

With SI5.5, server moves are the easiest they have ever been!

STEP 1)  The first step is to check in all Projects and log off all users from your current SI5.5 server.
STEP 2)  The second step is to back …

D-Tools Schedules Additional “Plugged In” Virtual Trainings
01/05/2010 – 3:09 pm | No Comment
D-Tools Schedules Additional “Plugged In” Virtual Trainings

D-Tools “Plugged In”  virtual training event was so successful, that two additional “Plugged In”  trainings have been scheduled.  100% of System Integrator 5 users who attended the previous “Plugged In” event in December 2009, thought …

Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for December 2009
12/29/2009 – 12:31 pm | No Comment
Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for December 2009

 

D-Tools MVP manufacturers realize the importance of bringing you their product information and have chosen to support the D-Tools user community by joining the program and making their product data directly available through D-Tools SI …

Consider the Advantages of Atlantic’s 10e CSB Corner Subwoofer
12/29/2009 – 12:23 pm | No Comment
Consider the Advantages of Atlantic’s 10e CSB Corner Subwoofer

© 2009, Steve Feinstein, Atlantic Technology
 Many times, installing an in-wall subwoofer is just not possible or practical. But you don’t want to use a big black box sub either. We have a great solution.
 Atlantic has …

Ribbon Speakers – Mainstream or Esoteric?
12/29/2009 – 12:21 pm | No Comment
Ribbon Speakers – Mainstream or Esoteric?

© 2009, Mark Fielder, BG Radia
First conceptualized in the 1930’s, ribbon speakers have been around for many years.  But are ribbon speakers just for eccentric audiophiles or have they moved into the main stream?  To …

How D-Tools Uses the Mass Email Functionality in Zoho CRM – Part 2: Contacts
12/23/2009 – 3:48 pm | No Comment
How D-Tools Uses the Mass Email Functionality in Zoho CRM – Part 2: Contacts

In part 1 of this series I went over How D-Tools Uses the Mass Email Functionality in Zoho CRM to send targeted mass emails to their leads. In part 2, I will go over …

How D-Tools Uses the Mass Email Functionality in Zoho CRM – Part 1: Leads
12/23/2009 – 10:06 am | One Comment
How D-Tools Uses the Mass Email Functionality in Zoho CRM – Part 1: Leads

In the selfless spirit of the holiday season, and the selfish spirit of knowing I write better for an audience, I offer my colleagues and readers another in depth, how to articles on how D-Tools …

Google SketchUp Tutorial
12/21/2009 – 2:15 pm | No Comment
Google SketchUp Tutorial

What James Cameron did for the movies with Avatar D-Tools is going to do for system integration.  As much as I love a rack elevation or floorplan done up in Microsoft Visio it just …