D-Tools Enhances Customer Service with New Live Chat Feature
02/16/2010 – 4:00 pm | No Comment

CONCORD, CA, MARCH 16, 2010 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced the release of their new live chat feature, which can be accessed directly from D-Tools System Integration Software …

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

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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 …

D-Tools Adds Chrysalis Acoustics by Velodyne
12/21/2009 – 10:56 am | No Comment
D-Tools Adds Chrysalis Acoustics by Velodyne

We are pleased to announce a new brand for the D-Tools family – Chrysalis Acoustics by Velodyne, the most prominent name in subwoofers.  Velodyne began building subwoofers in 1983.  Today, Velodyne holds more subwoofer patents …

New D-Tools SketchUp Component Library Release (AV Systems)
12/09/2009 – 5:51 pm | No Comment
New D-Tools SketchUp Component Library Release (AV Systems)

D-Tools, Inc. has officially released new samples of our 3D Component Libraries for Google SketchUp. Sample models of our complete AV System Library are available via Google SketchUp’s 3D warehouse. The sample models are included in the …

Projects Won’t Open in the Text Interface
12/09/2009 – 2:17 pm | No Comment
Projects Won’t Open in the Text Interface

Issue: You attempt to open an SI5.5 project in the Text interface and the interface does not open.  No error, just nothing happens…crickets.
Cause: This can occur on machines that are running both SI 4 and …

Reporting an Error Message
12/03/2009 – 9:02 am | One Comment
Reporting an Error Message

The reality of using software is that you may encounter errors from time to time.  The proper reporting of an error can significantly increase the turnaround time for a resolution.  The intent of this article …

Atlantic Technology International – Setting Your Receiver’s Subwoofer Crossover
11/25/2009 – 8:07 am | No Comment
Atlantic Technology International – Setting Your Receiver’s Subwoofer Crossover

Most people never take the time and effort to understand this issue, yet a little knowledge will go a long way towards maximizing your satisfaction with your Home Theater system.
A little background information: People can …

Error Saving Visio File with Inserted PDF
11/25/2009 – 7:43 am | No Comment
Error Saving Visio File with Inserted PDF

Although ideal, procuring AutoCAD floor plans is not always possible.  Architects are protective of their intellectual property, rightfully so, and it often takes some convincing that you really only need them to lay out the …

Report Designer: the value of parameters
11/24/2009 – 9:15 am | No Comment
Report Designer: the value of parameters

One of the most powerful attributes of the D-Tools report designer is the ability to use parameters in your reports. These parameters give you the ability to make choices on how a report should …

Deleting a local SketchUp collection in windows vista
11/06/2009 – 11:40 am | No Comment
Deleting a local SketchUp collection in windows vista

Google SketchUp is one of the most powerful 3D software solutions out there.  Building components and creating local collections seems too easy to perform with Google SketchUp, but to remove or delete a local collection should …