D-Tools Certified Partner, MED, will host 2 60 minute training courses in D-Tool’s Booth #2020 during CEDIA
D-Tools Inc. today announced that Certified Partner Ryan Brown of Media Environment Design (MED) will teach (2) 60 minute …
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As I previously mentioned we have a lot of leads in our CRM system. Without some sort of solid process for managing these leads we would never be able to see the forest through the …
I just read a post titled “NetSuite parts ways with largest reseller” in Phil Wainewright’s SaaS blog on ZDNet. Our sad story was mentioned in the post as a possible reason for the split. Hard …
Oh no, not another posting about wires. Yup! I like wires and I like wiring diagrams, especially drawings that are well laid out and easy to read. Color coding your wires helps considerably and adding …
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We have a LOT of leads in our system. The current count is 11,192 and I archived any lead that was created before 2006 during the last conversion of CRM systems. Thankfully, Zoho CRM …
I was on a panel last week at CEDIA as part of their Survival of the Fittest series. This was a panel discussion that focused on how integrators can continue to survive and thrive in this difficult …
One of the luxuries of being the boss is that I can choose what projects I want to get to get involved in here at D-Tools. For the most part all of the core software …
We just got back from the CEDIA Expo (Custom Electronic Designer Installer Association) trade show in Denver. I consider this our “home” show because I launched the D-Tools product line at this same show in …
The promise of the Visio SmartShape is that one single shape can replace an entire army of symbols.
With a little bit of parameterization, we can clear out the redundancy in our symbol libraries, thereby simplifying …
D-Tools was founded in 1998 by Adam Stone. He launched the first version of what is now known as System Integrator software at CEDIA 1998 as Digi-tools CE. 10 years later, D-Tools is a worldwide …
My good friend and D-Tools Certified Partner Kevin Mikelonis from Process DSG (Dealer Services Group) is giving a free Visio tips and tricks webinar on October 3rd. I have seen some of the stuff that …
In this post I went over some of my history with Middle Atlantic Products (MAP) and how we created the first version of RackTools the Visio based equipment rack design software. If you read that …
I am a big fan of Middle Atlantic Products (MAP) and have been using their products for around 15 years. When I was a system integrator I used to pour over their catalog looking for …
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 …
Last week I wrote this post about the upcoming release of SI5.5. Since then I have been thinking about the process by which we have arrived at this release. While this release …
D-Tools publishes two quality levels of data: proposal ready and complete. What is the difference? Stated simply, proposal ready data includes the most basic data needed to quickly produce a quote and win the job. …
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 …
Installation of a built-in central vacuum system should be a relatively easy adaptation for D-Tools MVP integrators.
“The basic method of installing wiring in interior walls is very similar to the installation of central vacuum tubing,” …
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 …
At the InfoComm show last week it was good to see something that had been missing from industry events for a while – optimism. Having been away from the industry for the better part of …
This month’s Residential Systems featured a story called ‘Extreme’ Design and it featured D-Tools Certified Partner, Ryan Brown of MED. Ryan partnered with Shawn Lemay, President of Sound & Theater of Williamsville, NY for the …
This question often arises: What is the best way to handle off-page references when dealing with multiple Schematic pages. Occasionally you may run out of space on a schematic page and need to continue …
This post will show how to change the graphics on an SI5.5 Proposal. Although the software ships with a stock report named “Proposal w/Graphics”, I will be modifying one of the additional reports that you …
