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AEC firms and Web firms have one main thing in common, they have to design or build something in order to please the client. The way something looks and feels is subjective, making it difficult to please everyone. As we reviewed some of the comments we've heard when building sites, we realized that A/E/C firms have heard similar ones from their clients.

1. "I really like purple. Is there a way that you could work that in?"

We're kicking off June with a new site and new services.

Our Web site has a new design and layout to make it easier to find what you need.

We've restructured our Web services with a focus on planning. Our new service is called Data-Scribe's Site Starter. It includes strategy meetings, a visual outline, and a written plan for your Web site project.

We hear it all the time. A client wants an easy-to-update, scalable system for their architectural firm's Web site presence. Not that we are hoping for the demise of Flash, but it is a tool, not the end-all-be-all to define a corporate identity.

We use Flash in some of our sites and we know there is a time and place for its usage.

It seems that the next trend is to provide an easy to use, customizable and flexible system that anyone can maintain instead of just a cool looking way to design sites. Anyone else seeing this trend? 

There are a lot of customer relationship management systems available on the market. Prices, features, technical requirements, and customizability (is that a word?) all vary. Whether you're looking at open source software or proprietary, you need to consider several factors before plunking down the cash or working with a certain consultant.

Classes run from 9:00a to 4:00p and will be held in central Albuquerque (unless otherwise noted). Also, classes include a training manual and use of a laptop.

March 3rd: Microsoft Project 2003 Level 1 - registration closed
March 5th: QuickBooks 2007/2008 Level 1 - registration closed

March 10th thru 12th: Small Business Web Site Bootcamp (Drupal and Joomla!)

All classes run from 9:00a to 4:00p and include a training manual and use of a laptop.  Classes will be held in central Albuquerque.

February 3rd: Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Level 1
February 4th: Microsoft Excel 2007 Level 1

February 10th: Microsoft Project 2007 Level 1
February 11th: QuickBooks 2007/2008 Level 1

February 18th thru 20th: Nonprofit Web Site Bootcamp (Drupal and Joomla!)

February 25th thru 27th: Nonprofit CiviCRM Bootcamp

We will be hosting regular free seminars to introduce organizations to the world of Drupal and Joomla! for enhanced Web site capabilities. The seminar is called "A CMS Approach to Web Site Management - Joomla! and Drupal" and will be held from 11:30a to 12:30p Mountain Daylight Time on the following days:

August 1 - online

August 15 - Albuquerque

September 1 - online

September 15 - Albuquerque

Learn more about the seminar

At what point does a custom design become an issue in the development of a Web site or content management system? Are custom designs even an issue in the world of development anymore?

With all the ready-made templates out there, you would think not. Don't fool yourself; there are plenty of issues wrapped around the ideologies of design and the Web. More recently the term "design" has become more fluid across disciplines.

You've probably noticed that our nonprofit service grant for Web development services has been on hiatus for the past few months. We're happy to announce that nonprofits across the US will be able to apply online for the September 15, 2008 deadline later this week.

We've updated our training clinic offerings. The classes will be offered in Albuquerque and online.

Based on feedback from students, we have changed the clinics to address common tasks that you'd want to complete in Microsoft programs, Web programs, and other specialty software.

Click here to see our program offerings and outlines.

View our current class schedule on our training calendar.