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Entries for November 2012

Geek Challenge: Baffling Figure

What is distinctive about this figure?   A. It is the optimum target for focusing a monochrome cameras B. It is an element of a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem C. It is used to design a centerless spiral staircase D.&nbs...


DMC Presents the Best of Beer Hoptacular 2012

DMC's latest activity fund adventure took us to a beer tasting under a big top tent for Beer Hoptacular. "Celebrating the art of beer brewing and appreciation" sounded like our idea of an evening, so about a dozen DMC employees and frie...


Visit DMC at the National Instruments Technical Symposium

Join DMC at the National Instruments Technical Symposium on November 13 (Milwaukee) and November 15 (Chicago). Taking place in 26 cities across the country, NITS is designed to help enhance productivity, reduce costs, and optimize system performance ...


Arcade + Beer = Geek Heaven

I enjoy arcade games - who doesn't?  My enthusiasm must not be a secret, as when an arcade bar  opened up not too far from our office, several coworkers made sure to let me know about it.  Arcade games are best enjoyed with heavy c...


Employee Spotlight: Dan Lawler

Dan Lawler, Systems Engineer What is your favorite part about working at DMC? DMC’s culture is awesome, period. One very cool aspect is that each new employee gets to choose a welcome party. It’s a great chance to socialize as ...


"Destination DMC" Video Guides You to DMC's Office

DMC has been creating a video series to describe who we are and what we do. In addition to understanding the work we do, we thought it would be helpful if people understood how to travel to our office. Despite our web directions, Google Map...


Those who visit DMC may notice our ever-changing "Quote Board." This is where we document the most infamous utterances of the moment.


Changing the CRM Icon in Outlook

At DMC, we have been using Microsoft CRM for quite some time.  The Outlook client makes using CRM much simpler and allows for many features to be readily accessible. It is easy to look up contacts, track emails in CRM, and see CRM...


Prepare for SharePoint 2013

 SharePoint 2013 RTM was released recently to MSDN subscribers, and I have been reading up on some of its features since then. I'll provide an overview of what to expect from SharePoint 2013. In-place upgrades from SharePoint 2010...