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  • cmcarthur
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    February 21, 2024 at 2:14 pm
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    in reply to: Student Accommodations and Specialized Furniture #4078

    Hi Karen,

    thank you very much for the detailed information.  I will share this info with my colleagues.

    cmcarthur
    Keymaster
    January 9, 2024 at 4:16 pm
    Post count: 107
    in reply to: How I Use Microsoft To Do As My Task Manager #4005

    Thanks for all this information Phil!  I found your link to Leila Gharani’s video super helpful.  The fact that MS To Do pulls in flagged emails is awesome.  I have been using Flags in my email to manage tasks along with the outlook calendar and find it especially helpful that they are pulled into To Do so efficiently.

    cmcarthur
    Keymaster
    August 18, 2023 at 2:41 pm
    Post count: 107
    in reply to: Random Circles – Autocad and Archibus Circles on Floor Plans #3853

    thank you Mona, I will check out these suggestions.

    cmcarthur
    Keymaster
    August 17, 2023 at 12:24 pm
    Post count: 107
    in reply to: Tool No. 1 – Task Managers – How to Use Them #3842

    Thanks, Phil.  This is a great synopsis.  I use my Email & Calendar (Outlook 365) in combination with a notebook to manage key tasks at work.   I sometimes capture personal ideas/ tasks on my mobile phone for future reference.  Is there a app within Microsoft that brings it all together that you would recommend?

    cmcarthur
    Keymaster
    June 5, 2023 at 1:49 pm
    Post count: 107
    in reply to: 2023 Photos PD Event – La Cite #3758

    Lan Chi Weekes, La Cite

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    cmcarthur
    Keymaster
    June 5, 2023 at 1:47 pm
    Post count: 107
    in reply to: 2023 Photos PD Event – La Cite #3756

    Colleen McArthur, Algonquin and Suzanne Hardcastle, Humber

    cmcarthur
    Keymaster
    June 2, 2023 at 4:41 pm
    Post count: 107
    in reply to: What are you hoping to get out of this years PD Event #3753

    Thanks for the great responses – I suspect most of your expectations were met.

    Here is a quick summary:

    • 17 of 50 People responded
    • Popular themes (count)
    1.   Networking 12
    2.   Best Practices 5
    3.   Carbon/ Climate 3
    4.   Presentations 3
    5.   Space Planning 2
    6.   HVAC design 2
    7.   Getting a Break! 1
    8.   Staffing challenges 1
    9.   Facilities software 1
    10.   Fill executive vacancies 1

    We also had a great suggestion from Hedi at Humber to share the list of participants to further promote collaboration (stay tuned!)

    cmcarthur
    Keymaster
    May 16, 2023 at 3:29 pm
    Post count: 107
    in reply to: RFP or RFT #3675

    Hi Robin,

    I asked our Projects & Construction Manager and she replied:

    Policy at Fanshawe for construction over $100k is to post publicly.

    We complete Request for Supplier Qualification every 3 years to create a VOR list (see attached), construction is maximum $20M to use VOR list, others will be posted publicly.

     

    Contracts are awarded on price, Not subjective criteria. Bid documents are either Fanshawe internal short form or run with Prime

    Consultant as CCDC2 or CCDC5B bid with full specifications.

     

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    cmcarthur
    Keymaster
    May 2, 2023 at 8:22 am
    Post count: 107
    in reply to: Microsoft Power Bi – Analytic Data Visualization #3644

    Thanks Rich, good point. I often use it for data cleansing too! It makes viewing data interesting and fun 🙂

    cmcarthur
    Keymaster
    May 1, 2023 at 4:23 pm
    Post count: 107
    in reply to: Microsoft Power Bi – Analytic Data Visualization #3643

    Thanks for sharing Colleen.  Fanshawe Facilities has been using Qlik for many years to combine and visualize data in a similar way.  I’m jealous of your user group – very impressive!

    When looking at data this way, we often discover insights we didn’t set out to find.  It’s very helpful for improving data integrity.

    cmcarthur
    Keymaster
    April 11, 2023 at 9:25 am
    Post count: 107
    in reply to: Archibus Users – Is Anyone Using the Project Management Module #3616

    Hi Ahmed,

    It’s been awhile but I recall that there were a number of key fields that were not available in the module to support an intuitive workflow.  Also, reconciling the project invoices between Archibus and our financial system was complicated.

    cmcarthur
    Keymaster
    March 29, 2023 at 3:16 pm
    Post count: 107
    in reply to: Mind Mapping – The Swiss Army Knife for Critical Thinking! #3602

    Thank you Phil, I love the look and feel of the final visual! I will definitely use this tool.

    cmcarthur
    Keymaster
    March 29, 2023 at 3:14 pm
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    in reply to: Tips for Mindfulness #3601

    thank you for sharing this Daniel, I checked it out and found it very helpful 🙂

    cmcarthur
    Keymaster
    March 29, 2023 at 3:13 pm
    Post count: 107
    in reply to: An Easy to Use Screen Recorder #3600

    thats great to hear!  I love this tool, and the Scheduling Poll is really useful.  thanks

    cmcarthur
    Keymaster
    March 15, 2023 at 3:43 pm
    Post count: 107
    in reply to: Mobile scanning apps – a ‘must have’ app – Microsoft Lens #3593

    I’m a huge fan of Office Lens, particularly when scanning receipts for expense claims.  I’ve even used it while attending presentations – using my phone, I take some notes using OneNote, and take photos of presentation slides or business cards directly from the app which integrates with Office Lens.  It’s nice when integrated Microsoft tools work nicely with each other!

    My newest phone, Samsung Note 20, seems to have the Office Lens features already built into my camera.  When taking a photo of a receipt, the Lens features kicks in automatically upon recognizing a document.  The cropping and colour balancing is mostly automated which keeps me from having to open a photo editor each time I snap a new document.

    Such a great tool to minimize the need for paper.

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