E2127 – Dan Stine

In this episode, Bill and Carl get all caught up with one of our favourite guests Dan Stine, AKA The Armadillo. We find out what Dan’s been up to now that he’s living in Texas and the Director of Design Technology at Lake|Flato Architects. We find out about his new house, job, bike, and the new books he wrote about Word and Excel plus lots more. Enjoy the show! https://bimthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/E2127.mp3 | Open Player in New Window Show Notes Episode Hashtag: #TheArmadillo Here is where you can find Dan and Lake|Flato on the World Wide Web: Website: Lake|Flato Website: BIM Chapters LinkedIn:Lake|Flato Architects LinkedIn: Daniel Stine Twitter: @LakeFlato Twitter: @DanStine_MN Dan’s current ride for choice for his daily commute to work and back. Trek FX3 Dan’s two new books on Microsoft Office, and 3rd on PowerPoint is in the works. Microsoft Word Introduction and Certification Study Guide BIM Chapters post on this new book Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Associate 365/2019 Exam Preparation BIM Chapters post on this new book Here is a list of all of Dan’s books – 91 of them!! Daniel John Stine AIA, CSA, CDT (from SDC Publications) Richard Taylor’s great Excel Lab from RTCNA 2016 Excel 201 = Beyond the (SUM) Richard Taylor’s great Excel class from BILTNA 2017 Excel – The Unsung Workhorse of the AEC Industry – Lets Go Beyond the Basics (this handout is available as part of your DBEI Community membership (Affiliate level and above) Bill’s great Bluebeam class also from BILTNA 2017 Not a BIM lab, a Bluebeam one! (this handout is available as part of your DBEI Community membership (Affiliate level and above) Bill’s VS Code Tip CTRL + Shift + L More VS Code tips 16 VSCode Keyboard Shortcuts (explained visually) Links to all the cool stuff Dan talked about during this episode: https://miro.com/blog/how-lake-flato-creates-inclusive-architecture/ https://www.delltechnologies.com/en-us/blog/designing-from-the-home-office/ https://www.archdaily.com/956857/designing-new-systems-how-lake-flato-is-looking-to-the-future https://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/2019-architect-50-the-top-firm-overall_o https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2020/08/aia-cote-awards-lakeflato-architects-13.html https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-new-aia-2030-ddx-plus-lake-flato.html   We want to hear from you the listeners on possible episode topics and guests. Share your ideas via the #BIMThoughts hashtag on Twitter. You can join the BIMThoughts Discord Server to share your ideas. Join using this link: https://discord.gg/nQNrVYY You can also join the BIMThoughts Slack channel to share your ideas. Join via an invite from the BIMThoughts Help Bill’s new YouTube Channel: Bill’s Workbench get 1,000 subscribers! Bill’s Workbench is about Restoring, Explanations, Exploring the Past and Present. Help Dana’s new YouTube Channel: DanamoBIM get 1,000 subscribers! Follow Dana’s BIM adventures – Dynamo, python and more!