Hey, it’s Michael from ArchSmarter, This is well over the hundredth “Thursday Top 5” email I’ve sent out and it’s definitely the most uncomfortable to write. As a white man living in America, I benefit from a considerable amount of privilege. That’s a hard thing to acknowledge. We like to think we live in a […]

Hey, it’s Michael from ArchSmarter, With my wife and I working from home and our kids doing distance learning, it’s family time all-the-time in our house. Most days, everyone gets along like a house of fire. Other days. . . not so much. It’s no wonder that families are on my mind a lot these […]

Hey, it’s Michael from ArchSmarter, I’m all about celebrating the little wins these days. For example, yesterday my 13-year old son made his first lemon meringue pie without any help. That was a big little win! Earlier in the week, my wife did her first 8 mile run without stopping. Another little win! For me, […]

Hey, it’s Michael from ArchSmarter, This email was scheduled to go out yesterday. In fact, it was a good 80% done when all hell broke loose. First, one of my “co-workers” needed a snack. Then another “co-worker” needed help finding a Lego. Then a third “co-worker” got mad at the second “co-worker” and hit him […]

Hey, it’s Michael from ArchSmarter, I hope you’re doing well and staying healthy. With all this staying at home, I have to say I’ve really enjoyed hosting online workshops the last few weeks. In case you missed them, you can watch the recordings here and here. Any chance to socialize, even remotely, is a welcome opportunity. I’ve enjoyed […]

Hey, it’s Michael from ArchSmarter, I hope you’re doing well and staying healthy. Just a quick note that I’m hosting another Office Hours today at 3 pm EST. This will be a low-key, Q&A type session on all things Dynamo. I’m going to cover tips for building a Dynamo library, managing Dynamo packages, measuring non-orthogonal […]

Hey, it’s Michael from ArchSmarter, So. . . how’s it going? Are you hanging in there? If you’re like me, you’re juggling a lot right now. Between work, kids at home, home school, the economy and a whole bunch of other things, there’s a lot of uncertainty these days. I’m just trying to take it […]

Hey, it’s Michael from ArchSmarter, I hope you’re doing well and staying healthy. If your week has been anything like mine, you’re figuring out a new routine as the coronavirus has upended virtually all of daily life. My kids are home with schools closed and my wife is working from home as her workplace has […]

Hey, it’s Michael from ArchSmarter, I hope you’re safe and healthy. I’m sure your daily schedule has been disrupted much like mine has, with all the closures and cancellations due to the coronavirus. I was scheduled to travel to Minneapolis next week for Midwest University. Just as I was about to book my flight, I […]

Hey, it’s Michael from ArchSmarter, Quality control is one of the most important, yet most overlooked parts of any project. Let’s face it, double and triple checking things isn’t a whole lot of fun. In fact, it’s down-right tedious. That’s why it’s important to have a QC process in place. Working your way through a […]