Editor’s Blog: We Stand, Uh, Revised
Don’t count your inspections before they show up — even if it’s 90+ days and counting.
Category: Blogs
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Getting Small(er) at Stone+tec ‘11
Technology drew the biggest crowds at the biennial central European trade show — but people didn’t necessarily flock to the largest machines.
The Almost-Naked Truth
There’s a lot that meets the eye at Stone+tec ’11 during its first day in Nuremberg, Germany.
Quartz v. Granite Showdown ’11
It’s time for those days of sodas … and pretzels … and the ratings of countertop materials from Consumer Reports. (You’ll want the beer after reading them.)
Becker’s Blog: Nearly Complete
The restoration of a South Dakota cathedral moves to its final stages – but will the stone work be done by deadline?
How Tweet It Is
Twitter can do more than toss around celebrity gossip or idle chat between teens. A growing number of stone-industry vendors and fabricators are warming to the short-form text messaging … and Stone Business offers a way to track them without getting pulled into the Twitterverse.
The Scoop at K/BIS 2011
With natural stone in short supply at top design show, quartz gets top billing for countertop options. Popular this year: either lots of movement, or pure, PURE white.
Becker’s Blog: The Columns are Coming!
What happens when a important bit of a stone-restoration project misses the boat in Italy? When it involves an important part of the St. Joseph Cathedral restoration, says Joe Becker, it gets a plane ride to Sioux Falls, S.D. – even if it’s a massive column.
Diversion: One Man’s Gadgetations
Courtesy of Apple Inc.Think a nifty smartphone can do it all for you — or at least send some of your other digital devices to the recycling bin ? The New York Times thinks so. I don’t.
Becker’s Blog #13: Phase II Begins
There’s plenty of excitement at the St. Joseph Cathedral restoration, as new and exquisite pieces arrive in time for Joe Becker’s latest blog on the job.