<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: [CAUT] membership directory</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> Rick, I'm not opening my directory everyday, but when I do I'd like to be = able to use it.   It is not user friendly for technician refe= rral...simply as that.  If I have to go to the computer to fi= nd technicians, then why do I need the member directory?  Maybe it= should be online and we'd save a lot of money????? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: "Rick Florence" <RICK.FLORENCE@ASU.EDU> To= : "ilvey@sbcglobal.net, "College and University Technicians" <CAUT@PTG.= ORG> Received: 11/7/2005 1:42:40 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] membershi= p directory David, When the decision was made to offer the n= ew spiral  binding (a huge improvement) it had to be accompanied b= y cost cuts in order to stay in budget.  As you mentioned, the inf= ormation is there, it just takes a little more time to find it.  I= think this was well thought out by the board/home office, it just come= s down to which feature is more important to the individual user. &nbsp= ;I prefer the current version that actually will open flat when I use i= t.  Of course the other option is to include all features and pay = more.  Story of my life:  "Prices have just gone up sir." = Rick on 11/7/05 2:07 PM, David Ilvedson at ilvey@sbcglob= al.net wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE> Lists, I just used my new 2005 membersh= ip directory to refer someone to a tech in another town.   Un= fortunately, the chapter listings no longer have the members city in th= e info.   Bad idea.   We have a big chapter and I d= on't know where everyone lives.   I ended up guessing the loc= ale of a good tech and gave his number.   The general listing= alphabetically does give the city of each member, so why not in the ch= apter listings?  This is not an improvement...not well thought out= ...again. David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California <B= R> </BLOCKQUOTE> _____________ Rick Florence Piano Tech= nician Arizona State University, School of Music </DIV></BODY></H= TML>