When I started at URC several years ago, my first task was to design and administer URC Control Room. It has a far better architect now, and a far better administrator. Though URC Control Room was my baby, it's grown into the internet equivalent of a teenager. I say teenager instead of adult because I know of some great upcoming features that I can't talk about yet. Yes, it's really cool to to see the site blossom under the guidance of its new "parents." But because my email address was on about twenty thousand registration confirmation emails, I still regularly get questions about the site. Again, like a teenager there are things about my own creation that I no longer understand. So I'm happy to answer the questions I can, and I forward the rest to the new team.
One question I used to get from time to time was, "I'm changing jobs. Can I still log on to URC Control Room?"
And the answer to that is, "Yes. Resoundingly, yes."
You may have noticed when you signed up that memberships to URC Control Room are personal. Heck, the registration form even has a section for your personal cell phone, if you're willing to share it. When your company received a registration code from your rep or distributor, it came with instructions that the code was to be used by each team member, to create his or her own personal account. In fact, there's no such thing as a company account on URC Control Room.
Why? Because you're a custom installation professional, and URC Control Room is your place. If you change jobs or if your company falls on bad times, that doesn't change the fact that you're trained in URC custom installation and programming. Your account belongs to you. That's why the site rules forbid anyone from sharing their login information.
So don't forget that if you decide on a change of venue, or if that decision is made for you by outside forces, you are most welcome here in URC Control Room. We've got a constantly growing curriculum of web-based training to keep you current during any down time. We've got the software tools you need to stay in practice. And we've got a community of like-minded people to share ideas with.
So if I didn't say it personally when you created your URC Control Room account, I'll say it now: Welcome aboard! We hope you stay a while. Make this your home away from home. Or... work away from work. Or... work away from home.
Something like that, anyway.
