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This is an archive of my Six Apart Vox blog and was created when Vox closed down. I won't be adding any new content here but invite you to check out my Personal & CAD related blogs by visiting: www.robincapper.net
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Vote for Your Favourite AU 2010 YouTube Video
Help a fellow CAD Geek get their Autodesk University fix by simply watching & voting for a video. Three lucky videographers will get an AU Pass based on the votes their videos receive. I know how good that feels, thanks to that paper plane YouTube back in 2006, so get
Windows 7, with a side of taskbar
If you’ve got a wide screen monitor the Windows 7 taskbar works nicely in a vertical format. Gives back a bit of that precious vertical space. * No, that’s not my car… ** The Snagit 1, 2 shows how
Revit User Group Manawatu - Notice of October Meeting
I am a bit late posting this as missed the first mail out. * 5.30pm Wednesday 6th October 2010 * @ Image Audio Showroom, Modena Centre, 723 Main Street, Palmerston North Format for the evening will be; 5:30pm - Drinks, nibbles and chit chat session. 6:00pm - Welcome and introductions 6:05pm
AutoCAD WS
AutoCAD WS and AutoCAD WS Mobile – Project Butterfly takes off!
Autodesk Butterfly took off, literally, with its formal release as AutoCAD WS and AutoCAD WS Mobile over the past few days. Both were supposed to be announced on September 30th (US time) but social media changed that as Shaan explains in his post (extracts below): AutoCAD WS Launch was BIG
A blog Meetup for my San Francisco readers? #sfblogclub
I joined the TypePad Meetup Group so would be aware if any meetings coincided with my, very, occasional visits to San Francisco. Through that I discovered this new San Francisco blogger meet-up. Unfortunately my next visit won’t be until November, and only for a couple of hours on
Whahooooo, AaaaaUuuuu! - Autodesk University 2010 and TAMOz confirmed
I just filled in the form, clipped the credit, ticked the right boxes (I hope) and got to this screen; It means I can change to But will be travelling the long way via Thanks to the TAMOz and AU teams for organising their conferences with a day and a
Revit Subscription Advantage Pack – Coming Soon!
Today started (at an early for me 05:30!) with an Autodesk web meeting to learn about a Subscription Advantage Pack debuting “soon” (i.e. days not weeks). It was a heads up on some new Revit Architecture (& Structure) tools that will be interesting to try when they arrive
SAY Media, SAY TypePad, does it have a future?
I don’t usually repost a full blog post but the one you see below is rather important to the future of this blog! Six Apart (Typepad’s owner) are “joining forces” with “media” (advertising company) VideoEgg. Mergers can bring good or bad. I hope this means a better TypePad
No escape from Woo, even in Hospital
I took my Mum to see the Kidney Specialist (all good after this routine check-up) and in the Hospital public waiting area they had a TV showing TVNZ One. I know the Hospital can't control advertisements but seemed rather unfortunate that it meant enduring a "Mis-
DD Country Café’s Ultimate Chocolate Slice, worth the drive to Waitoki
A recent trip took me through the little country settlement of Waitoki in Rodney. It was nearly lunch time and I was heading back to work without any. DD’s sign got my attention so stopped to get something to take back. A healthy Ham Wrap (with lots of salad
Revit MEP Implementation lessons
If, like me, you didn’t get to RTC Sydney this year check out this post from Michael Alder of Arup. It’s based on his RTC presentation and shares lessons from a year of Revit MEP implementation & project work. Revit MEP One Year On – Lessons Learnt | Fields of