Cool Software
One thing missing after my move to Windows 7 was a decent PDF preview in Outlook. The default Office 2007 install gave an error referring to the Windows Vista PDF Preview Handler. The solution was Tim Heuer’s PDF Preview Handler for the excellent Foxit Reader. Thanks Tim & Foxit!
Interesting video interview with Kiwi Economist/Investor, Philanthropist and Motorcycle Adventurer Gareth Morgan. Perhaps the most telling point, and one many Kiwis don’t appreciate, is how far from “normal”, in world terms, New Zealand is. Gareth Morgan Investments - My God. Chris Nichols tags Gareth as a "secular evangelist&
Revit User Group NZ
When: Wed 24 February 2010 Where: Productspec HQ, 14 Holland St, 5.30 - 7.30pm Presentations: * Polyflor Revit Content, by Kelly and Matt * Preview of the Polyflor content available from PS * COES MEP Revit Content, by Trent and Matt * Preview of the newly created Revit MEP Content created by Productspec
I don’t usually re-post someone else’s work but this post from Earl is worth sharing: I'm not usually one for inspirational stories. You can be sure that you will never see an email from me with some heartlifting carp, the bottom line urging you to
3ds Max
I must be getting old… Remember when AutoCAD came on a few floppy disks? Then a handful of CDs, or a DVD? I just finished building CAD application deployments that would require about 26,624 floppy disks. Admittedly it was AutoCAD Architecture/MEP, Revit Arch/MEP and 3DS Max (plus
Comedy
According to Alf Garnett he was… http://www.youtube.com/v/LWKy4RHf5tQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&&hl=en<\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt> Come on U.K. TV, this classic deserves a repeat.
Autodesk University
I took my iPhone and a HP Convertible Tablet PC (from work) to Autodesk University. It was the first time I’d travelled with both and the differences, in form and function, in real world use* were revealing. That experience was at the forefront of my mind as I watched
I'm no fan of Telecom but there is one one entity that appears "gormless" as a result of this article and that is the author. If this is an "award-winning Herald on Sunday column" they must give them out in cereal packets. Paul
Come on Microsoft, it's been months now!
Revit User Group NZ
Details of the next Revit User Group - Auckland (RUGAKL) meeting: * When: Wednesday 17 February 2010 - from 5.30pm * Where: Jasmax Offices, 2 Marston Street, Parnell This weeks meeting proudly supported by COES & POLYFLOR * Join us from 5.30 for Drinks & Networking * 6pm Meeting Opens - Kerry Thompson * Presentation 1
Cloud Computing
Matt’s post on cloud based software rental, and the article he links to, is worth a read but be sure to also read the comment it generated, especially from Kevin Quigley. Dezignstuff SolidWorks Blog » You-bought-it-you-own-it vs the Cloud Kevin Quigley: Matt this is a
3ds Max
I was creating a deployment and it failed with a folder access problem, then Windows Installer error. The folder was there (accessed with Explorer) and I had full control access so rights shouldn’t have been a problem. A web search revealed the “Internal Error 2350” could indicate a problem
