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Michael S. Scherotter @ Mindjet Microsoft!

I first got to know Michael S. Scherotter via email as he turned a suggestion for a Design Web Format (DWF) Smart Map Part into a trial add-in for MindManager. Later I was pleased to meet him when I visited Mindjet on the way home from AU 2005. Michael has a background in Architecture/CAD Software but his Mindjet role involved researching/prototyping potential business applications for MindManager. He has been a passionate advocate for MindManager, recently via the Mindjet Labs site. Last week he announced a move from Mindjet to a new position as “Developer Evangelist” for Microsoft. While that’s a... Read more →

AutoCAD Architecture 2008 arrives in Nu Zild!

Nice surprise tonight when I got home from work tonight.. A Huge box which I opened to find… A smaller box which I opened to find… This DVD case. AutoCAD Architecture 2008 has arr... Read more →

3rd Anniversary!

It’s blog’iversary time again. 3 years since that first tentative post . To everyone, everywhere, thanks for visiting. Boring Anniversary Blog Stats for me! Ro... Read more →

AutoCAD 2008 - Linescale sorted?

Did anyone ever really understand the linescale settings in AutoCAD? Confusing enough for “ the imperialists ”, it was further complicated for metric users with the addition of “international” file... Read more →

Autodesk Web Permalinks and some CAD ActiveWords research...

Some of my most used ActiveWords substitute names URL’s, launch applications or navigate to websites related to the CAD applications I use. For example these are my AutoCAD Architecture ActiveWords:... Read more →

Giving up with Adobe Reader...

This post on Beth’s blog reminded me why a few weeks ago I removed Adobe Acrobat . My machine slowed down then appeared to almost freeze, yet all the app’s I was using were working fine. It turned out... Read more →

RSS Bandit Feedlist download bug

I know about 5% of my subscribers use RSS Bandit so thought should share an annoying Feedlist bug in the current release. I found this in the beta but thought it had been fixed but it appears it hasn’... Read more →

Destroying passionate bloggers

I’ve really enjoy reading Kath Sierra’s blog and have linked to it often. It combined lively, intelligent, thought provoking writing with wonderful stylish graphics. Today that changed when I read... Read more →

AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - Viewport Locked?

It’s often the little things that count. To find out if a viewport was locked used to require a right click or visit to the properties palette, now you can see and toggle locking from the status bar.... Read more →

Don McMillan - "Technically Funny" about PowerPoint

At Autodesk University 2004 there was a sense of dread when we learned the “enteratinment” would be a former computer chip engineer comedian who did his routine with PowerPoint. Don McMillan was hi... Read more →