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Virtual Autodesk University 2012 Media Day Highlights & Keynote

I’m not there so have been following AU virtually this year. John Evans & Ralph Grabowski have already blogged about the media day: Autodesk University 2012 Media Day Highlights | Design & Motion Live Blogging: Autodesk Press Day 2012 - WorldCAD Access Live blogging goes overtime: FormIt - WorldCAD Access The Keynote is a few hours away (as I write) & I’ll be attending on-line assuming my alarm clock works. While it might be a struggle for some live attendees to make it for Tues, Nov 27, 8:00am in Las Vegas it is both later and earlier in New Zealand.... Read more →

Mindjet did listen - A New Option for Individual Consumers

Mindjet have announced a revised structure for their “Mindjet” subscription packages which meet with a very mixed reaction when first announced. In addition to the full “Business” ($30/month) subscription there is now an “Individual” option. This appears to add the Mindjet desktop application, formerly known as MindManager, to the previous web only $15/month package: A New Option for Individual Consumers - blog.mindjet.com “Mindjet for Individuals includes our desktop versions for Windows and Mac, along with use of the Mindjet web app for personal file storage and task management. Mindjet for Individuals License includes: Fully functioning Mindjet for Windows and Mac... Read more →

A double dose of Autodesk University sadness #AU2012

I have a double dose of Autodesk University sadness to report: My favourite AU bag has worn out! I have used my Autodesk University 2005 roller backpack almost daily since collecting it in Orlando. All those kilometres, including several further AU trips, finally took their toll and the base stitching & fabric gave way. For the first time in years it won’t be accompanying me on the trek back to Autodesk University, for another reason. I won't be attending Autodesk University 2012 : ( A shortage of (primarily) time and money made the trip impossible for me this year. Even... Read more →

A swell battery no more

The elderly (work) HP 2710p Convertible Tablet PC got a bit fatter today. It’s about 5 years old and had a slim extra battery pack which clipped on the bottom extending battery life from a couple of hours to about eight. I picked it up from the desktop dock and it felt a bit thicker than usual. Then I noticed the battery had expanded, nobody near it noticed any smell or sound so it didn’t ‘explode’. Fortunately the machine and desktop dock it was sitting in are both ok. I wonder what would have happened if it was left for... Read more →

Camtasia Studio 7 : E Out Of memory Fix

I bet this is sorted in Camtasia Studio 8 but I found a patch which makes more memory available to the older Camtasia Studio 7 running on Windows Vista or 7. I ran into problems producing a 1920x1200 production getting an “E_OUT_OF_MEMORY error message”. After applying the patch it produced just fine. Camtasia Studio: E_OUT_OF_MEMORY error message - techsmith.custhelp.com More Information for Camtasia Studio 7 on Windows 7 and Vista Only: We now have a patch available that lets Camtasia Studio 7.1.1 use more memory that is available on the machine. On a 64bit machine we can go from using... Read more →