Cool Software
John’s Background Switcher is one of my favourite Windows Utilities. I found it after stumbling across his post about a search for new small car (which turned out to be a Fiat 500)! It randomly picks images from my Flickr or local machine and creates a new desktop image,
Weblogs
I requested my Twitter archive and created this summary with Wordle. A neat way to see what, and who, has got my attention on Twitter since joining in 2009 To make yours: 1. Log in to twitter.com, settings and request your archive. 2. Download the .csv file from the
Autodesk 360
Autodesk have unveiled a new look Autodesk.com and announced their 2014 product updates. The new look Autodesk, hinted at earlier this month, comes with updates to existing products, new applications, revised industry specific Design Suites and Autodesk 360 Cloud Services. Check out the announcement below and details at http:
Windows
Back in 2009 I wrote a post, which also spawned a new category “My Perfect PC”, prompted by the desire for a truly mobile design/drawing/documentation tool: Recently I was clearing out a closet and found what was, a long time ago, my design tool box: + + + An A3 board,
I’ve been using this app for a while and find it really does help get things done. NeatStreets combines smartphone geo-location, photos and social reporting to make it really easy to report community hazards. Categories include Litter, Graffiti, Flood Damage, Footpath, Parking, Potholes, Signage, Traffic & Street Lights, Trolleys
Cool Hardware
Remember that line about the Internet being "a series of tubes"? Some amazing photos of a place that is Google: Google reveals photos of its data centres - www.dezeen.com
Windows
I like Paul Thurrott's take on Windows 8: Windows 8, Metro, and Mobile Apps - www.winsupersite.com “Windows 8 is a new mobile operating system and not an evolution of the previous Windows codebase. Yes, an evolution of that previous codebase is present, complete with an improved
SolidWorks
A recent comment on an old MindManager post alerted me to this MindManager/Solidworks integration. PROJECTSCHEMA uses MindManager to visualize and interact with Solidworks Assemblies in a graphic format. It reminds me of the MindManager For AEC DWF part Michael Scherotter experimented with back in, oh my was that really,
At Autodesk University 2011 Shaan Hurley introduced me to a representation of a very distant ancestor. It was a 3D fossil skull scan (perched on his shoulder in the photo right) assembled from cardboard contours created with 123D Make. A few years ago I submitted my DNA to the National
Cloud Computing
I’ve used Yahoo! mail since 2007, simply because that’s when my ISP changed their mail hosting from MSN to Yahoo! I also have Gmail and Windows Live mail accounts but my primary account is Yahoo! hosted. Until recently their webmail UI was pretty awful but I only used
Autodesk Labs
Autodesk Labs recently announced the Project Spark technology preview. Based on a Revit Technology Platform Spark previews a simpler leaner Revit aimed at new entrants to the world of Building Information Modelling. Some might say, in a Jeremy Clarkson voice, this is a Limited Technology Revit with features aimed at
Cool Software
Awesome to see this concept of web connecting lenders with microloan recipients literally take off: [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/28413747 w=601&h=338] Intercontinental Ballistic Microfinance from Kiva Microfunds on Vimeo.
