Cool Software
Lots of little loans can make a big difference. Congratulations Kiva! Kiva.org: Kiva Lenders surpass $100,000,000! Around 2pm today (Happy Halloween for those in the U.S.), Kiva hit a major milestone: It's a wonderful accomplishment involving 584,189 Kiva Lenders in our first 4
ActiveWords
It’s not that I don’t like Apple, just their “our way or no way” attitude and the fanatic devotees annoy (but not Phil, Matt, Adam, Terrance and other iFanatics I know!). I’m not really into cults, except one, but will change my mind if the evidence stacks
Cool Software
Ok, it's a bit late for spring but AM-DeadLink - Download FavIcons and detect dead links in your browser bookmarks AM-DeadLink detects dead links and duplicates in browser bookmarks and text fil...
Cloud Computing
This isn't CAD or BIM but the hardware, technology and science seen in this tour of The Institute for Genomic Research is amazing. Genome sequencing depends on high end computer technology and the pro...
Cool Software
I find MailWasher an essential tool allowing me to see all mail that comes to my accounts but ensure no spam reaches my Inbox. While many ISP's mail services have their own spam filters MailWasher giv...
CAD and BIM General
Remember the cool Augmented Reality I saw at the Autodesk Gallery, and seen at Autodesk University 2008. The Gadgeteer found it in a Lego Store! Our Lego Store Goes High-Tech "Imagine a magic mirror that when you hold a Lego box in front of it, a three dimensional
AutoCAD
I'm going to be writing about some "recently ribboned" applications in the next few weeks, some better than others. Before that I have decided to set out how I feel about a variety of "already ribbone...
AutoCAD Architecture
This post has been in the draft folder for too long. While travelling recently I read a post on another blog about icoFX then remembered I'd never posted it! As part of preparing our AutoCAD Archit...
Cool Software
While writing about the Lenovo W700DS I wanted to know what 11 pounds was, in Kilograms, so turned to a cool freeware utility I use all the time. "Convert" does what it says turning meaningless illogi...
Cool Software
It's not a game, it's an institution, but it appears to be a casualty of the recent Microsoft headcount reductions. Microsoft Flight Simulator grew from humble origins to become a credible real wor...
Cool Software
A brilliant video showing how Kiva connects people all over the world. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2769845&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 A Fistful Of Dollars: The Story of a Kiva.
Cool Software
U'mm, this, is, cool! Imagine design software running on this... g-speak - The Spatial Operating Environment http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2229299&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 g-speak overview
