As a Surface Book 2 (SB2) owner I watched the launch of its replacement, the Surface Laptop Studio (SLS), this morning with some interest. Although the specification mostly impressed* the new form factor doesn't really appeal. It looses the iconic Surface Book hinge and ability to detach the
Cool Hardware
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 found this video via an Aussie Tablet PC Blog, A demo showing Tekla BIMSight running on a Motion Tablet. Motion F5t Tablet – BIM Demonstration(Building Information Modelling) | Tablet PC Blog As demonstrated in the video below, the really awesome thing about a Windows tablet (Windows 7 or Windows 8)
Surface
Unfortunately I’m just an interested observer of the Microsoft Surface/Windows RT release. Microsoft chose to omit New Zealand from the initial launch which is mildly annoying. It would have been more so I hadn’t already decided to postpone any purchase until seeing the full Surface Pro due
MindManager
I’ve been using the notebook (right) for meetings since Autodesk University 2004. It’s apparent that I don’t take many analog notes as, seven years later, I have only just filled it! One reason it survived is I like the size and ring binding which allows pages to
CAD and BIM General
I first saw this video on Long Zheng’s blog a few days ago. Microsoft Research show how pen & touch can combine to be more than touch alone. While touch gestures like pinch, tap & drag can be good for changing view, tapping links or moving objects it’s
My Perfect Computer
Pop over to Engadget and check out their post. If it is a real product (Q3/4 launch date rumoured) it’s going to shake up the “pad” market… Microsoft's Courier 'digital journal': exclusive pictures,details, video! – Engadget http://www.viddler.com/simple_on_site/dec196af
iPhone
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
iPhone
My home PC recently celebrated it’s sixth birthday it is starting to show it’s age. When it was new a P4 2.8 processor with 1GB ram was regarded as quite a respectable spec but times have changed. Contrary to the experiences of many it has run XP
Could Microsoft be about to out cool Apple? Will reality match the vision? Lets hope this doesn’t become Origami 2, remember the UMPC tablet that never really happened*, because it looks too good to fail. The video demo is cool but I wonder, how would it cope with CAD
CAD and BIM General
What I found most compelling about this Microsoft Labs vision of the, near?, future is the variety of display technology and form factors seen. You can see why Microsoft have invested so heavily in te...
CAD and BIM General
Recently I was clearing out a closet and found what was, a long time ago, my design tool box: + + + An A3 board, mechanical/architectural templates plus a handful of drawing instruments meant I...
