• Skype Virus

    I have been getting Skype messages that contain the kind of link shown in the the image above. This is a virus, do not click on it.  

  • Welcome to 2015

    Welcome to 2015 It seems to me that many parts of the world are coming out of the recession and I know many Vectorworks users are getting busy. If you are getting busy, you need to maximise your productivity in all areas of your business – not just Vectorworks. I…

  • Should I Learn SketchUp?

    I teach a lot of people. So I hear a lot of comments, concerns and questions. A common question is about SketchUp. Should a Vectorworks user learn this? I admit that SketchUp looks very seductive, but you can model everything you need in Vectorworks, so why bother? This is a…

  • Continuing Education (CPD) for Your Vectorworks Training

    Many professional organisations require you to carry on Continuing Education, or Continuing Professional Development, to maintain your skill level. Clients often ask if the Vectorworks training they do through this website or through face-to-face training can be used for these Continuing Education (CPD) credits. The short answer is yes.

  • Book Review – Freakononics

    Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? How much do parents really matter? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He studies the riddles…

  • Phishing Email from Apple

    Watch out for this phising email. It looks like it is from Apple, but if you look at the link address you can clearly see that it is one of those rat-bags that wants to steal from you.  

  • Apple Has Released New MacBook Pros : Updated

    Apple has released new MacBook Pro computers with new integrated graphics. They look really powerful and you can read all about them here. The reports on the graphics are impressive as well, but which one is recommended for Vectorworks?

  • Should you Upgrade to OS X.9 Mavericks

    Last week Apple announced the new version of its operating system, called Mavericks. The temptation is to install it right away, it looks so cool and it has so many new features. But take care. I have been seeing reports from Vectorworks users that they are having trouble running Vectorworks 2011….

  • I’ve Just Sold My Android Tablet

    I have finally sold my android tablet. I quite enjoyed using it, but I did not like it as much as my iPad. I want to get an iPad mini, because the size of the android tablet was the thing that I liked most about it. The one thing that…