I use Dropbox a lot and I recently found out that there is an update to Dropbox. After my backing up problem, I’m glad to have an online storage system for my current projects. I also use Dropbox to share files with my clients and colleagues. It is amazing how…
I have been looking for a good task manager that I can use on my phone and on my computer. It’s tricky, because I use an iPhone for my phone, but I use and android Nexus 7 for my tablet. If I was using an iPhone and an iPad it…
I have many clients that tell me that they do not need to work in 3D. They might have a point, they are required to submit drawings as plans and elevations and their clients are not demanding 3D visualisations. I would say that they can get away with 2D, but…
It is all very well learning how to customise Vectorworks, learning how to create your own Vectorworks tools, and other cool stuff. However, if you do not know the basics very well it is a waste. It seems such a waste to go back over the basics again, but I…
I have been reading the Vectorworks tech board recently. Generally this community board is there for users to help each other and mostly it works well for that. There are some visitors to the site that seem to want to complain about Vectorworks. Be careful about believing the opinions on…
I have finished reading The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains and I am amazed at how powerful and flexible the human brain is. As you read, or work on something, your brain changes. The more you do something the better you get at it, but I’m…
I recently attended a presentation by second- year Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design students from EIT’s ideaschool. Eighteen second-year students formed four design competition teams, each of four to five students. Each team was responsible for presenting their own unique vision and solutions for the project. ideaschool is based…
There are many computer users that are still using Windows XP, but Microsoft have announced that support for this will end in April 2014. After this, you will not longer get updates or support. Windows XP is old, about 12 years old, but some users still like using it.
If you are looking for a tutorial on Microsoft Word, try this web site… I have been using Microsoft office for a long time, and there are some things I know how to do, but my advise with Word is to have a look at a tutorial to make sure you…
I have just upgraded my old Microsoft Word to Microsoft Office 365. It was time to upgrade, but it is a program that I use a lot, so it does pay to keep it up to date. Microsoft Office 365 is a subscription service, which means that I will have to…