This morning Autodesk has unwrapped its latest offering: AutoCAD 2019. As with every release, there are a handful of changes and the first one you will notice are the newly designed icons. Once you move past the pretty new interface, the biggest change this year is the removal of all of the vertical add-on desktop […]
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AutoCAD for Mac 2018 Webinar
Hopefully you’ve heard already, but AutoCAD for Mac 2018 is out! It has some great interface tweaks and some new tools to help you in your day to day work. I’m guest speaking for Autodesk’s Build Your AutoCAD IQ Webinar tomorrow! If you want to see the new features of AutoCAD for Mac or just […]
Airdrop from Mac to iPhone
I’ve been using this A LOT lately. Going from a phone to my computer is fine (image capture is great and simple) but the other way is a little tricky. You can email or message a file or image, but Airdrop is so much easier. Works for other files too, like pdfs. Great for quickly […]
Commenting on rumored Touch ID replacement
I must say I agree with Ben on this one. Apple doesn’t always do things first, but when they eventually do implement something, it tends to be the best in it’s class. I remember how long it took for Apple to adopt copy & paste on the iPhone. Or MMS (multimedia messaging, essentially the ability […]
Apple Event announced for September 12
That time of year folks! And I don’t mean back-to-school (Who really cares about that anyway? 😉 ) Personal observation: All summer my news feeds are full of “What we know about the next iPhone” type posts. Rumored new features, leaks, sketchy photos and more. As someone who used to work retail for Apple, I […]
VPN Services Rundown on PCWorld
Net neutrality, SPAM, malware, ransomware, etc. These terms have permeated the headlines for months and it won’t be dissipating any time soon I promise you. VPN’s are a way of masking your address, sort of like caller id blocking for your internet: the sites you visit won’t know where you are logging in from or […]
Backing up your Synology NAS
I am a HUGE advocate of Synology NAS units (no sponsorship / not getting paid for this.) I have about a dozen or more units deployed at the offices I support; as well as using one for my own company. They are easy to setup and maintain, reliable, have a ton of easily installed apps […]
Measuring in AutoCAD Mobile
This is a really cool feature that you cannot even do on the desktop versions of AutoCAD: quick measurements. Just start the tool, then tap in any open space and AutoCAD mobile gives you the horizontal and vertical distances to the nearest geometry. Really great for space planning and checking dimensions on-site. In the desktop […]
AutoCAD Popups That May Confuse You
Great walk through of various pop-ups that can confuse even seasoned users of AutoCAD. Head over to CAD-notes.com to take a look.
Watch 6 Great How-To Videos for iPad with iOS 11
I’m usually on the Apple Developer program and install the new betas on my iPads. I don’t typically install the beta softwares on my iPhone as it has become a rather critical component of my business. Thus I usually wait until the GM build to install the beta on my iPhone; it gives me some […]
