Posts from around the Apple and CAD web
Blu-Ray Disc Drive tailored for your Mac Pro
This is a little device I stumbled upon which I find rather neat. It is a Blu-Ray Disc Drive for your mac, in a circular shape tailored for your Mac Pro to sit on. Otherwise, it’s a pretty straightforward device supporting Quad-Layer technology and running on a single USB port for both power & data […]
Jawbone Launches New Up3 fitness band & Up Move Tracker
I’ve not been a fan of wrist worn trackers just yet. I wear a fitbit one in my change pocket pretty much all the time and I like the fact that it is small enough to wear in basketball shorts or sweatpants and not beat my leg to a pulp when jogging (like having an […]
HomeKit Chips start shipping
HomeKit was one of the new features announced by Apple in June that is supposed to work like HealthKit: A central app / location where users can go to get all of their information and control all of their devices in relation to home automation. HealthKit for me has been a bit of a let […]
$300 iBox Nano 3D printer gets funded
This is a tiny little guy with a platform of roughly 1.57″ x 0.79″ x 3.54″ but it is also the same price as a decent inkjet all-in-one printer and takes up about the same amount of space on your desk as a tissue box. 3D printers, rapid prototyping and the ‘maker movement’ have always […]
Apple: The killer and restorer of economies all over the world
Apple seems to be building the reputation of either a killer or a saint, depending on the country you live in. The Australian Bureau of Statistics credits the iPhone 6 for a retail surge of 1.2 percent in September. This is a huge leaps after a sad 0.1 percent rise in August. What I find […]
AT&T & Verizon agree to VoLTE interoperability next year
In a rare act of cooperation, AT&T and Verizon have agreed to allow Voice over LTE calls to be placed between the carriers next year. Right now there are a handful of US markets that allow VoLTE which allows for superior call quality (the experience is supposed to be similar to High Def VOiP calls) […]
Autodesk does it all . . . Including fighting cancer!
That’s right folks . . It slices, it dices . . . It develops tech to help doctors and scientists 3D print a virus that will attack cancer cells! This is an awesome endeavor and is just further proof to my beliefs that CAD is in almost everything we do, see and touch. 99% of […]
Offset Gap Tip by Lynn Allen
Lynn Allen (for those who don’t know) is a Technical Evangelist for AutoCAD. She blogs, records video tips and travels around the world giving presentations, meeting customers and generally getting everyone excited about AutoCAD (essentially, my dream job, though mine would focus on AutoCAD for Mac, lol) This is a great tip on the offset […]
Best Webcam: Dropcam Competitor Showdown
Wonderful article / comparison of a number of webcams and how they stack up to the reigning favorite, Dropcam. I have worked with Dropcams at a number of my clients and I can attest they are simple to setup and the image quality is superb. The speaker / microphone addition is great as well, if […]
Secret Powers of the Chrome Address Bar
I tend to stick with Safari, only because it is the fastest browser on most of my devices and syncs with my desktop, laptop, iPhone and iPad. Not only my bookmarks, but open tabs and reading lists too. However, I know many use Chrome and I do use it occasionally for some website incompatibilities, so […]
