I admit that I do not return “cold call” phone messages. These are phone calls that I receive from vendors that I have not contacted. They are contacting me. They call and leave messages asking me to call them. They are cordial and offer information about products that I may not [...]
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Cold Calls
March 30th, 2008 · 5 Comments
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Fake or Foto? - Autodesk tools create realism
October 17th, 2007 · No Comments
“Today we’re presented with images in movies, on TV, and in the press that are of such good quality we don’t even think to consider whether the picture is of something that exists in reality or if it was generated by computer software. Of course, the right tools combined with the skills of computer graphics [...]
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CADD Manager Spam?
September 17th, 2007 · No Comments
No! - no spam from me!
But I just received a message kickback from someones Barracuda Spam Firewall for an email that was sent out in my name. It was sent to some Barristers & Attorneys in Bermuda (of all places).
I wanted to let you all know that I do not send spam, unsolicited emails, [...]
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AutoCAD - 25 and Counting
August 16th, 2007 · No Comments
Wow - are we all getting old - or what? Well maybe it is just me…
AutoCAD is turning 25. And I remember it when it was just a toddler tool (sniffle, sniffle). It has grown up…
And there is a web site to celebrate the milestone…
Here is a blurb they sent me…
“Autodesk [...]
Trademarks of Autodesk - Part Deux
May 28th, 2007 · No Comments
With my tongue firmly placed in my cheek (in other words, I am poking fun here…)
Some interesting notes from my review of trademark policies on the Autodesk website.
Children under the age of 13 are not allowed to use the Autodesk website or transmit or otherwise submit personal information to Autodesk. (Please pass this on to [...]
Trademarks of Autodesk
May 14th, 2007 · No Comments
I was looking through the readme file for AutoCAD 2008 and stumbled onto a list of the trademarks that Autodesk has used and is using.
Some of these are active and some are nostalgic in nature…. I still have an Actrix box on my shelf.
The following are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in [...]
Internet Speed Test
March 29th, 2007 · No Comments
Have you ever checked your Internet Speed? Here is a link to the tool that I use. It is very easy to use and the results are very understandable. Try it out.
Here is another one that uses the same engine (by Speakeasy) but has a different interface. It also has comparisons [...]
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And now for something completely different
August 28th, 2006 · 1 Comment
YouTube - Video
AutoCAD Cat chasing a mouse…
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Some web site Updates
July 23rd, 2006 · No Comments
I had a little time this weekend to update the web site. Check out the Journals, Training and CAD News areas.
It mostly is just updating links and such, but it also got rid of some outdated stuff.
I hope to some day do a major face lift to the site, but time often works against [...]
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