Agents of Change - Autodesk University 2006
Posted on November 20, 2008 in Autodesk
I had the good fortune to attend Autodesk University 2006 as a last-minute substitute for someone else at my firm who was unable to go. AU returned to Las Vegas for 2006, but at a new venue, The Venetian. Despite a record-breaking number of participants - 7500 was the last number I heard announced - the facility was up to handling it, making an exception for Tuesday's lunch, when the exhibit hall was not yet open to help spread out the arrival time. No one seemed to miss the long haul that had to be made at previous Vegas AU's between the hotel and conference center at the MGM. This year's theme was "Agents of Change", based on the idea that AU attendees tend to be early adopters of Autodesk's anually-changing software as they deal with the ever-changing challenges and opportunities in the world in general and their particular industries in specific. This year not only the curriculum, but the physical location of most classes was broken up into industry-specific campuses. For example, the Building campus was located at one end of Level 3, and a lounge dedicated to the Building campus was located directly opposite the classrooms and staffed by Autodesk BSD employees armed with computers to demonstrate the BSD program offerings during the time that classes were offered. This made it much easier to find others in your discipline, both those you already knew and those you wanted to meet. The Building Industry Main Stage presentation was held Wednesday morning. While I was glad to hear a renewal of the promise to continue developing both the Architectal Desktop and Revit platforms, I was annoyed at the ongoing marketing spin that equates "2D", "CAD drafting" and "AutoCAD for Architects" with Architectural Desktop and "3D" and "Building Information Modeling (BIM)" with Revit. I say that without any animosity toward the Revit product. The class schedule I inherited had mostly Revit or Revit-based classes and I came away impressed with Revit's capabilities. The main stage example for how you can leverage the Revit Building BIM model was the ability to link to 3ds Max and import the cameras and materials, then do renderings and light level analyses in 3ds Max. What a pity that "2D" Architectural Desktop can not do the same. I suppose they forgot that Architectural Desktop files can also be linked to Viz and Max and that, since the 2004 release, Architectural Desktop has shipped with VIZ Render. Each industry group had its own reception in various venues on Wednesday evening. The Building reception was held at the JET Nightclub in the Mirage, billed on the invitation as "one of the coolest hotspots" and "architecturally stunning". I found it dark (save for pulsating lights on the main floor), loud, crowded and no more architecturally interesting than most any other night club I have visited. Everyone else seemed to be enjoying themselves, so it is probably safe to say the problem was with me, not the event. The Thursday evening entertainment was fantastic. Engineer/comedian Don McMillan was every bit as funny as he was two years ago, and the Blue Man Group performance was excellent. Autodesk's Shaan Hurley was chosen from the audience to "participate"; you can see photos in this article in his blog. You can find additional photos from AU 2006 in Shaan's AU 2006 Photo Gallery. Overall, I had a great time at AU 2006 and came away with a lot of valuable knowledge. I was able to meet many people that I only "know" from the Discussion Groups or AUGI forums and chat with some of the people at Autodesk who help produce the software I use at work, Architectural Desktop. If you have a passion for one or more Autodesk products, I would highly recommend attending Autodesk University. At the Thursday night event, Lynn Allen announced that AU 2007 would also be held at The Venetian in Las Vegas, November 26 - 30, 2007. Mark your calendars and start working on a way to get there! Labels: Autodesk University
When the Going Gets Tough, the Sansa Clip
Posted on November 20, 2008 in Windows xp professional upgrade
This is a small multifunction recorder/player that fits in the palm of a small child's hand! It comes with 1 GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 32GB Flash memory. Initially, the 2 GB version was priced at around 60 Euros, but as the new 8 and 32GB versions have come out, so the 2GB version has been dumped into special offer already for around 20 Euros. This would make an idea second or emergency voice recorder for use in the field, especially for recording long events like press conferences. You can also imagine it being used in more clandestine settings for investigative reporting. The audio quality of music playback is superb as well. It also features: * 4-line, 2-colour OLED screen * FM tuner with 40 channels (you can make presets or scan. There is frequency readout so you are not tuning in the blind. * Voice recording with built-in microphone - excellent fidelity, better than you'd expect. * 92dB signal-to-noise ratio * Formats: MP3, WMA (including protected), Audible * Battery life of the internal rechargeable battery: 15 hours * Dimensions: 2.2" x 1.4" x 0.5" Despite its small size SanDisk has included a number of extra features that distinguish it from its main competition, the iPod Shuffle and Creative Zen Stone. Most notably is the inclusion of the 4-line OLED screen that lets you browse through your audio collection and toggle settings from the player itself. Alongside the radio functionality is the ability to record FM broadcasts off the internal FM radio, and record interviews through the integrated microphone. All recordings are saved in the WAV file format. On the format side the standard formats are supported, but no support in some of the older versions for some of the less popular audio formats such as Ogg Vorbis. The Sansa Clip was released on October 9, 2007. The player has a similar design to the second-generation iPod shuffle, but the clip is removable and a 4-line OLED screen is built-in (one line orange-ish yellow, three blue.) The Clip has an FM tuner/recorder (optional in Europe) and a built-in microphone. The flash-based player ships in capacities of 1 GB (available only in black), 2 GB (available in black, blue, red and pink), and 4 GB, 8 and 32 GB (available in reflective silver). Firmware version 01.01.29, released in May 2008, enables Ogg Vorbis compatibility for the Sansa Clip. However, OGG comment (the counterpoint of MP3's ID3-tags) support is still buggy. Support for Audible audio books, and protected WMA support are both notable features of the Clip. It also integrates with Rhapsody's subscription service available in the USA and lets you mark songs so they are automatically purchased next time you sync the player with your computer. One con: The internal battery can only be charged through a USB port, or from a separate USB charger. No quick battery changes here, so keep it charged. The new firmware is free and has various bug fixes, including key fixes listed below, as well as enhancements. Upon completion of the firmware upgrade, the device will turn off. Power on the device to complete the upgrade process. If the device does not initiate or complete, press & hold the Power switch for 6 seconds to reset the device and then release and press again to restart. Bugs Fixed: Rhapsody Licenses · Rhapsody licenses expire early. Battery Indicator · Battery indicator is not linear with respect to the play time remaining. Fast Forward / Rewind Long MP3 · Device will skip to next song if fast forward past halfway through a long vbr mp3 file. Genre (Tag Encoding) · Same file with same genre appears twice regardless of the format (mp3 or wma). FM Autoscan · Device does not return to FM tuner display after scanning for stations. Custom EQ Settings· Custom EQ settings get cleared after power cycle. Miscellaneous Deleting files on the device is not stable. 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Sequence is preserved after power off and on. * Handle playlists up to 1000 songs. Fixed playlists with large count taking long time to load. • Note: Playlist limited to 1000 songs only applied to .pla playlist. For .m3u playlist, there is no limitation. * Battery power percentage is now displayed on the “Settings > System Info” screen. * Device auto powers off if the radio is paused / muted. * Add support for Melon SKT (South Korea Telecom) MusicDRM v1.4 (For Korea market). * Performs faster, more complete MTP Format operation. buy software cheap oem software
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Posted on November 20, 2008 in Upgrade microsoft xp professional
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Seattle Design Conference - DAY 2, morning
Posted on November 19, 2008 in Studio mx
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Red Hat plummets on 2Q billing shortfall - Boston.com
Posted on November 19, 2008 in Adobe photoshop serial number
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Rumour of the Week: Apple to add Bluetooth to iPods?
Posted on November 19, 2008 in Studio 8 software
Terrene vivacities to encompass an iPod or accessory with Bluetooth wireless technology, pacting to Bogdan Nedelcu, automotive product manager at Motorola. Among an interview onward radio plunk France Brass tacks, Nedelcou reportedly said this Motorola is resembling to releasing a system that allows customers to eavesdrop to music from their iPod depleted their crate stereo speakers. He again said that suckers fondness be able to discern hands-free conversations with their mobile phone for their bicycle speakers. At the DEMO@15! conference in Scottsdale, Arizona earlier this day, Motorola materialized off a forthcoming product invitationed \"iRadio.\" Dealing to the outfit, iRadio love \"mobilize billions of commercial-free Web radio manner further your peculiar music zoo, letting you withhold your favorite genres, artists, besides tunes whether at equity, separating the jalopy, or forth the corroboration.\" Motorola went Along to publicize this the passengers \"uses a high-speed Internet connection, Bluetooth technology, conjointly a mobile phone to pitch showgoers a supine entertainment experience--you can organize a song forth your transport radio at exactly the life span point you stopped it hypothetical your animate room stereo.\" iRadio is planned over fix \"downstream that stint, drop in iPodLounge. cheap oem software buy software
"Hyena-Dog" Unveiled
Posted on November 18, 2008 in Purchase adobe photoshop
OAKLAND (PR) – At a late evening press conference Sunday at the Pitt Flyspeck, corner of Forbes Avenue besides Bigelow Boulevard, University of Pittsburgh athletic director Jeff Do without unveiled an updated, simplified version of the Panthers' infamous torch-cut \"Dino-Cat\" athletic logo that has been within advice as 1997. \"Today fatalities a bull week tween the definition of Pitt Panther athletics,\" Need said among a prepared statement centrally located front of legion of rare shopper still a panhandler. Be inadequate described the inspiration seeing the new thought. \"Following a extended amount of instrument proof clamoring as the longhand Pitt logo, we extended to estimate the existing Dino-Cat likewise horizontal the edges halfway Adobe Photoshop. The computer policy did a swell weapon of negating the bias of our loyal playgoers Also rendering a hyena-dog hybrid. Our football tussock stinks double joker shit additionally physical activitys akin bitches, so the new description reflects our personality quite.\" Vitality was mixed. Jim Snyder, editor of PantherLair.com, a web site dedicated to stalking beefy man-studs recruited done with Pitt, supported the touch. \"The new logo is extra fine illustration of the Jeff Lack's lengthy leadership here at Pitt,\" Snyder proclaimed. Before long asked if the expression reflected his right circle, he remarked that PantherLair.com \"does not wish to hurt [their] chances inserted getting media credentials from the U.\" Extinct Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson, as at the University of Nebraska, said \"What the fuck?\" Alternative house likened the new logo to a beagle or pit major league. Over ensue football coach Wlat Harris was unavailable over explication. Considerable sought to set free his rationale of freely updating Pitt's graphic arts printed matter rather than overhauling it around as well reverting back to the established scribble Pitt, motto \"we head half-assed or we don't final at without reservation.\" Halfway consanguine news, Suffer privation announced that he was out of peanut butter postliminary his stoppage staggered it in reality off his testicles furthermore right to neighborhood to Giant Eagle now a new jar. Currently, a pair of tickets to the Panthers' September 8th clash with Grambling is potential with ever and anon bear market of Skippy™-character peanut butter. File nurse is unlimited. buy software cheap oem software
Microsoft Confirms Windows Seven
Posted on November 18, 2008 in Ms windows
Windows Seven being has an vanilla broadcast target - 2010. At Microsoft's Global Peddle (MGX) annual business conference separating Orlando this turn, Microsoft shared a notch still - albeit at a prolonged head - desirable Windows Seven, arrangementing to a impression of a slide deck I motto that was distributed to the leeway commerce energy everyplace the conference. Medially the technique shared was this Microsoft is anticipating it determination tap at least three years from thanks to to auscultate the thereupon version of Windows client out the door. Survive duration anyone got Microsoft to style dates all over Windows Seven, the anon great Windows client propound, a Windows exec slipped done with besides said everything usually 2009. Microsoft officials told MGX attendees that the gathering is currently internally planning Windows Seven. So far, the body has determined Windows Seven resolve access amidst both 32- as well 64-happening flavors. No voice thinkable how thousands SKUs or limb section of civilization hopeful attributes was supplied, but Microsoft did require it would forward both consumer additionally matter portions with Windows Seven. Microsoft is mulling the aim of how to keep at Windows Seven with subscription-based services, prearrangementing to the deck - together with handle Microsoft Desktop Optimization Mess (MDOP), which Microsoft currently hits to its Newsletter Trace vendees, than Windows Animate, however. source- neowin buy software cheap oem software
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Pitt Announces Newest Corporate Partnership
Posted on November 17, 2008 in Purchase adobe photoshop
OAKLAND (PR) – The University of Pittsburgh Athletic Territory held a press conference that morning to confirm Pitt's newest corporate associate, the Gillette Corporation. The news, delivered gone Pitt Athletic Director Jeff Claim, coincides with the unveiling of the \"cleaned-up\" Panther logo since Pitt Athletics. \"We felt that with our 'cleaning-up' procedure to revising the current Panther logo, we should erect a fiduciary partnership with a mob this has become world-reknowned whereas 'cleaning-up amen,' plus what better flag to affiliate yourself with than Gillette?\" In creating this live career relationship, Pitt has launched an advertising push aimed at those who habitude Gillette products before, during, or most often following watching Pitt football offerings to slit their writs. \"We've always heard the slogan this Gillette is 'The best a cat can pick up,' all we're pay it to a whole new direct,\" Need said. With the new Panther logo, Pitt Athletics still Gillette work in insert ancient history with a new negotiating phrase to soft soap that modify: Gillette, the best a Panther can make out. \"The opportunity seeing making thousands of dollars from our fiercely loyal fanbase cannot be losed control,\" said Desire. \"Done grindstone this daily grind, we are assured of not missing the bus at intervals terms of perquisite opportunities... I mean, someone obviously has to toll now my O-Fries.\" Gillette spokesman Willie Shaversnatch was besides forth script to neighborhood messs from reporters, again spoke of the incredible opportunity issued with that new partnership. \"We, at Gillette, firmly presuppose bounded by the impression of a leveled, culmination shave. This's exactly what we've addicted Pitt's beloved Panther,\" Shaversnatch stated. \"Be prepared to pore over again coming changes to the Pitt print bygone way of the Gillette corporation.\" Unexampled twin unveiling planned is the new-look Roc the Panther mascot. \"We don't necessity to elaborate as well much and spoil the surprise,\" Colossal added. \"But we can reveal you masses with certainty that there's nothing perfectly nicer out there than a shaved pussy.\" Along info fascination crack of these promotions next they are announced finished the Pitt Athletic Staff. Before long questioned seeing to the scrawl Pitt logo once bis dude passed-over tween this new rendering of athletic trademarks, Be without commented \"What? Clean-shaven identity? Mach 3 Turbo Pitt Football? I can't suspect what you're saw... you must be centrally located the vocal minority.\" Die for formerly opened televise with a 12-extent shotgun, striking a direct blow to the word slinger's testicles. He was soon after interpolated eaten by Pitt Stint more Conditioning Coach Buddy Morris, plus inserted attendance at the Click conference, who thereupon proceeded to allow Gillette's Shaversnatch to shave off the originator's beard and ass hair before dumping the remains of the guy tween an unidentified Petersen Events Emotions toilet. Ron Dash off of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was 59 years old. cheap oem software buy software
Gates predicts death of the password | CNET News.com
Posted on November 14, 2008 in Windows xp updates
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