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Virginia Tech Hokies Thank the World

It is heart warming and shows that Virginia Tech in Blacksburg Virginia is recovering although it will never forget the tragedy of April 16th, 2007. They took some ground, aerial, and satellite photos of people spelling out "VT Thanks You" in the event coordinated by the Geography Department. It was shown during the Virginia Tech vs. Miami football game where the Hokies smashed Miami 44-14. Blacksburg and Virginia Tech, our hearts and prayers are still with you. press release Read... Read more →

Windows Vista Service Pack 1

Interesting review of the release candidate preview for the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 being released to about 15,000 testers and MSDN members. Improvements are performance, compatibility, and stability. Projected release date is Q1 2008 and a public preview planned prior. Hands-On with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Windows Vista SP1 preview released I have not see but 1 blue screen in Vista in 18 months of heavy use (knock on wood). I do use a 8gig USB thumb drive... Read more →

Peruvian Jungle Town Rush Hour and Packing

I am currently packing for my hiking in the Vermillion Cliffs/Paria Wilderness landmark The Wave (more wave links The Wave Revisited, Coyote Buttes, My July 2007 Wave trek) in Northern Arizona and Southern Utah on Saturday then Autodesk University in Las Vegas. 1 day after I return from Autodesk University I depart for São Paulo Brasil (Brazil) for the AUGI CAD Camp where I will be giving two presentations with a question and answer session following "Ajude a moldar o... Read more →

Autodesk University 2007 Photo Sharing Group on Flickr

I have created a Flickr group for people to place their photos taken during Autodesk University 2007 in Las Vegas November 27th to the 31st 2007. Flickr is a free photo sharing site where you can upload,share, geotag your photos on a map, and add titles and descriptions to the photos. Spread the word! Flickr Group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/au2007/ This Flickr Group is for sharing photos taken during the Autodesk University 2007 held in Las Vegas November 27th to the 31st 2007.... Read more →

Please Pardon Our Upgrade

The Autodesk Partner Center and Register Once are undergoing maintenance until approximately Wednesday, November 21st, 2007. This can affect many different online processes with Autodesk but the short lived upgrade should bring a nice benefit to having a slick new streamlined back office. If you have a critical product activation business requirement or web support issue during this downtime period please review the steps below: Product Activation During this downtime period we are issuing temporary activation codes as follows: Temporary... Read more →

Convite para o AUGI CAD Camp Brasil - São Paulo

Junte - se a nós no primeiro AUGI CAD Camp Brasil no próximo dia 06 de Dezembro em São Paulo, e veja porque milhares de profissionais das mais variadas áreas nos Estados Unidos participam anualmente! Como um usuário de produtos Autodesk, o progresso e evolução do processo de concepção e elaboração de projetos, estão em suas mãos. Melhorar as competências necessárias para desempenhar eficazmente o seu trabalho, incluindo o domínio das funcionalidades da ferramenta e os processos associados ao projeto,... Read more →

DGN V7 Files?

We are looking for some customer files in the MicroStation V7 DGN format. If you have files to provide us for internal testing and use please Email Me. Cheers, Shaan Read more →

Pecha Kucha ペチャクチャ at Autodesk University 2007

I am not sure who attended Pecha Kucha last year or elsewhere but this is a really hip thing to see. There will be a Pecha Kucha (sounds kind of odd, especially in Vegas) presentation Monday November 27th at 7PM. Unfortunately it conflicts with a few other events like the speaker reception and the MyFeedback Community meet and greet but well worth seeing. Presenters have 20 slides and speak to each slide for 20 seconds and Autodesk CEO Carl Bass... Read more →

Leonid Nemirovsky Wins the Cadalyst Hot Tip Harry Contest

Congratulations to CAD Veteran Leonid Nemirovsky for winning the Autodesk University 2007 trip. Hopefully he plans on stopping at the MyFeedback meet and greet event or the MyFeedback booth #900. "Cadalyst has awarded a trip to Autodesk University 2007 to prolific AutoCAD tip contributor Leonid Nemirovsky. The trip is the grand prize in Cadalyst's year-long Hot Tip Harry Challenge 2007 contest, sponsored by Autodesk. Nemirovsky was selected in a random drawing of all authors of tips published this year in... Read more →

Autodesk MyFeedback Team Booth 900 at AU 2007

Stop by and meet the Autodesk MyFeedback Team if attending Autodesk University 2007 in Las Vegas. We will have booth #900. We will have a great deal of Autodesk 25 year memorabilia as well as holding a clay modeling competition which I am tentatively calling 3 names currently "What you create in Vegas, stays in Vegas", " Weapons of Mass Construction", or "Shape the Future of Autodesk Products", with the last name most likely the tagline. Since modeling clay, playdough,... Read more →

Frame Generator Customization Tool for Autodesk Inventor

Autodesk Labs has posted a new utility for Autodesk Inventor 2008. http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/framegenerator/ "The Frame Generator customization tool functionality allows you to quickly and easily add your own custom structural profiles to the Frame Generator in Autodesk Inventor 2008" It's Alive in the Lab Blog Announcement Frame Generator Customization Tool for Inventor Now Available white paper Feedback Email: [email protected] Read more →

Autodesk University 2007 Extreme Adventure Track

The area surrounding Las Vegas Nevada (the location of Autodesk University 2007) has so much to offer for those that like to hike, bike, photograph, and sightsee. The region is a high desert but most people do not realize the desert has more stunning beauty than expected. I personally find the desert far more photographic and alive than say forests, jungle, or beaches. You see the warm red, crisp blues, and vibrant green, texture and shape heaven, as well as... Read more →

Read Exif Photo Data for Images

You will want to bookmark this link if you like to see how a photo was taken and the details if available. You can read Exif data about a photo on the web or local. Nice to figure out details on a photo on the web how it was shot. http://regex.info/exif.cgi Read more →

AU 2007 Meet and Greet with the Autodesk MyFeedback Team

My team will be holding a Meet and Greet at the La Scena Lounge located in the Venetian Hotel and Casino on Monday November 26th beginning at 6:30PM and lasting till whenever we are booted out or things wind down. This will be a relaxed informal get together for people to meet each other before Autodesk University 2007 starts the following day. It is always nice to know some people before the event as it makes it much more enjoyable... Read more →

Autodesk University 2007 Primer Download

Joseph Wurcher has posted the Autodesk University 2007 primer on the Autodesk University Blog (BLAUG). It is the slides from the webcast presentation. AU 2007 Primer There is other great information for Autodesk University attendees on the AU blog, check it out. I am glad to be back in Salt Lake after a week of travel on the road and 2300 miles, 4 flat tires, met with some great people, and seen some great views for 1200 nice photos. I... Read more →

Windows Live Writer 2008 Now Available

Windows Live Writer is a free tool and I have used it to compose blog post offline for over a year now while it has been a beta product. It provides editing, spell checking, archiving, and integrates well with most blogging systems. Read more details on Live Writers exit from beta status Windows Live Writer 2008 (version 12.0.1366.1026) Read more →

What a Day

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AU Sneak Peak into the Future of AutoCAD!

Lynn Allen posted an invitation from AutoCAD Product Manager Doug Cochran on my team about his AutoCAD Futures presentation. Limited seating so early birds get the slots. Lynn's Blog Posting AU is knocking on the door (and a Sneak Peak into the Future of AutoCAD!) Off topic: I just arrived in Phoenix Arizona after traveling to Las Vegas then down to Yuma Arizona then over to Phoenix. Of course I took some offroading liberties for hikes in the Mojave desert... Read more →