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Say it Aint So – AutoCAD on My iPad?

Terrance Gaines — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:51:21 +0000

AutoCAD is BY FAR the best drafting/design software there is. I may be biased because I have been using AutoCAD since 1995, but even still, I would put it up against any other drafting software (I’m looking at you MicroStation).

AutoCAD on a PC is a BEAST. AutoCAD on a Mac…notsomuch. So to commemorate AutoDesk‘s (the parent company of AutoCAD) grand entrance back to Apple computers, AutoDesk is also bringing an “AutoCAD Lite” version to the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad.

I can remember when architects and drafters marveled at the old school tablets that were supposed to eliminate the need for us to carry around large printouts of floor plans to sites or meetings. Of course, those tablets, with their rotating screens and stylus pens, didn’t take off quite like the world wanted.

Enter the iPad, with its touch screen and all-about-mobility attitude, not to mention a mobile OS versus full-blown computer guts, that should bring Architects and drafters back to the table when it comes to using mobile devices to view, annotate, and maybe even edit drawings.

I am definitely interested in seeing how AutoCAD looks and feels on my iPad. I’m just hoping that it doesn’t cost the same as the full desktop version for PC and Mac to find out ($4 grand).

Can someone say “Student and Teacher edition?”

via: TiPb

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BlueLounge Cable Box

Terrance Gaines — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:43:13 +0000

While searching around YouTube, I stumbled across my main man Marquez Brownlee's channel and saw an unboxing of a cool gadget for all you cable-management freaks enthusiasts. It's called the Cable Box from BlueLounge and essentially, it's

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The Lowdown In Tech This Week: 5-21-10

Terrance Gaines — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:43:55 +0000

Google, Google, And More Google Google I/O Conference is this week, and the giant has pulled no punches with its announcements. One of which is Google TV. A set-top box with Android guts and the ability to download mobile apps, but made to view

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Cloud VS Dedicated: Best Options for a business

Charlie Homes — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:00:48 +0000

If your company generally operates exclusively online then you essentially have two choices when it comes to alternatives to in-house servers. For an established company that has stable growth, their best option is definitely dedicated hosting. If

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The Lowdown In Tech This Week: 5-7-10

Terrance Gaines — Fri, 07 May 2010 18:10:40 +0000

Bit.ly Shows Off Their Revamped Site image via: InterAwesome Those of us who are heavy into sharing links via social networking sites should be pleased to know that the popular URL shortening site Bit.ly has done a revamp that includes automatica

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Apple iPad 3G…A Brotha’s Take

Terrance Gaines — Wed, 05 May 2010 16:50:17 +0000

*In my typical, nonchalant attitude* "It's cool" The wifi version has been out a little over a month and the 3G version just dropped last weekend. I decided to wait for the 3G because I knew I would be in places where free and open wifi wo

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Doing Business in the Cloud

Charlie Homes — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:22:15 +0000

Cloud computing can mean many things. In the world of business, it can represent a unique opportunity to reduce the costs associated with infrastructure and can help to accomplish achieve ever greater levels of important efficiencies. These effic

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800,000 People are “Cutters”

Terrance Gaines — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:57:49 +0000

...Of their TV service subscriptions that is. Last year (like that was a long time ago), I posted a story about what it would take for me to cut my Cable TV service and switch to TV over IP. Looks like I am not the only one contemplating the

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Google Cloud Print Lets You Print From Anywhere

Terrance Gaines — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:28:04 +0000

via switched.com

Don't you wish you could print to your network-connected printer from your smartphone (or iPad)? Well Google Cloud Print MAY be able to deliver on that request.

With Google Cloud Print, You send a print request to the

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Twitter Business, I mean, Biz Card

Terrance Gaines — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:13:30 +0000

I figure since I do ALLOT (I know it’s not a word) of networking via twitter, I’d throw up my twitter biz card (read: I was sleeping on this neat little twitter app until now). The Low Down: It’s a pretty quick way to share contact in

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