February 22nd and 23rd, 2006 I presented to 62 members of the Puget Sound Autodesk Users Group http://www.psaug.org on Wednesday night and then presented to about 180 people at the Seattle AUGI CAD Camp Thursday on the future of AutoCAD.... Read more →
Knowing if you have AutoCAD or a vertical product can make a world of difference in troubleshooting or support such as what service pack it requires. Is it really AutoCAD or Autodesk Architectural Desktop . Vertical products all make changes... Read more →
The CAD Manager Control has been around for a few AutoCAD releases now but perhaps you may not have noticed this in the AutoCAD installation interface. It allows you to change some options of how AutoCAD is set on the... Read more →
I have received several hundred perhaps over a thousand email Happy Birthday emailed wishes. The birthday wishes were all really nice. Thank you. Here is one example from the many including poems. "Happy birthday, Shaan. Thanks for all you hard... Read more →
This position opening is for San Rafael California. You will find the actual job requisition calling for Architects only to apply, but we are also looking for any engineers, not just architects. Link to job requisition Posted 02/23/2006 58562-SQA Engineer... Read more →
Geoff Zeiss has started a new Autodesk blog: “Between the Poles” http://blogs.autodesk.com/between_the_poles Read more →
I attended the Puget Sound Autodesk Users Group meeting last night here in Seattle and had a great time. There were 40 pizzas and 62 members in attendance. Matt Murphy gave an awesome presentation which was a hard act to... Read more →
I will be presenting at the AUGI CAD Camp in Seattle next week and was just made aware of the local user groups meeting and will RSVP and show up there and crash their party. :-) 6:30 pm Renton Technical... Read more →
A simple solution that fixes literally thousands of Windows system issues: Delete all files and directories from the User Temp folder. Use %TEMP% from Windows Explorer or go to C:\Documents and Settings\UserAccountName\Local Settings\Temp\ for the Windows user accounts on the... Read more →
http://dwf.blogs.com/ Scott Sheppard is a longtime DWF powerhouse and fellow desker. If there is anything you ever wanted to know about the DWF format, Scott is your man. Scott used to post content on this blog but now has a... Read more →
I will be presenting at the event next week February 23rd 2006 and perhaps performing my famous Irish Riverdance rendition. www.cadcamp.com Anyone want to have a dinner or breakfast CAD Geekfest one of the evenings or mornings? Let me know... Read more →
This new AutoCAD Tips blog by Ellen Finkelstein is definitely something to subscribe to with your RSS feed reader or check frequently. Ellen is the author of the popular AutoCAD 2006 and AutoCAD LT 2006 Bible. http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/autocad_tips_blog.html Read more →
This is my 800th post to this blog since starting this blog back in 2003.You can use the search box on the left side menu to search through the posts. Get ready for post 801! Read more →
I will begin shipping my third annual donated products to those that nominated a person that met the criteria. I will also email the nominator of the status by Tuesday 2/7/2006. http://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/2005/12/shaans_3rd_annu.html
Helge Brettschneider has produced another great Autodesk University video from photos and video footage taken at this years awesome event in Orlando Florida. Last years Autodesk University 2004 video was a huge hit with people and now Helge has released... Read more →
Just received this today and got a good laugh so I wanted to share. 1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave. 2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years. 3. You have a list of 15... Read more →
Animesh Kundu from Kolkata India sent me a tips and tricks video on AutoCAD 2005 to share with everyone. I like when someone shares tips and tricks and videos so keep them coming and share the knowledge. Thank you Animesh.... Read more →
The new AUGI AutoCAD Wish List is now starting the balloting/voting process on the last 3 months of nominated AutoCAD wish list items. You need to be a AUGI member but membership is free and the benefits are plenty. Go... Read more →