Received an invitation to yet another Conferencing system? Do the below to join an external meeting in a browser, without installing the app or signing up for another account. Microsoft Teams Copy and paste the meeting link into the google chrome browser. [asideguide type=”alert”]When copying URLs from invitations, make sure to exclude any leading … Read more
How do you provide staff the choice / ability to work flexibly either from the office or from home (or even any other place they may choose)? The main risks with such a setup are generally network and data safety. To ensure these are mitigated we recommend a combination of the following: regular online threat … Read more
If you find either Adobe Acrobat Reader or the full Adobe Acrobat DC version to be terribly slow adjust the following settings to improve performance: Preferences > General > untick ‘Make Hand tool read articles’ – and whilst you are at it, untick most other items… Preferences > Accessibility > Other Accessibility Options, untick ‘Enable … Read more
If you are setting up VPN on your mac for the first time, here are some steps to go through: Install the VPN Profile that you received; Click on the Apple logo (on top left) > System Preferences > Network Select the VPN connection from the sidebar and check “show VPN status in menu bar”. … Read more
Every year in early December we brainstorm what to send our clients to say thank you. This year was no different and we finally settled on the [m] Origami SmartPhone Stand, which as any good project started with extensive googling of examples… https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&ei=y3PrXd7hB4jt9QOh27W4AQ&q=origami+phone+stand&oq=origami+phone+stand&gs_l=psy-ab.12…0.0..303241…0.0..0.0.0…….0……gws-wiz.k8c5QqtPd5A&ved=0ahUKEwie8_i8n6PmAhWIdn0KHaFtDRcQ4dUDCAo … testing of the most promising looking ones… … extensive re-engineering… … … Read more
Here are some useful tips to ensure that Vectorworks in your computer is running at its most optimum Go to Vectorworks Preferences… > Display and select “Best Compatibility” for Navigation Graphics Note: Applicable to Vectorworks 2017 onwards only Ensure the right settings in the edit references via Tools > Organisation… > References > Edit If … Read more
Following up on our review of the OCULUS QUEST in Architecture, please find below an overview over our existing setup to get models into our QUEST via PROSPECT by IRIS VR. BASE SETUP 1 x OCULUS Quest @ AUD 630 each incl. GST 1 x IRIS VR Prospect @ approx. AUD 440 pa (yearly subscription) … Read more
Finally we have found some VR hardware that we think is suited to architectural offices – the Oculus Quest. You might rightfully wonder why we have been waiting for so long to jump onto the VR train? It is simple really, we have seen a many expensive VR systems come and go and were … Read more
Earlier this week Apple has released updated MacBook Pro models – there are already plenty of good reviews available (e.g. ars technica’s) as well as an in depth ifixit teardown Here are our thoughts regarding the 2019 MacBook Pro model: • the keyboard butterfly mechanism is the same before, however Apple seems to have upgraded … Read more