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Practical guidance from the engine room of architectural practice: systems, standards, infrastructure, and operational habits that keep studios moving. Written for teams who need technology, people, and project delivery to work as one.

  • Silently and Remotely Update Vectorworks 2025 for mac

    KevinUncategorised

    Use Addigy Smart Software to detect and remotely update Vectorworks 2025 across managed Macs, with condition and remediation scripts for fleet deployment.

  • Silently and Remotely Install Vectorworks 2025 for mac

    KevinUncategorised

    Use Addigy Smart Software to silently install Vectorworks 2025 across a managed Mac fleet, including installer handling and deployment checks.

  • Signing Into Microsoft For The First Time

    KevinUncategorised

    A step-by-step first-login guide for Microsoft accounts, covering password setup, MFA prompts, and the initial security checks users need to complete.

  • Activating and Licensing Microsoft Apps

    KevinUncategorised

    After the first Microsoft sign-in is complete, activate Microsoft 365 apps on the Mac so Word, Excel, and the rest of the…

  • File Transfer Challenge: LAN vs. the Rest

    Danielsystems

    File transfer benchmarks for LAN, remote, and work-from-home scenarios, used to set realistic expectations for large project files and remote workflows.

  • Mailing Company transition tips

    Danielsystems

    Practical notes for moving users from legacy ISP email services to The Messaging Company, including setup and transition guidance.

  • Icon creation tutorial for macOS apps

    Danielsystems

    A macOS app icon workflow for creating replacement application icons, originally developed for distinguishing multiple Archicad versions on the Mac.

  • Google Mail Signature setup

    Danielsystems

    Step-by-step setup guidance for creating a Google Mail signature from an existing staff email signature.

  • Synology file server access problems on macOS 14 – Sonoma

    Danielsystems

    A temporary workaround for macOS Sonoma issues accessing Synology file servers, caused by malformed Keychain entries after password changes or failed logins.

  • Restart your Mac properly

    Danielnews

    Overview To keep your Mac running at its best, a restart often helps to set things straight. If your Mac is managed…

  • IFC Interoperability Tips

    Andrew Kimnews

    Overview The increasing complexity of modern construction projects has identified the growing need for enhanced collaboration and interoperability within the (BIM) framework.…

  • Architecture and AI Visualisers

    Andrew KimInnovation

    In recent years, the field of architecture has seen the notable integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of visualisers. These…

  • ARCHICAD 27 replacement icon(s)

    Andrew Kimbim

    Please enjoy our alternative / replacement icons for Archicad 27. As usual all icons are available for free and as always in…

  • Microsoft 2FA Authentication

    Danielsystems

    To setup 2FA on your Microsoft Account, do the following… 1. login to the following: https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info 2. when prompted choose Work account…

  • Apple Mail (macOS only) show sender email address

    Danielsystems

    To ensure you can easily verify a sender is the actual sender of an Email in Apple Mail (macOS only) you can…

  • ARCHICAD 26 replacement icon(s)

    Danielbim

    Please enjoy our alternative / replacement icons for Archicad 26. As usual all icons are available for free and as always in…

  • ARCHICAD 25 replacement icon(s)

    Danielbim

    Gone is the circle from last years rebranding – again in blue but still no version number! Please enjoy our alternative /…

  • Social Media and two-factor authentication

    Danielsystems

    In addition to using strong passwords we strongly encourage you to enable two-factor authentication wherever you can. Please find below some links…