Helpdesk
Is wireless networking the best choice for your architecture firm?
The pros and cons of wireless networking
What can ebooks do for your firm?
Electronic publishing is gaining popularity, and may provide opportunities to present your work in a more accessible manner
A new bite of the Apple
Autodesk has consolidated its grip on the cad software market with the release of three software applications for the Apple Mac platform.
How to navigate the cad file pile-up
Given the diversity of size, budgets and cad requirements of the many professionals, trades and manufacturers involved in the construction industry, it is inevitable that the preferred software used for computer-aided design will vary.
Free yourself from computer slavery
In your working life you may sometimes feel that you are chained to your computer. Instead information technology should be seen as an opportunity for more freedom in how you work.
Apple Autocad software looks fruitful
Autodesk’s new cad software seems set to put Apple back at the top of the tree for architects.
Make sure you’re not storing up trouble
As software has developed, over time some applications have changed their file formats and others may have ceased to exist altogether
Time to explore the world of browsers
Under new EU rules computer users will now be offered a choice of web browsers, but which ones are the best for architects?
Is Google Apps the solution startups are searching for?
Today Google offers much more than the ubiquitous search engine that it started with. With Sketch Up, Google Maps, Google Earth, the Android operating system and the release of the Nexus One smartphone, it is positioning itself to be an integral part of everybody’s computing experience
What are the odds of defeating spam?
Spam email is a significant problem for many architects’ practices, accounting for more than 50% of incoming email
How to kit out your home office
Increasingly architects are considering setting up a business on their own for the first time.
Making the best of software upgrades
In an ideal situation major software upgrades would coincide with your workstation replacement cycle and you would always reap the benefits of new software hand in hand with new hardware.
Get the best from the 3D explosion
The building information model (bim) strategy of using a virtual 3D model to coordinate the design process and generate 2D drawings and schedules has obvious attractions
Making a virtual out of necessity
As belt-tightening continues for the foreseeable future, many practices are finding that cost-saving decisions about replacement of servers can be deferred no longer
Where did all the time go?
Accessibility and flexibility are at the heart of the best timesheet software
Know your building’s carbon footprint
Online carbon calculator tools help architects understand energy and environmental issues
Beware the pitfalls of new broadband
Looking to take advantage of one of the new broadband offers and change suppliers?
