Verizon Wireless Said to Start Offering iPhone in January
According to an article that appeared on www.bloomberg.com, Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone company, will start selling the iPhone next year. The device will be available to customers in January, according to the people, who declined to be named because the information isn’t public. Natalie Kerris, an Apple spokeswoman, and Jeffrey Nelson, a Verizon Wireless spokesman, declined to comment. Read More →
Bits, Bytes and Download Speeds
According to Speedtest.net, the average download speed in North America is 7.46 Mbps or megaBITS per second (slightly more in the US). As there are 8 BITS in a BYTE, that’s 0.9325 megaBYTES or roughly 1 megabyte (Mb) per second. Therefore, it takes, on average, 1 second to download a 1 Mb file in North America. There are 1000 megabytes (Mb) in a gigabyte (Gb). Therefore, it takes roughly 1000 seconds, or 16.67 minutes to download a 1Gb file. Round... [Read More...]
Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (Core i7) Review
“Apple has once again produced a well conceived and well designed notebook that smartly integrates the latest cutting edge technologies in a way that is unique. Not only is the latest 15-inch MacBook Pro powerful, but it lasts a long time on a charge. If you want a big screen, excellent battery life, and plenty of muscle in a compact package, no other system comes close.” Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (Core i7) Review – A Review of the... [Read More...]
An Brief Introduction To 32-bit vs. 64-bit Computing
The terms 32-bit and 64-bit refer to the way a computer’s processor handles information. The 64-bit version of Windows (or Mac OS X) handles large amounts of random access memory (RAM) more effectively than a 32-bit system. 64-bit architectures indisputably make working with large data sets in applications such as CAD, digital video, scientific computing, and large databases easier, and faster. One of the greatest advantages of using a 64-bit... [Read More...]
VMWare Fusion – Enable Middle Mouse Button Pan in AutoCAD
MBUTTONPAN = 1 in AutoCAD enables the middle mouse button pan feature – hold down the wheel, or the middle mouse button and use it to pan. But if you’re running AutoCAD or Civil 3D on Fusion, you’ll need to make a couple changes to Fusions Preferences to enable this. As shown below, turn on button three in Preferences (under the Apple key: To enable keyboard shortcuts like F8 for Ortho, or F3 for snap, change the following Snow... [Read More...]
Mouse Moving Slow in AutoCAD on Fusion
If you’re running AutoCAD on a Mac or MacBook on VMWare Fusion, you may notice you have to move your mouse what seems like an extended length to get across the AutoCAD graphics screen. This is because Fusion sees AutoCAD as a video game, and changes the mouse controls accordingly. In the Fusion menu, select Preferences. Under the “General” settings, change the “Gaming” setting to “Never optimize mouse for games.”... [Read More...]
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Released
Autodesk has posted, and will soon be shipping, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011. For subscription members, Civil 3D 2011 can be downloaded from the Autodesk Subscription Portal. Looking for a list of feature changes/enhancements? Try the AutoCAD Civil 3D New Features Guide. Probably the most notable difference in Civil 3D 2011 is the increased stability and performance in Grading. We at one.to.one are proud to have played a small role in this, and proud... [Read More...]
Lockheed Martin to Build GeoEye-2
GeoEye has selected Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, a operating unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation to build its new high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite system GeoEye-2. Lockheed has already begun purchasing long-lead material and labour for the design, engineering and manufacturing of the satellite and the associated command and control system. Matt O’Connell, GeoEye’s chief executive officer and president, said, “We... [Read More...]
New Macbook Pro on the Horizon
We each have rumor mills we pay attention to – the sites we keep track of to keep an eye on technology. It’s no secret I run Civil 3D on a Macbook Pro, if you not sure how or why, you need to browse this way more often I’ve put 18 months on my current model, I run both Snow Leopard and Windows 7, both 64-bit, 4Gb RAM, dual video cards. I’ve never blue screened, I don’t have virus software, I’ve never been... [Read More...]
IP-S2 Mobile Mapping System – The Google Car
Topcon’s IP-S2, more commonly known as The Google Car, is responsible for creating the Google Street View images that let you view street level images and explore virtually any location from your desktop. But what you’re seeing on your desktop, is just a small portion of the literally googles of bytes of data the system is capable of capturing. The system is composed of a GPS antenna, three laser scanners for three-dimensional (3D) measurement... [Read More...]
