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Windows Media Center Cannot Play Video, written 6 days ago, This happens on 64bit editions of vista. download and install thishttp://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Codec-Packs-Video-Codecs/VistaCodecs-x64Components.shtml Voila!

Top Version of Restyled Honda Civic Hybrid Available in Japan..., written 2 days ago, Honda Civic options in Japan are by far greater than in Europe and it is a shame we cannot get them. Here is an example of the most expensive version of Civic Hybrid, including Alcantara interior upholstery and 16&...

The broken Web, written 1 week ago, I have several computers, almost all of the time I'm using one (or several) or three: an HP laptop that with a 1024x768 resolution, the EEE PC 701 with a 800x480 resolution, and finally my BlackBerry 8100 and its way smaller screen. I use them to do everything I u...

Revit 2009 Web Update 2, written 2 weeks ago, For many, many releases, customers have asked for Service Pack technology like AutoCAD-based products… And now, without further adieu, here it is! This is a much smaller download, but includes Web Update #1 as well. Along with that pleasant change, the...

An AutoCAD Hip Tip on Hidden Messages and a new MTEXT Feature!, written 2 days ago, Many years ago I had the privilege of meeting a wonderful AutoCAD user by the name of Alan Dunn from Atlanta, Georgia.  Alan was the creator of the CAD Card, slide charts for AutoCAD.  I remember ba...

Liberal Supporters Attacked in Toronto and Guelph, written 5 days ago, Liberal supporters in Toronto and Guelph have seen their property vandalized. Consider the following: Toronto Star September 5Toronto police patrolled a midtown area overnight, after vandals cut brake lines on at least 10 cars pa...

AUGI Survey, October 2008: Internet Usage, written 1 day ago, This month (October 2008), AUGI's monthly survey turns its focus on "Internet Usage". Please take 5 minutes and answer the 19 questions that make up the survey. AUGI Survey, October 2008: Internet Usage The survey runs until 200...

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A future I.T engineer with a different view to the world.

AutoCAD LT Webcast: Making the Most of Annotation, written 1 week ago, Update: this webcast was recorded, and should be posted in about a week to:www.autodesk.com/autocadltwebcastsvia Autodesk:AutoCAD LT Webcast: Annotation Unlimited: Making the Most of Annotation Tools in AutoCAD LTDate & T...

Revenge of the NURBS II: NURBS in Paradise, written 2 days ago, A long time ago I wrote a blog article on Beyond the Paper entitled:
 
 Revenge of the NURBS: NURBS supported in DWF Toolkit
 
 The point of that article was that the DWF format supported NURBS but Autode...

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BlazeDS Ubuntu Eclipse FlexBuilder, written 2 days ago, Man, the last couple of days were trying to survive from the flew and trying to get Eclipse, FlexBuilder and BlazeDS working on Ubuntu. Not an easy task if you never worked in Ubuntu. At the university we did see some Linux scripting, but that'...

Linux servers: swap, memory and how much of each, written 1 day ago, When you set up a Linux server, you need to carefully consider the amount of RAM to buy and swap space to use. Back in the old days, folks would simply suggest setting the swap amount to twice the amount of RAM. Nowadays, as RAM is...

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From past to present. Formerly a civil engineer, emergency management planner and GIS analyst, now a researcher and heading for a PhD in Logistics and Transport Economics.

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ACI to RGB color inconsistency explanation, written 1 day ago, Issue You noticed that the RGB values used to represent ACI colors are not consistent across different computers or AutoCAD® installations. Solution AutoCAD® uses two different sets of RGB values for a given ACI color, depending on the...