I have been looking at the course notes for one paper at a local college. I was interested to see that the tutor expects students to attend 2 hours of lecture, 2 hours of tutorial, and 6 hours of self-directed study. The tutor is saying that you should put more…
I sometimes get clients telling me that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks. What they mean by this is it they think that they are too old to change their habits to learn that works effectively. I have always thought that this is a bit of a copout,…
I was teaching at a client's office this morning and we were looking at a range of topics. One of the comments was “That's great, that alone has made the training worthwhile. That is going to save me so much time!”
I accidentally logged out of Skype on my iPad, now I can't log in or find my password, and I was surprised to see that the Skype app does not have a way to help me.
I was having a talk the other day with a client and previous subscriber to my web site. He said to me that he stopped his subscription because he felt that he already knew the topics that were being covered. But the reason I was talking to him was that…
When new people start in your office, it is the perfect time to make sure that they know Vectorworks well. Since they will be working for you, it’s important that they know how to use Vectorworks first then they need to understand how you are using it.
I often hear users tell me that they have proudly learned Vectorworks on their own. I had a client once who was interviewing staff, and one of the prospective employees proudly said “I’ve taught myself Vectorworks!” Read more…
I have just been on a road trip to visit some clients for training. It’s turned out to be a very interesting trip. I visited one client who still using Vectorworks 11.5. I don’t mean Vectorworks 2011 (two years old) I mean Vectorworks 11 from 10 years ago. The interesting…
Today was the first time that I got a phishing email pretending to be from LinkedIn. I expect to get these from banks, but not LinkedIn.
Apple has implemented a new two-step verification system for Apple IDs (via 9to5Mac), adding an additional layer of protection for Apple accounts with an extra security code and a “trusted” device. Read more…