Upgrading to MAP 3D 2006!!! Alternative Energy Sources and The Big Presentation

To summarize my recent Map 3D install:You know the drill, Turn off all of the little things IT has in my tray.Install (I really wish the 'insert disk 2' notification would come with a sound effect, to grab my attention as I'm keeping myself occupied with the latest issue of AUGIWorld magazine... who knows HOW long I was sitting there) goes pretty smoothly. It's nice that there's an option to install the express tools at the same time, so, hopefully...

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Rambling about CAD and the Weekend...

Okay, I know, I have been MIA, I am 95% settled in our new place, and hope to finish up a few things this weekend and unpack a little more. The fabulous news is that my air conditioning has been installed! WOOT! Programmable thermostat, so when I get home, my pad has been cooling for half an hour already. Niiiiice.I have been slacking with my users group, and I do hope they will understand and forgive me. The ICC newsletter went out a little late...

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Still Slackin

CAD Tips!!!qselect - use it and love it... I always forget about it myself, and so many people don't even know it exists... cal - you guys who aren't cutting edge with 06, don't forget to check out the cal command...   M2P - midpoint object snap, introduced in 2005I am in the midst of moving... woo-hoo. I have gotten a bit of stuff moved/unpacked. We're not going very far, so, I can do it in bit and pieces. I won't be able to take...

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Slacker

I've been SUCH a slacker lately... well, actually I haven't. I've been precisely the opposite, in fact. But, to some people it might appear that I'm neglecting my poor little blog.I finally signed the lease on the new apartment (I will miss some parts of being a homeowner, but, for now, I am totally happy to turn over most concerns to my landlord). I'll be taking a couple of days off of work early next week to get things moved in and set up.Amazingly...

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