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Toolbars and Templates, Working Quicker With Rhinoceros 3D

For the past year I have been using Rhino (Rhinoceros 3D) at work and for a further three years before that, and I am only just starting to realise some of the key things which should be addressed quickly to make sure you can work quicker and therefore cram more work into a shorter period […]

Are Books Trendy?

Books come in all shapes and sizes. Pretty much anyone in the world knows what one is, and most people know where to get one. Libraries around the world house vast amounts of books and although the Nazi’s burned a fair few, plenty more have been published since then. In fact, 300,000 new books are […]

The Good Workman vs. The Bad Plotter

“A good workman never blames his tools.” That’s how the saying goes anyway!
I may not always like the work i have to do, and there is a time in everyone’s working lives when they feel a little less motivated than usual about the promise of going into work to do what they have been […]

I Love Chip and PIN, do you?

The UK government has been rolling out the Chip and Pin system over the past few years, after it seems much of the rest of Europe has been using it for decades. There is a lot riding on the new Chip and Pin system, and within the first few months of the introduction of the […]

Punch Hole Detected

This is my bus ticket.
I get the bus to and from work every morning. This is an image of the ticket i purchase and slide into a machine which registers the ticket and then proceeds to add the date and time which i used it. It also registers my journey and takes one away from […]

Remote Control Design

The simplicity of the remote control means you can control something from a remote distance. The technology behind the little devices is genius, but how well do the controls convey an easy approach to operation?
The first remote intended to control a television was developed by Zenith Radio Corporation in the early 1950s. The remote — […]