Google SketchUp! 09.04.28

What is Google Sketchup?

Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create 3D models of anything you like.Most people get rolling with SketchUp in just a few minutes. Dozens of video tutorials, an extensive Help Center and a worldwide user community mean that anyone who wants to make 3D models with SketchUp, can. Model anything you can imagine.

What is Google Sketchup used for?

Google SketchUp is a free, easy-to-learn 3D-modeling program with a few simple tools to let you create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects, and even space ships. You can add details, textures, and glass to your models, and design with dimensional accuracy. You can place your finished models in Google Earth, share them with others by posting them to the 3D Warehouse, or print hard copies. Google SketchUp is a great way to discover if 3D modeling is right for you.

What could be sketchup used for?

Sketchup could be used for architectural drawings, and to art direct production numbers in award shows. According to the art director of the MTV music video awards, he found it more faster to do storyboards with the use of  Google Sketchup. So, he was very happy for the results were amazing!

Operating Systems 2009.10.03

~Microsoft Windows XP! ~

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>ADVANTAGES: Hardware support. How many times do you see a forum post entitled ‘there aren’t any Windows drivers for my new wifi adapter’? Yes, zero is an answer. Games. Partially related to the above (most Linux distros still won’t use 3d graphics cards properly, 12 years after their invention), partially due to the fact that most game developers are of the opinion that there is no market for paid-for Linux games. Security. You might think that this one is a bit strange. Yes, Windows has more security flaws than any of the popular Linux distros. But Windows users are actually more likely to protect their computers.  Office 2007. I’m prepared for a bunch of Openoffice.org fans to jump on me at this point, but please folks, hear me out. For more or less the whole of the last academic year, I used Openoffice.org as my primary office suite. In just about every area, it was perfectly adequate for my needs – especially now that my university has Openoffice.org on its student computers (in addition to Office 200…3 I think). Wireless networking. The advent of broadband and wireless internet connections was supposed to make the internet seamless – no longer would you have to fiddle with access codes, and wait for a screeching noise to finish, every time you wanted to use the internet. That development seems to have passed Linux by. Software availability. More widely than Microsoft-produced applications like Office, there is a distinct lack of commercial application software on Linux.  Availability of community help. ‘The Community’ (capitalisation intended) is often cited as one of the main strengths of Linux. Actually being able to buy a computer. Price is often quoted as one of the primary advantages of using Linux. Plug and play. Fiddling with a computer is fun, but it is something that the geeks among us to for choice. Guaranteed availability. Whatever our opinion of them, I think we can all agree that Microsoft won’t be going out of business any time soon.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· It is a 64 bit operating system.<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· Max amount of RAM that it can access is 4GB<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· File systems that it supports and MAX amount of Storage for microsoft xp is 4GB<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· Windows XP is Microsoft’s newest desktop operating system for both consumers and businesses. Over the past few years, Microsoft has been building and supporting two completely separate versions of Windows. Windows 95/98/Me was designed for consumers with an emphasis on ease of use, compatibility, and multimedia capabilities. At the same time, Microsoft created Windows NT for businesses who need security, and reliability. (NT version 5.0 is now called Windows 2000). The Win9x and WinNT versions of Windows may look the same, but they have a very different code base, and don’t use the same drivers. Windows XP builds on the stability and strength of the Windows NT/2000 Operating System, while incorporating the usability of Windows 95/98. Although Microsoft has referred to Windows XP as a merging of the code base between Windows 95/98 and Windows NT/2000, it has a lot more in common with Windows 2000 (NT 5.0) and is sometimes referred to as NT 5.1 October 25, 2001 was the date it was first released into the marketIts average retail price is $145 to $248<!–[endif]–>

~Microsoft Vista~

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Vista is more intuitive and easier to use than previous versions of Windows. The new “Instant Search” provides improved search capabilities for finding files, e-mail, music, pictures, control panel applets, applications, among others. “Instant Search” is incorporated throughout the operating system, including in the start menu, Windows Explorer, control panel, contextual menus, etc. Revamped Start Menu, Windows Explorer, and Control Panel interfaces enhance usability by streamlining common actions and presenting users with intuitive options based on previous selections and other environmental variables. Vista includes several new or enhanced auxiliary applications. New applications include DVD Maker, Meeting Space for group collaboration, Photo Gallery for photo organization/editing, and Sidebar/Gadgets (a widget engine with widgets). Improved/enhanced applications include Calendar, Defender anti-spyware, Internet Explorer, Mail (replacing Outlook Express), Media Player, Movie Maker, Security Center, Welcome Center, and others.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· it can be either of the two 32 or 64, because they are two different versions<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· it can run 3GB of RAM<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· max storage for data is:  4GB<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· capabalities : <!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>1. The new Ease of Access Center to help you find the settings and tools that make it easier for you to see, hear, and use your computer.<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>2. Improved magnification capabilities in Microsoft Magnifier.<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>3. Improved text-to-speech capabilities in Microsoft Narrator.<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>4. The new Speech Recognition experience that lets you interact with your computer by voice.<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· it was released November 8th, 2006<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· its average retail price is $199.95-$319.95<!–[endif]–>

 

~Ubuntu Linux (latest version)~

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· features:<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>1. Hardware management improvements – improved plug-and-play configuration for printers, as well as automatic firmware installation for Broadcom cards<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>2. Improved support for display systems – For laptop users, full support external VGA (projector) support is available out-of-the-box with easy reconfiguration when hardware is switched. For power users this release includes the ability to manage multiple monitors<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>3. Windows compatibility – Users with a dual partition can read from and and write to files that are on located in a Windows partition (including NTFS)<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>4. Enhanced user interface – Simple 3D screen effects and graphics enhance the user experience<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>5. Desktop search – gives users the ability to search their entire desktop, whether for files, folders, chat logs or photos. This capability includes the deskbar applet, a central location on users’ desktops for all local and web search operations<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>6. Firefox plugins – automatic installation of popular Firefox plugins validated by Ubuntu for a richer, safer web-browsing experience<!–[endif]–>

 

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· it is a 64 bit operating system<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· 4GB of RAM <!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· file system:<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>o ext2/3: 2 TiB (2⁴¹ bytes)<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>o jfs: 8 EiB (2⁶³ bytes)<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>o nfs v2: 2 GiB (2³¹ bytes)<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>o nfs v3: 8 EiB (2⁶³ bytes)<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>o reiserfs: 1 EiB (2⁶⁰ bytes), but page cache limits this to 8 TiB on architectures with 32 bit int<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>o xfs: 8 EiB (2⁶³ bytes)<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>o ocfs2: 1 EiB (2⁶⁰ bytes)<!–[endif]–>

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· it was released April 25 2008
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<!–[if !supportLists]–>· its average retail price is $745.

 

~BeOS!~

• was an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Inc. in 1991. It was first written to run on BeBox hardware. BeOS was optimized for digital media work and was written to take advantage of modern hardware facilities such as symmetric multiprocessing by utilizing modular I/O bandwidth, pervasive multithreading, preemptive multitasking and a custom 64-bit journaling file system known as BFS.The BeOS GUI was developed on the principles of clarity and a clean, uncluttered design.
  

• The API was written in C++ for ease of programming.
  

• has POSIX compatibility and access to a command line interface through Bash, although internally

• it is not a Unix-derived operating system.

• it is a 64 bit Operating System

•   system support (HFS/MacOS,FAT16, FAT32, vFAT and ISO-9660)

•  maximum RAM is 248MB         

• said to be capable of maximising the
  performance of digital media applications that run on a wide range of devices
  including Internet appliances, desktop personal computers (PCs) 
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• it was first released in 1991 

• its average retail price is about $69.95-99.95

 

~MAC OS X~

• Mac OS X is a celebration of simplicity and common sense. No complicated menus. No obscure commands. Most tasks can be accomplished with just a click or two. And if you ever need guidance, there’s a built-in help system to light the way. Oh, one more thing: Mac OS X is simply breathtaking — and easy to personalize with desktop pictures and screen savers. Making amazing things simple takes seriously advanced technology. Mac OS X is built on a rock-solid UNIX foundation, delivers true 64-bit performance, and incorporates industry-leading animated graphics. The beauty is, you don’t have to know what one word of that means — just start up your Mac and enjoy it. More than an operating system, Mac OS X is a collection of very cool applications. It comes with everything you need to surf the web, send beautifully designed email, video chat, and organize your personal information. In a world where PCs constantly do battle with viruses and malware, Mac OS X is a sea of tranquility. Just go about your business and Mac OS X minds the fortress. Your documents are safe even if you share your Mac with others, and you can keep your kids safe by using a rich set of parental controls. It’s a big world out there, and Mac OS X fits in perfectly. It runs Microsoft Office. It has built-in drivers for cameras, printers, and external drives. It plugs right into a PC network. And in case there’s a PC application you can’t live without, Mac computers can even run Windows. Mac OS X is compatible with everything — most of all, you.
• it was released April 29, 2005
• its average retail price is: $129