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VMware Fusion missing .vmx repair
If for some reason you can not start a virtual machine in VMware Fusion and it instead throws the following error message about a missing .vmx file at you, here is what you can try to get it going again. Open VMware FUSION, then go to File > New and in the opening window click […]
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Social Media and two-factor authentication
In addition to using strong passwords we strongly encourage you to enable two-factor authentication wherever you can. Please find below some links to instructions for various social media and email platforms: Discord > https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/219576828-Setting-up-Two-Factor-Authentication Facebook > https://www.facebook.com/help/148233965247823 Google > https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185839?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid Instagram > https://help.instagram.com/566810106808145 LinkedIn > https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/544/turn-two-step-verification-on-and-off?lang=en Microsoft > https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/how-to-use-two-step-verification-with-your-microsoft-account-c7910146-672f-01e9-50a0-93b4585e7eb4 Slack > https://slack.com/intl/en-au/help/articles/204509068-Set-up-two-factor-authentication Snapchat > https://support.snapchat.com/en-US/a/enable-login-verification […]
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PROSPECT by IRIS VR setup (on macOS)
Following up on our review of the OCULUS QUEST in Architecture, please find below an overview over our existing setup to get models into our QUEST via PROSPECT by IRIS VR. Base Setup 1 x OCULUS Quest @ AUD 630 each incl. GST1 x IRIS VR Prospect @ approx. AUD 440 pa (yearly subscription) per […]
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Apple Mail (macOS only) show sender email address
To ensure you can easily verify a sender is the actual sender of an Email in Apple Mail (macOS only) you can choose to always show the sender’s email address. To enable this do the following: Open Mail > Preferences > Viewing > untick “Use Smart Addresses” checkbox. If it is unchecked already and sender’s […]
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Restart your Mac properly
Why should I restart? To keep your Mac running at its best, a restart often helps to set things straight. If your Mac is managed by an IT admin, e.g. via jamf, Mosyle or our own RADAR service, it is crucial to restart your Mac before you leave for the day, so the management system […]
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Carbon Copy Cloner and Dropbox
We have started to use the excellent Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) to sync various Folders on a File Server to a dropbox account to share its content ‘automatically’ with an external party. Initially we had some problems, as we had simply scheduled a Backup Tlan to run every hour, which resulted in a couple of errors regarding […]
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File Transfer Challenge: LAN vs. the Rest
To inform the discussion around working from home (WFH) or overseas requirements, as well as setting expectations as to what can be remotely worked on efficiently, we have conducted various file transfer tests over different types of connections. Parameters We used the LAN_Speed Test app to read and write files of various different sizes, over […]
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Archicad 27 replacement icon(s)
Please enjoy our alternative / replacement icons for Archicad 27. As usual all icons are available for free and as always in full Retina Display glory… Click here to download. To install, simply replace the original Archicad logo (Archicad.icns) with our new version (also named Archicad.icns) in the following location: macOS… /Applications/GRAPHISOFT/Archicad 27/Archicad 27.app/Contents/Resources/Archicad.icns Please […]
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Twinmotion ‘missing image file’ solution
Problem: “missing image file” when opening a Twinmotion project file on another computer; Solution: Use “Resource collector” feature on the computer before saving your project file; With project opened, go to Twinmotion menu bar > Edit > Resource collector; Select destination path – ideally a folder on your regular file server; You will end up […]
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VPN setup on macOS
If you are setting up VPN on your mac for the first time, here are some steps to go through: Step 1 Install the VPN Profile that you received; Step 2 Click on the Apple logo (on top left) > System Preferences > Network Step 3 Select the VPN connection from the sidebar and check […]
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Adobe Acrobat optimisation
If you find either Adobe Acrobat Reader or the full Adobe Acrobat DC version to be terribly slow adjust the following settings to improve performance: Step 1 Preferences > General > untick ‘Make Hand tool read articles’ – and whilst you are at it, untick most other items… Step 2 Preferences > Page Display > […]
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Automate Mail with Applescript (up to 10.6)
Ever wondered how you can setup an automated mailing list to organise e.g. your sports team? Our problem: not getting enough numbers for our weekly team sport and having to go down to the park in vain! Our solution: setup our mac mini running 10.6 using apple script to send an invitation, collect and count […]
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Smart Transmittal
Main principles The Smart Document Transmittal is an object that reads data from text files exported from Archicad files. It organises the data into a graphic document transmittal that is placed as object on a Layout. Conditions To allow the object to organise the data the following conditions must be met: The Archicad Revision management […]
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archicad collaborate login process
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