That might be fine for the Friday afternoon Ideas Hour. . . For critical, more measurable work, SmartDraw is an easy winner. SmartDraw provides you with a huge selection of templates and symbols – download the trial version here and you’ll be producing clear and easy to follow charts in…

If you’re a die-hard Apple fan, you may be very contented with the Apple closed-shop scenario. If you need access to more specialised apps, the Android platform might be the one for you. As you’ve probably noticed, there are hundreds of tech and engineering apps out there – many from…

Looked in all the usual places for an unusual piece of software ? If you’re considering using Excel to do something it’s not intended for, you could be heading for a major nightmare. Contact us and outline what you need – we may be able to recommend an ‘off-the-shelf ‘…

The modular-construction approach allows you to provide a feature-rich product, at a price that custom builders can rarely match. Why? Because costing is faster and easier,  a narrower range of materials  yields lower materials costs  – and importantly,  nasty unexpected problems are less likely to rear up and bite you…

Let’s say you’re quoting on data-cabling for a multifloor building. You were  sent a set of plans in .DXF (AutoCAD) format. Hmm – don’t have AutoCAD eh? No problem, just import the file into SmartDraw as a layer – say Layer 2.  Now do your drawing over the top (say…

This has to be one of the most useful accessories available. If you’re a researcher, editor or teacher it will be priceless. If you work with text for even only an hour or two a day, it will be merely invaluable. What is it? ClipCache is a small yet highly…