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About Biker4Mac
I've been an Apple user since the Apple ][ and have gone through an Apple //e, //gs, Mac SE/30, Performa, iMac DV SE, and my current PowerMac G5 dual processor machine.
As a registered architect specializing in sustainable design and historic issues, I use my Mac for a number of different tasks - 3D modeling with SketchUp (with TurboSketch plugin) and LiveInterior, graphics work with Canvas, word processing with Mariner's Write and StoryMill (and Calc for spreadsheet work), and a host of other applications for assorted other tasks.
I try to balance the time behind the screen with other interests - gardening, woodworking and metalcrafting, riding my motorcycle, and tinkering with old automobiles and equipment.
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I first saw SketchUp at MacWorld NY in 2002 and was immediately taken by it. This was what I wanted 3D to be since first starting to work with integrating architecture and computers! There are more robust programs for CAD and for 3D modeling, but I find nothing easier to use in the design phase - it is like a combination of napkin sketching and clay models. I can very quickly put an idea together and then play with it until I have my thoughts together. I rarely pick up paper and marker anymore to design. Clients also respond very favorably to SketchUp - the ability to quickly see their ideas take shape and look at various possibilities - should this be taller, what if this is smaller...? No, you're not likely to do a full set of construction documents with it, but I have done some small projects that way. And with the TurboSketch plugin you can do some pretty realistic rendering as well. |
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I've been using OmniWeb ever since I first started with OSX.2 many years ago. Not only does it have the features that I want, but the folks at Omni are very quick to respond to any issues or suggestions. I've watched a couple of my suggestions (granted, probably suggested by hundreds or thousands of others as well) get incorporated into OmniWeb through the years. Glad to see another major update come out with even new features to try out. |
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