It was possible years ago to use AutoCAD on Macs, but as the Windows market grew, AutoCAD stopped producing a Mac version of this top-line engineering program. With the resurgence of Mac use over the past five years, there has been some pressure on Autodesk to return to Macs and there were rumours a few months ago that this was going to happen. Screen shots of the store showed that the components of iLife were available separately, like iWork for the iPad. He is in the process of submitting his application ( Developers' rules are apparently the same as for the current iPhone/iPad App Store, with the same 70-30 split. Thorsten Lemke, whose GraphicConverter I reviewed recently, thought it was a great idea, as it would give users a central place to search for software. The Mac App Store is an interesting venture which elicited squeals from the usual panic-pundits, though early reports had positive comments from several developers: they are joining an existing market rather than working alone. The number of Macs sold is five times higher than in 2005 and Apple claims 50 million users. I bought mine online as soon as it was announced.Īpple's Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook, reported at the event that Apple sold 13.7 million Macs last year: one-third of Apple's revenue at $22 billion (660 billion baht). The Magic Trackpad I reviewed in August is just arriving in some shops. As with the iPhone, by the time the iPad officially gets here (it was released internationally six months ago), many users will already have theirs from MBK or abroad. A single user licence is 1,790 baht ( I am routinely disappointed that Mac users in Thailand are poorly served by late arrivals of products: iLife this time, Snow Leopard last year. I went home and ordered the Family pack online (2,790 baht). Both borrow from the iPad and are instantly on the moment the screen is opened ( Although iLife was shown as being available online immediately, a check round some Bangkok iStudio outlets two days later found none. Its newer brother has six lithium-polymer cells and options of 64G or 128G flash units. The larger has four batteries and options for 128G or 256G flash storage. There was also a new MacBook Air in 13.3" and 11.6" screen configurations. I don't use any of these products, but have been keeping track of available software in the field since I do mapping which uses Computer Aided Design programs, and have kept an interest in seeing what is available for the Mac in the field.The start screen of the AutoCAD WS app for the iPhone and iPad.ĪutoCAD WS app showing a list of available DWG files.ĪutoCAD WS app showing DWG image and editing tools. The website is a great resource for CAD programs and users of CAD on the Macintosh platform where you can check for reviews and user opinions about the various products.
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