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Longitude Media, publisher of Cadalyst, developed this blog. This content-rich blog is devoted to helping CAD users, CAD managers, and IT personnel optimize hardware for 3D CAD applications. Blog posts are developed by contributors who are experts in the area of professional hardware, 3D CAD software, or other related topics, including current bloggers, consultants, software resellers, freelance writers, and even CAD users/managers/IT personnel themselves.
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| Tony DeYoung is community manager for FireUser.com, a web site focused on workstation graphics for professional CAD and visualization. Previous to this he was responsible for developing the community and vendor support for OpenGL on OpenGL.org, OpenCL on Khronos.org, and Acrobat 3D from Adobe. |
 Tony DeYoung |
| Curt Moreno is the owner and editor of Kung Fu Drafter, a blog that is CAD centric and geek peripheral, and a CAD manager at a Houston, Texas-based engineering firm. He has recently begun to contribute to Cadalyst and AUGI and will speak at Autodesk University 2011. Curt currently lives in Houston where he enjoys spending time with his dog and horses. Reach him at www.kungfudrafter.com or follow him on Twitter at @WKFD. |
 Curt Moreno |
| Art Liddle is a former editor-in-chief of Cadalyst. He currently lives in Eugene, Oregon, and teaches physics at Springfield High School. He created and regularly updates the Cadalyst Systems Benchmark. |
 Art Liddle |
| Brian Benton is a long-time contributor to Cadalyst and a services provider for CAD, GIS, 3D modeling, rendering and animation. Read his blog at CAD-a-Blog.com. |
 Brian Benton |
| Alex Herrera is a consultant focusing on high-performance graphics and workstations, and he has more than 25 years of engineering, marketing and management experience in the semiconductor industry. Author of frequent articles covering both the business and technology of graphics, he is also responsible for the Workstation Report series, published by Jon Peddie Research. |
 Alex Herrera |
| Shaun Bryant – Training ConsultantOriginally from a civil/structural engineering background, Shaun has more than 24 years of hands-on experience with AutoCAD as a user and a CAD manager and has worked in the Autodesk channel in sales, support and training.He has a varied background, comprising of eleven years as a CAD & FM consultant/trainer, three years in sales, pre-sales and business development and nine years industry experience as a CAD manager/user. Shaun also provides consultancy, bespoke training courses, manuals and video learning for clients of his own business, CADFMconsultants.
He is currently a Director on the Board of Autodesk User Group International (AUGI). He is also Vice-Chairman of the Autodesk UK/Ireland Authorised Training Centre Advisory Board (ATCAB) and a member of Autodesk’s Secondary Education Advisory Board. Shaun is author of the reputable CAD blog, Not Just CAD! and co-owner of www.CADucation.com. |
 Shaun Bryant |
| Ron LaFon was a contributing editor for Cadalyst and the magazine’s principal hardware reviewer for 17 years. He passed away in May 2011. |
 Ron LaFon |
| Mark Shaw and James Ecklund are co-owners of Stored Technology Solutions, Inc., an IT company that provides and supports hardware and software solutions designed specifically for business — helping make Information Technology solutions work for your company, instead of working around your IT infrastructure. |
 James Ecklund |
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April 12, 2011 at 5:35 pm | #1Hardware for the CAD Professional, Part 2 « CADspeed
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April 13, 2011 at 8:06 pm | #2Hardware for the CAD Professional, Part 3 « CADspeed
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April 15, 2011 at 12:05 pm | #3Tips for Going Mobile with CAD, Part 3 « CADspeed
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April 15, 2011 at 12:06 pm | #4Tips for Going Mobile with CAD, Part 4 « CADspeed
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April 19, 2011 at 8:48 pm | #5Hardware for the CAD Professional, Part 4 « CADspeed
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April 20, 2011 at 8:04 pm | #6Hardware for the CAD Professional, Part 6 « CADspeed
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April 21, 2011 at 7:42 pm | #7Hardware for the CAD Professional, Part 7 « CADspeed
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April 22, 2011 at 7:45 pm | #8Hardware for the CAD Professional, Part 8 « CADspeed
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April 28, 2011 at 6:31 pm | #9Plan a CAD Software and Hardware Upgrade, Part 3: Find the Right Solutions « CADspeed
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April 29, 2011 at 5:32 pm | #10Build a Network System for CAD Operations, Part 3: Data Vaulting « CADspeed
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May 18, 2011 at 6:01 pm | #12OpenCL Will Rock the CAD World, Part 1: Why You Want It « CADspeed
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May 20, 2011 at 4:25 pm | #13OpenCL Will Rock the CAD World, Part 2: How It Works « CADspeed
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May 25, 2011 at 6:10 pm | #14How Advances in Mobility Technology Will Affect the CAD Workplace, Part 1 « CADspeed
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May 26, 2011 at 8:07 pm | #15How Advances in Mobility Technology Will Affect the CAD Workplace, Part 2 « CADspeed
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May 31, 2011 at 10:16 pm | #16OpenCL Will Rock the CAD World, Part 3: How It Will Affect Your Workflow « CADspeed
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June 2, 2011 at 6:37 pm | #17OpenCL Will Rock the CAD World, Part 4: What You Should Do About It Now « CADspeed
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June 16, 2011 at 5:15 am | #18A CAD Manager’s Guide to Hardware Upgrades, Part 1 « CADspeed
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June 21, 2011 at 9:38 pm | #19A CAD Manager’s Guide to Hardware Upgrades, Part 2 « CADspeed
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June 28, 2011 at 7:18 pm | #20The Advantages of Eyefinity for CAD, Part 1: DVI Monitors and DisplayPort Graphics Cards « CADspeed
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June 30, 2011 at 7:54 pm | #21The Advantages of Eyefinity for CAD, Part 2: Adapters to the Rescue « CADspeed
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July 5, 2011 at 10:35 pm | #22The Advantages of Eyefinity for CAD, Part 3: Rules of Thumb « CADspeed
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July 14, 2011 at 5:46 pm | #23Set Up an Online Backup System for Your CAD Data, Part 1 « CADspeed
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July 20, 2011 at 3:01 am | #24Set Up an Online Backup System for Your CAD Data, Part 2 – The Freelancer and the Small Business Owner « CADspeed
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July 21, 2011 at 8:43 pm | #25Set Up an Online Backup System for Your CAD Data, Part 3 – The Enterprise Solution « CADspeed
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August 9, 2011 at 6:01 pm | #27How to Keep Your Workstation Graphics Card Updated, Part 2: What Should You Do? « CADspeed
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August 11, 2011 at 6:17 pm | #28How to Keep Your Workstation Graphics Card Updated, Part 3: Rules of Thumb « CADspeed
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August 30, 2011 at 8:10 pm | #31Cadalyst Systems Benchmark, Part 3: The Compare Option « CADspeed
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September 8, 2011 at 5:07 pm | #34Speed Up Civil 3D with a 64-bit Operating System, Part 3: Selling to the Boss « CADspeed
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September 29, 2011 at 5:08 pm | #38Remote Graphics and the Professional CAD Workstation, Part 2: Reduced Hardware Costs « CADspeed
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October 4, 2011 at 7:17 pm | #39Remote Graphics and the Professional CAD Workstation, Part 3: Security and Service « CADspeed
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October 11, 2011 at 7:05 pm | #40Remote Graphics and the Professional CAD Workstation, Part 4: Sustainability « CADspeed
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October 18, 2011 at 3:47 am | #42Tips on Buying Wide-Format Printers for CAD, Part 2: Choosing the Right One « CADspeed
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October 24, 2011 at 6:47 pm | #43Tips on Buying Wide-Format Printers for CAD, Part 3: Setting It Up « CADspeed
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November 15, 2011 at 9:08 pm | #45The Difference Between a Workstation and Consumer-Grade PC for CAD « CADspeed
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November 17, 2011 at 10:30 pm | #46How Much Should You Spend on a New CAD Workstation? Part 1: Entry-Level Systems « CADspeed
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November 22, 2011 at 7:42 pm | #47How Much Should You Spend on a New CAD Workstation? Part 2: Mid-Range and High-End Systems « CADspeed
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December 8, 2011 at 8:44 pm | #49CAD Workstation Storage, Part 2: Guidelines for Choosing HDD or SSD « CADspeed
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December 22, 2011 at 5:08 pm | #53AutoCAD WS for Facilities Management – Part 2: Managing Your Space from the Cloud « CADspeed
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January 6, 2012 at 5:30 am | #55RAID for the CAD Workstation « CADspeed
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January 11, 2012 at 4:13 am | #56AutoCAD WS for Facilities Management – Part 3: Managing Your Room Changes from the Cloud « CADspeed
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January 19, 2012 at 6:49 pm | #58WiFi for the CAD Workstation, Part 2: Setting Up a WiFi Network « CADspeed
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January 24, 2012 at 5:05 pm | #59WiFi for the CAD Workstation, Part 3: Choosing a WiFi Format « CADspeed
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January 31, 2012 at 7:31 pm | #60AutoCAD WS for Facilities Management – Part 4: Managing Your Move to AutoCAD WS « CADspeed
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July 18, 2012 at 8:56 pm | #67Are Intel’s CPU-integrated GPUs Good Enough for CAD? (Part 2) « CADspeed
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September 12, 2012 at 7:18 pm | #72Multiple Display Support for CAD Workstations « CADspeed
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October 18, 2012 at 6:10 pm | #76The Best Hardware Configuration for AutoCAD 2013, Part 2: Current and Future Needs « CADspeed
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October 24, 2012 at 8:42 pm | #77The Best Hardware Configuration for AutoCAD 2013, Part 3: Review Recommended Hardware « CADspeed
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October 31, 2012 at 6:37 pm | #78The Best Hardware Configuration for AutoCAD 2013, Part 4: Processor, Video Card, RAM and Hard Drive « CADspeed
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April 9, 2013 at 4:46 pm | #80Solid State Drives for CAD Workstations | CADspeed
