Neil Gaiman visits Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters to speak about his book, "Fragile Things." This event took place on October 3, 2006, as part of the Authors@Google series.
Download at http://sketchup.google.comThe video continues to build on the information presented in Match Photo Part 1. Here we cover importing multiple images and modeling from those. Then we show how to start with a SketchUp model, and align a photo to it so you can see your model in it's real-world context.
In 2006, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank for their efforts to create economic and social development from below. "Lasting peace can not be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty. Micro-credit is one such means. Development from below also serves to advance democracy and human rights."In his new book, Professor Yunus describes the role of business in promoting social reform and his vision for an innovative business model that would combine the power of free markets with a quest for a more humane, egalitarian world that could help alleviate world poverty, inequality, and other social problems.The Authors@Google program was happy to welcome Muhammad Yunus to speak at the Google NYC campus on January 10, 2008
Anthony Bourdain is interviewed by Google Executive Chef Nate Keller at Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters. This event took place on November 20, 2007 as part of the Authors@Google series.
Shows how to use the move tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.Video Outline: - Move is an auto-selecting tool - Pre-select objects for more control- Moving objects with precision - Common problems- Select, Copy and Autofold videos will show more about the move tool
http://sketchup.google.com/Inference locking is the ability to draw or move in only one locked direction in SketchUp. This video will teach you how to use this technique and show a few examples of inference locking in use.
This video will show you how to create a simple chair in Google SketchUp two different ways, and then show a 3rd more advanced method to introduce some new tools.
Building Scalable Web Applications with Google App EngineBrett Slatkin (Google)In this session we'll cover techniques you can use to improve your application's performance when you surpass a simple application size. We'll discuss Python runtime tricks, various types of caching, dynamic module loading, and App Engine Python idioms. We will also cover common strategies for scaling web applications to millions of users.
The Authors@Google program was pleased to welcome Richard Florida to discuss his new book "Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life"Richard Florida is a Professor of Business and Creativity at the University of Toronto. His previous work includes two national bestsellers, "The Rise of the Creative Class" and "The Flight of the Creative Class".You can find more info on Richard and his work here: http://creativeclass.com/richa d_florida/This event took place on March 20, 2008 at the Google NYC office.
This video shows the modeling of a Tractor from start to finish in Google SketchUp. It is sped up so it takes only 8 minutes to watch, though the original model took about 65 minutes to complete.
Download at http://sketchup.google.comAs a follow-up video to inference locking, this video shows how to combine a series of roof forms together using inference locking. Please keep in mind, this isn't a video on roofs, but an example of various inference locking techniques.
Shows how to use the rotate tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.Video Outline:- How rotate works- Examples of the rotate tool in action- Lock or define the orientation of the tool
Even Faster Web SitesSteve Souders (Google)Steve's book High Performance Web Sites describes the 14 best practices he developed while working as the Chief Performance Yahoo!. YSlow, the Firebug extension he created, codified those best practices. Now working at Google, Steve discusses the next set of best practices he's discovered, including the impact of iframes and where to place (and where not to place) inline script blocks.
