Recommend Without Reservation
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I own AutoCAD LT on subscription. Autodesk offered me an incentive to write and independent review. For those who know the difference between CAD and BIM. I find they both have their place, While BIM may be amazing, it can also be far too cumbersome and require too much work for some projects. This then is where a combatant CAD program comes in. AutoCAD LT on subscription is a snap to install, and very easy to keep continually up-to-date. It is very feature rich and for the core needs of an architectural firm, has all the functions necessary to publish document sets that are complete and readable. I use it straight ou-of-the-box without any customization. I operate a Mac based office. While Autodesk offers a Mac based version of AutoCAD LT, I find its user interface to be clunking and unfriendly compared to the Windows interface. I run AutoCAD LT 2017 in Windows 10 on Parallels 11 running in coherence mode on OS X 10.11 El Capitan on my Mac. This requires a one time purchase of Parallels with occasional upgrade purchases, and a one time purchase of Windows 10. Similar to Apple, Microsoft's newly adopted model is to provide their user base with continual updates to their operating system at no charge. I recommend AutoCAD 2017 LT without reservation as the gold standard of CAD software.
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Frommer's guides don't get a lot of respect from a certain sector, it would seem. They do not invite you to be an edgy traveler, nor do they indulge the conceit shared by some US guide books that your trip must wholly original (never mind that many others will tread the same off-the-beaten path) in order to be fun and worthwhile.

This edition enables you to travel comfortably, adventurously, and happily - without spending a fortune. You will learn a lot and have a great time doing so.

It was a dependable resource for my husband and me as we drove (rental car), sailed (ferry) and flew (Dunedin to Wellington)  for two weeks through the wonderful country of New Zealand. We wanted inexpensive ($65 a night, tops) motels that were clean, quiet, cheerful, and well-located, with an occasional splurge. We wanted to have fun but we did not want to surf, bungee-jump, hang-glide, or parasail, preferring cultural and historical sites, endless green meadows, the fine small towns, natural wonders (boiling mud, snow-capped mountains, steaming ponds and streams, glowworm caves and more) in addition to the exquisite and distinctive cities of this great country, and visits to friends.

New Zealand motels are great. They are mostly family-owned and their owners are on-site and try hard. Ours (all mentioned in this book) were consistently clean, comfortable, have mini-kitchens (microwave, electric kettle, small, quiet refrigerator, dishes and utensils and a work space plus coffee and tea)  and you get your own little bottle of milk for your coffee or tea the next morning. Coffee is "plunger coffee," NZ for "French press." You make it with an electric kettle and ground coffee, included in the price.

The Pandora's box "mini-bar" has not completely infiltrated New Zealand.  This was nice, too.

Several motels had unlimited hot water (in geothermal districts) and huge, fabulous, spotlessly clean  two-person bathtubs as part of an inexpensive room.

We got terrific restaurant and other tips from the owners of these motels.

If you are in a hurry, Frommer's supplies you with especially useful "If you have only one day," "two days," etc. ideas. From these compact lists you can get a good idea of what is out there, and pick and choose as you wish. It's inevitable that you'll make your own discoveries along the way.

We tried more than a few of the restaurants, neighborhoods, motels, B and Bs, and historical and natural sights that this book recommended. No misses.

A curious tourist will find a lot that is helpful in this book. It was a handy and helpful resource, down-to-earth but not pedestrian, and I'd recommend it to any friend traveling to NZ.
2117346
Great shirt in every respect.  Buy it without reservations.
1916432
buy Tavener's The Whale on Apple. It's a wonderful composition and recording, avant-garde and ancient at once. Not to mention spiritual. Well worth looking into. KH
3825851
Bought with the guide to North Island. We have previously visited some of the less frequented places included in this guide - by accident or recommendation, and are equally enthusiastic. Look forward to adding to the list!
1164177
exceeded expectations; highly recommended.  R+
3225340
An amazingly simple yet powerful prayer....This book has been a significant step in my journey towards accepting the realities of life. I don't want to, but I must and the author helps me with this. I recommend this book without reservation!
810356
Not much to add here except a vote and my strongest possible recommendation . Essential
1715479
Worked perfect. Would recommend to others without reservation.
3198413
Went to Penang with this last month. Typical quality LP job in describing the country and how to get around. What made this one a cut above is that it actually had useful restaurant recommendations, as opposed to the typical LP approach (i.e.: Here's the address of a place that serves food; hope you don't get hepatitis). Hotel recommendations were spot-on as well.

As always with LP, my one regret is they aren't opinionated enough about which sights are worth your time and which ones aren't.
3901603
easy to.follow.graphics enhance the descriptions. clearly outlined. web links are timely. I like the personalized voice--like a friend sharing an experience; not a "textbook".
153835
by Mark Wolfgang is another treat. You don't have to be a Yooper to appreciate the setting -- though it must helpl. The supernatural creeps into this novel more than the first, not to my preference, but without my objection because it is done well, requiring only the ordinary suspension of belief I'm asked to undertake in the theater or with any good read beyond my experience. Well plotted, credible characters. I await #3.
1184103
nice variety of recipes and easy instructions without having to buy exotic ingredients; great taste and worth buying, get one today
4712428
Excellent. Easy to listen to, very practical suggestions, extremely well referenced - a delight and often very funny. Well worth it a most enjoyable experience.
1269355
Readable, accessible, a gentle, thoughtful style that never condescends to the reader. The concepts--for example, the preferred indifferent--are tremendously helpful, as are the practices. I've already recommended the book to a few friends.
244893
Beautiful, wholly accessible, brought tears to my eyes.  As graceful as Jesus' parables must have been when freshly spoken, without the distortion of time and culture and multiple translations.  The Prophet had been on my list of "oh yeah, I've heard about it and probably should read it one day" books.  A friend's recommendation bumped it from there into my Kindle.  This is the book that motivated me to learn how to underline and save notes, the Kindle equivilent of dog-earing my favorite parts.  (Somehow less satisfying than a dog-ear, but really easy to retrieve later.)

Other books that have made it from the list to my shopping cart sit largely unread because they are just too much work.  I probably won't read Don Quixote, for example, until I'm sitting on the Spanish Med and polishing my classic Spanish.  Easy AND good for you.  How perfect is that?
667552
Great book. Memorable examples. I really enjoyed it. I recommend it, naturally.