Need Network Shapes? Fill Your Cup at the Visio Cafe!
June 21, 2009 – 9:35 pm | No Comment | 1868 views

Do you want 5000 free Visio network shapes? This article tells where you can get them, along with a Mega List of every single network shape to be found at the source!

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Need Network Shapes? Fill Your Cup at the Visio Cafe!
June 21, 2009 – 9:35 pm | No Comment | 1868 views
Need Network Shapes? Fill Your Cup at the Visio Cafe!

Do you want 5000 free Visio network shapes? This article tells where you can get them, along with a Mega List of every single network shape to be found at the source!

Rate (Your) Network Diagram
June 15, 2009 – 12:12 pm | 4 Comments | 732 views
Rate (Your) Network Diagram

Sometimes people ask me questions about network diagrams that aren’t so much about Visio as they are about how the diagrams should look.
A lot of people know that they need to create a network diagram, but …

Rack Server Virtualization Add-in
April 14, 2009 – 11:12 am | 3 Comments | 2977 views
Rack Server Virtualization Add-in

Learn about a new add-in for Visio 2007 Professional from Microsoft. This Add-In will help you plan your hardware utilization by generating before- and after detailed views of your racks and servers.

Path Analysis in Visio
April 8, 2009 – 7:57 pm | 6 Comments | 2690 views
Path Analysis in Visio

Download a Visio file packed with sample VBA code that will help you understand not only connectors and connecting in Visio, but also path analysis as well!

Amazon Kindle 2 Visio Network Shape
February 10, 2009 – 3:08 pm | 2 Comments | 3290 views
Amazon Kindle 2 Visio Network Shape

I think the time is overdue for another “vanity” Visio network shape.
And since Amazon.com has been making a lot of noise lately about its new Kindle 2 book reader, I’ve been inspired to oblige.
This version …

Crayon Network Shapes
August 11, 2008 – 8:53 pm | 4 Comments | 9802 views
Crayon Network Shapes

Lighten-up and simplify your network presentations with Visio diagrams that use these Crayon Network shapes. You’ll get a laugh from your audience, and diffuse the tension that often accompanies complicated, technical subjects!

Visio 2007 Exchange Server Add-In
June 27, 2008 – 9:04 pm | 5 Comments | 8865 views
Visio 2007 Exchange Server Add-In

Learn about Microsoft’s new Exchange Server Add-In for Visio 2007 Professional that helps you to visualize your Exchange user mailboxes.

Virtualization Visualization with Visio
May 27, 2008 – 8:14 am | 6 Comments | 31126 views
Virtualization Visualization with Visio

Whether you are looking to conserve energy, optimize your hardware usage, or rapidly test a wide variety of software configurations, some sort of virtualization is surely in your future.
And if you are a Visio Guy …

Cisco IP Telephone Shapes
March 27, 2008 – 4:00 am | 4 Comments | 12628 views
Cisco IP Telephone Shapes

With these Cisco IP Telephone Button Shapes, you can document the changes and customizations that you’ve made to your to your Cisco IP system!Telephone..

Apple iPhone Network Shape
March 23, 2008 – 6:23 pm | 10 Comments | 14206 views
Apple iPhone Network Shape

I know, I know, you’re probably thinking what I’m thinking: I’m just not cool enough to be a Mac person…
But that doesn’t mean we have to go without!
Yup! It’s time for another overdrawn Visio Network …

Oblique Connectors For Your 3D Diagrams
October 29, 2007 – 6:53 pm | 17 Comments | 17875 views
Oblique Connectors For Your 3D Diagrams

Get a configurable, oblique connector shape that makes attractive, 3D-looking connections to your 3D-looking network shapes, or other isometric drawings!

Logitech VX Revolution Mouse Shape
October 23, 2007 – 9:08 pm | 2 Comments | 5222 views
Logitech VX Revolution Mouse Shape

The Logitech VX Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks gets transformed into another over-drawn, yet attractive looking network hardware shape from Visio Guy!

Forefront Icons and Data Graphic Shapes
August 16, 2007 – 1:59 pm | 2 Comments | 13197 views
Forefront Icons and Data Graphic Shapes

Download a Visio multi-shape and a Data Graphic that help you to dress up your network diagrams by displaying Microsoft Forefront Client Security information.

Rack Unit Dimension Line
April 1, 2007 – 11:39 pm | 13 Comments | 15636 views
Rack Unit Dimension Line

Download a dimension line shape that displays Rack Units — the perfect addition to your network closet diagrams!

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Stencil
December 28, 2006 – 7:00 am | No Comment | 19320 views
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Stencil

Microsoft has published a brand-spanking-new set of Visio shapes for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. You can download the stencil for free from Microsoft’s web-site and immediately get to work planning your next Exchange deployment. You’ll …

Zeus ZXTM Appliance Network Stencil
December 26, 2006 – 11:00 pm | 8 Comments | 9879 views
Zeus ZXTM Appliance Network Stencil

Zeus Technology has produced some cool Visio shapes for their ZXTM appliances. Have a look!

Thinkpad Network Shape
November 24, 2006 – 7:00 am | 13 Comments | 8247 views
Thinkpad Network Shape

Download an IBM ThinkPad network shape to give your Visio network diagrams that oh-so-special touch!

USB Stick Shape
November 7, 2006 – 8:56 am | 11 Comments | 8705 views
USB Stick Shape

Spruce up your Visio network diagrams by downloading this USB Memory Stick Visio network shape.