A Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | he/him
I cant embed this video but click the link to see why this man should be running New Zealand. From his Bio on sustainablefuture.info Sir Paul Callaghan (GNZM, FRS, FRSNZ) is Kiwibank’s 2011 New Zealander of the year, for his service to science in the fields of nanotechnology
This isn’t a review from an avid theatre or Shakespeare fan. In fact I must admit I didn’t pay for the ticket and distantly know the Director. My Aunt was Principal of Jessie’s Primary School, his Mum taught with her and I first knew him as the
I best remember Jensen Harris for his MIX08 presentation on the Microsoft Fluent User Interface: “The Story of the Ribbon”. Below, as Director of Program Management for the Microsoft Windows User Experience Team, he shows a peek of another new UI. One that will be arriving, at a guess, sometime
The latest AUGIWorld is out, and looking good* AUGIWorld July 2011 - | BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International Management, organization, getting your ducks in a row… Whatever you want to call it, spending some time to think through the process of implementation before you take it on means no wasted
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Would you get a prescription from a Pharmacy with this sign? Yes, UPPER CASE COMIC SANS Seen on my travels & inspired by Some Reasons To Avoid All Capital Letters - graphics-unleashed.com
I didn't click, not allowed on your own site, but thought it kind of cool to see Google Ads had placed "The Warehouse" advert on my CAD blog...
AutoCAD is perhaps the ultimate multi-purpose design application packed with tools to create pretty much any geometry. Sure, industry specific applications excel in their niche but AutoCAD is the great all-rounder. Need a solid modeller, or maybe a mesh modeller, perhaps some surfacing? I suppose at some stage
Dimension overrides are an old AutoCAD feature but 2012 introduces a new twist. AutoCAD allows you to over-ride the automatic dimension text to add extra information. This is done in the Properties > Text > Text Override panel after selecting dimension(s). It is also possible to eliminate the
Cute, now design award winner… Fiat 500 wins the Compasso D’Oro Award - Car Body Design The Fiat 500 has won the XXII edition of the “Compasso d’Oro ADI” (ADI Golden Compass), Europe’s oldest design award. The prize was presented to Fiat Design Director Roberto Giolito during the
I was working away & minimised AutoCAD Architecture (ACA) to do something in another application. When time came to restore ACA it appeared the main application window had disappeared. It was still active on the taskbar but didn’t restore when selected. Then I noticed clicking the taskbar icon made
I haven’t done the “Alps to Ocean” route shown here but have ridden many of these roads on various Adventure South tours. It’s only a short clip but brings back memories of awesome trips, road/lakeside lunches (and the bus carrying all your kit!). [youtube=http://www.youtube.
