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 am a bit late posting this as missed the first mail out. * 5.30pm Wednesday 6th October 2010 * @ Image Audio Showroom, Modena Centre, 723 Main Street, Palmerston North Format for the evening will be; 5:30pm - Drinks, nibbles and chit chat session. 6:00pm - Welcome and introductions 6:05pm
Autodesk Butterfly took off, literally, with its formal release as AutoCAD WS and AutoCAD WS Mobile over the past few days. Both were supposed to be announced on September 30th (US time) but social media changed that as Shaan explains in his post (extracts below): AutoCAD WS Launch was BIG
I joined the TypePad Meetup Group so would be aware if any meetings coincided with my, very, occasional visits to San Francisco. Through that I discovered this new San Francisco blogger meet-up. Unfortunately my next visit won’t be until November, and only for a couple of hours on
I just filled in the form, clipped the credit, ticked the right boxes (I hope) and got to this screen; It means I can change to But will be travelling the long way via Thanks to the TAMOz and AU teams for organising their conferences with a day and a
Revit Structure
Today started (at an early for me 05:30!) with an Autodesk web meeting to learn about a Subscription Advantage Pack debuting “soon” (i.e. days not weeks). It was a heads up on some new Revit Architecture (& Structure) tools that will be interesting to try when they arrive
I don’t usually repost a full blog post but the one you see below is rather important to the future of this blog! Six Apart (Typepad’s owner) are “joining forces” with “media” (advertising company) VideoEgg. Mergers can bring good or bad. I hope this means a better TypePad
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I took my Mum to see the Kidney Specialist (all good after this routine check-up) and in the Hospital public waiting area they had a TV showing TVNZ One. I know the Hospital can't control advertisements but seemed rather unfortunate that it meant enduring a "Mis-
A recent trip took me through the little country settlement of Waitoki in Rodney. It was nearly lunch time and I was heading back to work without any. DD’s sign got my attention so stopped to get something to take back. A healthy Ham Wrap (with lots of salad
If, like me, you didn’t get to RTC Sydney this year check out this post from Michael Alder of Arup. It’s based on his RTC presentation and shares lessons from a year of Revit MEP implementation & project work. Revit MEP One Year On – Lessons Learnt | Fields of
I’ve drive those roads, cycle the ranges, hike the bush trails, swim & surf the beaches, scramble around those rocks, mountain bike (and break my collar bone) in that forest and watch the sun set over the Tasman Sea. I love being a Westie. Waitakere City is my home,
At Jasmax, 2 Marston Street, Parnell on Wednesday 15th September 2010: Please join us from 5.30pm: * 6:00pm : Welcome and Introduction * 6:05pm : Presentation: “Project Coordination in Revit” by Philip Kendall from Beca. * 7.00pm: Wrap up – Tips, Tricks & Open Forum Please RSVP attendance by 5pm on Tuesday
Vicki says it all (Click for full article/release) Homeopaths Exploit Quake Fears to Sell Magic Water | Scoop News "It´s appalling to see these people exploiting those who are frightened or anxious by making unsupported claims to boost their business," says NZ Skeptics media spokesperson Vicki Hyde,
