QotD: It Came and Went
Any last minute summer plans for the weekend? Nope, but I've got an excuse as summer is months away here in New Zealand!
Robin Capper
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
ActiveWords
ActiveWords update v1.95
ActiveWords have released an update (Version 1.95) which adds Windows Language features. It also adopts the standard Windows protocol for user settings (. ..Documents and Settings\LOGON\Application Da...
QotD: Chip Off The Old Block
Which side of your family do you resemble more? Not, I hope, the dark side...
A new look
I've tweaked my Vox blog to a 3 column layout more like my TypePad blogs. The colours here are different to my TypePad Black & Silver (well grey) which I adopted as soon as I worked out how to change TypePad themes back in 2004! I consider them
Aviation
Returning from The Barrier, in a shower of spray...
A recent issue of NZ Today Magazine covered the wonderful, remote, Great Barrier Island . While searching for some old car photos I found one which reminded me of a memorable journey home from "The Ba...
5 years Between the Lines
As I post this it's August 21'st (in New Zealand anyway) which is Shaan Hurley's fifth blog'day. Between the Lines: Madonna is now 50, but this blog is turning 5!!! It's no small task to main...
SnagIt
A cool SnagIt tip!
From Richard... Beside the Cursor...: Align Annotation in SnagIt Tired of inserting a line or stamp or an arrow head in your SnagIt screen capture only to have to go back and move the endpoints? Beside the Cursor...: Align Annotation in SnagIt Tired of inserting a line or stamp or
CAD and BIM General
BIM and the lost art of drafting
It started with a simple question: "Can we get as built drawings?" It ended in a musty basement facing a huge pile of yellowing prints. There were literally hundreds, most torn, tattered, and large...
AutoCAD Architecture
Everyone's AutoCAD Architecture/MEP crashing when opening project files?
"Crash Friday" began with... "My ACA Project crashed when I opened an element" Then another user "I can't open a construct either" Then from a MEP user " All the projects are broken" Fi...
QotD: The Four Seasons
What's your favorite season and why? Submitted by [Susan] Summer because it means beaches, cycling and I hate the cold wet winter! West Coast Escape Cycle Tour South Island 2004
Windows 7 in my feedreader?
I thought RSS Bandit may have revealed something early but it was just the number of unread posts in the Windows category... Windows 7 in-depth technical info to be divulged in October - Enga...
Photography
Photographing Light Trails
DPS have a great post on the art of shooting light trails. I've tried this on film (Vegas below) and with my little IXUS digital. How to Shoot Light Trails The Strip (Canon EOS Film). Wasn'...