Something good about New Zealand
Betsy Welch, a former Spanish teacher at Vail Mountain School, Colorado, is travelling in New Zealand. This edition of her travels captures some of the things she likes about the place. What I l...
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
Automobile
FIAT to buy GM RWD Platforms?
There was talk of Fiat doing deals with Jaguar, Tata Jaguar or buying Jaguar to get a RWD platform for Alfa Romeo. If you can believe Autobild they may be turning to GM’s Sigma platform. An independen...
Will Microsoft + Yahoo mean MicrosoftYahoo!Xtra Bubble for Kiwis?
I’m not sure what to make of “Microsoft Yahoo!” which led the business news when I woke up this morning. Wasn’t it last year that Steve Ballmer said Microsoft were going to be doing small acquisitions...
Cool Hardware
Garmin vs the iPhone? Say hello to "the nüvifone"
Garmin, the GPS company, have announced they are entering the phone market! Garmin will take on Apple Nokia with “ the nüvifone ”. It promises to merge 3.5G phone/camera/browser with Garmin’s GP...
Religion
Another President as stupid as George Bush?
It seems hard to believe, but.. Mike Huckabee Says [about evolution] "It's Just a Theory" - Sandwalk Maybe Mr Huckabee should read this A scientific theory is an established and experim...
The Warehouse Group Ltd
Warehouse ruling appeal bid cleared
The latest round of the The Warehouse “takeover” has the Commerce Commission getting right to appeal, the appeal, with a few conditions… Warehouse ruling appeal bid cleared - Stuff.co.nz The Comm...
TypePad
A Bright New TypePad?
I like TypePad , used to create/host this blog, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. Some great news arrived today in the form of a blog post from TypePad CEO Chris Alden. I’ve posted, OK moaned, about...
Rant
John Walker vs Apple/iTunes
AutoCAD pioneer John Walker isn’t very impressed with Apple’s latest video venture. I’m not an ipod owner, nor likely to be… Apple/iTunes: Tiberius Time (Fourmilog: None Dare Call It Reason) Sure...
AutoCAD
Revit and AutoCAD's Visual Styles - A SketchUp alternative?
I heard of Revit users experimenting with Google SketchUp for presentations in an attempt to get a more natural “conceptual look” than Revit allows. Many Revit users also have AutoCAD available so I t...
Aviation
Landing at Courchevel Airport, France
Not the first time I’ve seen this airport but this video shows the approach really well. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNFNFZq2BFY&w=425&h=350] via A Welsh View
Rant
What do TV adverts say to me?
I’m sure fortunes are spent by experts in the mind control they call “Marketing” and “Branding” but you wonder about the message they are trying to convey. Here’s what I get from watching them*:...
AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD MEP - The Blog
Thanks to Miles’ HOK Green BIM Blog I found an AutoCAD MEP blog that wasn’t in my feedlist . Subscribed! AutoCAD MEP - autocadmep.blogspot.com