Learning Inventor LT
I’ve finally had a chance to install the free Inventor LT Preview . While I’ll do the tutorials, and learn the proper way, I couldn’t resist jumping in and creating a simple model. I’m a complete I...
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
Metheny
Reminds me of Pat Metheny
The Central Otago landscape on the " Otago Traverse Cycle " reminded me of "Pat Metheny Country". The sort of images you see on his album covers appeared everywhere you look. This scene captures some...
Office
Using Outlook Categories to manage my email
Late last year I also stumbled on the email sorting technique mentioned in the OfficeRocker’s post. I started using Categories on emails related to my Autodesk University trip and changed my Inbox to...
Film
Blu-Ray or HD DVD?
I’m not in the market for a player yet but watching this format battle seems like a repeat viewing of the VHS/Beta war. Seems the New York Times isn't sure either as today it says; Did Warner Br...
MapInfo
MapInfo - Of course there's a blog
Just before Christmas I had some training on a new, to me, application. MapInfo is used for GIS/Demogrpahcs and I wondered if there was any blogs about it and, of course, there is! MapInfo Newsr...
Autodesk University
William McDonough's "Tower of tomorrow"
Autodesk University AEC Keynote speaker William McDonough was commissioned by Fortune Magazine to design a “Tower of tomorrow” . It’s nice to see his ideas applied to a multi-story city building....
Automobile
Top Gear Australia?
Strewth, can an Top Gear Aussie match the U.K. original? I never saw the US Top Gear, did it ever happen, but did see one episode of the “sanitised” version that screened in the US. It was not a patch...
Autodesk University
CAD related Blogging Highlights for 2007
I’ve posted my “Blogging Highlights” for the year on my other blog but a few are CAD related so excuse their repetition here: RobiNZ Personal Blog: 2007 Blogging Highlights (Click for full post)...
Fiat 127
2007 Blogging Highlights
It’s time to do a Blog related review of the year so here goes… Best Blog Discovery: I use this heading every year but it isn’t really appropriate for this years selection. Simon’s Web Journa...
AutoCAD Architecture
AutoCAD Architecture 700,000,000 millimetres from home
Take a look at the image right/below (click the thumbnails if you want a closer view). This is an old file and displaying it in 3D with a conceptual shader revealed geometry failling apart. Posts that...
Automobile
Lucire - Finding "The Car to Be Seen in" 2008...
Lucire waste their time considering other entries for “The car to be seen in” for 2008 when the answer is simple arithmetic: 499 + 1 = “The car to be seen in 2008” Lucire Living - Finding the...
Great service from Telecom New Zealand Broadband!
After the mess of the Yahoo!Xtra Bubble transition it’s nice to be able to compliment Telecom New Zealand Broadband – currently branded as “Yahoo!Xtra”. I awoke on Saturday to find no broadband and...