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
Thanks to Jack Yan I end up at a site dedicated to the basket case that was British Leyland. I never knew a Kiwi provided a voice for the unfortunate Austin Rover Maestro’s digital voice warning system. The cars | Maestro/Montego | Development story | Back from the Brink - The UNOFFICIAL
The big IT event in Auckland this week is Tech-Ed. I’m not attending, , but several from work are so will report anything I hear. Thanks to the Vista Upgrade Advisor I have found my Home PC will run Vista, I need “Ultimate” and have to free up some
Science
The day started with James Howard Kunstler's talk of doom and gloom regarding peak oil and the upcoming energy crisis. Then later Brian Cox lifted the mood with talk of pure scientific research and the impact it’s had on our lifestyle. He pointed out that most the
Aviation
This interview, on Randy's Boeing blog, is a wonderful taste of a book that’s on my Amazon Wishlist! Boeing Blog: Randy's Journal: Father knows best “I never had a real strong desire to be a pilot, although I've done a little flying. I
Ingenious modification of a standard bandaid to make it stick on your finger all day! swissmiss: keep your childs BandAid on all day swissmiss: keep your childs BandAid on all day
I have 2 Vox invites, if you are interested in using this new service from Six-Apart (the TypePad people) leave a comment. My Vox Blog: http://rcd.vox.com/
I was going to blog about this but this email, sent this morning, says it all… -----Original Message----- From: Robin Capper Sent: Saturday, 19 August 2006 10:17 To: Brian Cox Subject: Thanks, I needed that I had read of your work & the developments at CERN but was great
Science
I was going to blog about this but this email, sent this morning, says it all… -----Original Message----- From: Robin Capper Sent: Saturday, 19 August 2006 10:17 To: Brian Cox Subject: Thanks, I needed that I had read of your work & the developments at CERN but was great
ActiveWords
After 451 days I decided it’s time to stop using ActiveWords in VFR mode and set the ActiveWords Monitor Bar to auto-hide. After more than a year of seeing this… It’s a little strange not seeing it. Now ActiveWords magic just happens on a conventional looking PC.
GyroQ
One click of Send Queue created this MindManager Map – coming soon… Update 25–08–2006: GyroQ Product Page: http://www.gyronix.com/gyroq
CAD and BIM General
It’s a real, not computer, model but was created to aid design and construction, not just as a promotional device, so I think it qualifies as a BIM. The original Sydney Opera House on show at the University - News & Events - The University of Sydney The perspex model, which
AutoCAD
If you are managing AutoCAD this would be well worth a look. I’ve attended Robert’s CAD Manager sessions at AU and learning his approach to dealing with CAD Management and relating CAD Management to the rest of the business has been very useful. If you are attending AU
