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
Cool Software
It’s not CAD related, or is it? When you think about it Flight Simulator combines: * A global terrain model (GIS) * Aircraft models (Mechanical) * Airport facility models & database (24,000+ airports) (Facilities Management) * Operational System models – Aircraft, Air Traffic Control, Navigation, Radio… * Advanced 3D modelling, sophisticated graphics display technology
Aviation
Microsoft have released a preview of the upcoming Flight Simulator X. Only a 640mb download away, it’s an impressive look at what the release will offer. The trial version includes two airports, three missions, and three different aircraft all based around St. Maarten in the Caribbean. It installed and
MindManager
Chuck Frey at InnovationTools has posted a mind-mapping survey online to gather data on the use of Mind Mapping in business. He’s going to share the results on his blog so I encourage you to contribute Here's his blog post explaining why he’s doing this:
A1GP
Great news for Taupo and New Zealand Motorsport. Great work by Colin Giltrap and the team that pulled this deal together. Motorsport: NZ gets chance to see A1GP in action - 12 Aug 2006 - Motorsport As expected, the Taupo round on January 21 got the green light Motorsport: NZ gets chance
Comedy
Planets, Light, Man, Women, Talking snakes and all… Pharyngula: Ricky Gervais explains Genesis Pharyngula: Ricky Gervais explains Genesis
Automobile
With the Japanese Used Car invasion we see many of these: Mazda Bongo, Toyota Emina, Nissan Cedric… Silly Car Names - 4Car Feature - from Channel 4 Silly Car Names - 4Car Feature - from Channel 4 www.just-auto.com www.just-auto.com
MindManager
Andrew Wilcox is blogging from a music festival using MindManager and a Tablet PC Crop Log 2006 - The Fairport Cropredy Convention 2006 - Unofficial Web Log What is a CropLog (nothing to do with farming), it is a map log (sort of blog) of the Fairport Cropredy Convention, an annual 3
Automobile
Why do Peugeot bother doing large luxury car concepts? Might as well just flush the money down the toilet. No matter how good the product, lately they’re not, nobody rates them (or Renault) as serious contenders in the large luxury car market. The upper limit for Peugeot credibility is
Aviation
Flight Simulator X hits the web as the build up to the launch begins. Flight Simulator X Microsoft® Flight Simulator X is the culmination of nearly 25 years of the landmark Flight Simulator franchise—the most significant addition to date… Flight Simulator X Microsoft® Flight Simulator X is the culmination
Automobile
This post on Autoblog.it about the success the Punto is having as a rally car also has some wonderful photos of past Fiat rally cars – 124, 131 and Ritmo (Strada). La Grande Punto vince il Campionato Europeo Rally - www.autoblog.it La Grande Punto vince il Campionato Europeo Rally
Automobile
Car Magazine (U.K.) have details on the next generation A4, both spy and CG shots. It’s a slick looking machine combining A4 and new TT elements, next to it the current BMW 3 Series will look a bit staid. Audi A4 - Secret New Cars - CAR Magazine Posted: 8:
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